News articles written by Carla Buyens

Circular letter relating to the settlement of cross-border tax disputes in the European Union

15 January 2024

On 1 December 2023, the Belgian tax authorities issued a circular letter (2023/C/95) relating to the settlement of cross-border tax disputes in the European Union. This circular letter provides clarification to help overcome the difficulties that may arise in the interpretation or application of the law of 9 May 2019 implementing Council Directive (EU) 2017/1852

Draft law on public country-by-country reporting in parliament

17 November 2023

Introduction In our previous newsflash regarding the public country-by-country reporting (PCbCR) directive, we informed you that EU member states must introduce the directive in their domestic legislation by 22 June 2023 at the latest.  Belgian PCbCR draft law On 10 November 2023, the Belgian draft law was finally published. As per the draft text, companies

Mid-summer tax update

8 August 2023

As we reach mid-summer, it’s time to do a short wrap-up of some of the recent tax developments to keep you up to date in this ever-changing tax landscape. In this update we will cover the following topics: Council of Ministers accept the Belgian implementation of the Public CbCR Directive Belgian Parliament considers bill to

Filed your transfer pricing documentation in due time?

9 May 2023

The Belgian Tax Administration (BTA) continues to send out letters to eligible taxpayers for missing/late filing of the mandatory transfer pricing documentation, as the case may be: The country-by-country report (art. 321/2 BITC), The country-by-country report notification (art. 321/3 BITC) The master file (art 321/4 BITC), The local file (art 321/5 BITC). For the first

Filed your transfer pricing documentation in due time?

5 October 2022

The Belgian Tax Administration (BTA) has started to send out the letters to eligible taxpayers for missing/late filing of transfer pricing documentation, as the case may be: The country-by-country report (art. 321/2 BITC), The country-by-country report notification (art. 321/3 BITC) The master file (art 321/4 BITC), The local file (art 321/5 BITC). For the first

Upcoming due date for electronic filing of BEPS 13 related documents: 31 December 2020

14 December 2020

Transfer pricing documentation requirements have become an integral part of the compliance obligations of Belgian entities and branches. The criteria, formalities and deadlines should therefore be followed up closely. Please find below a short summary of the obligations to be complied with by 31 December 2020. What? A Belgian entity or Belgian branch part of a

Publication of updated FAQs on Belgian documentation requirements

1 July 2020

On 30 June 2020, the Belgian Tax Authorities published its Circular Letter 2020/C/88 containing an update of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (previous version dd. 4 May 2018) with respect to the Belgian transfer pricing documentation requirements on Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) (articles 321/1 to 321/2 BITC), the notification on CbCR (article 321/3 BITC), the Master

Upcoming due date for electronic filing of BEPS 13 related documents: 31 December 2019

6 December 2019

Transfer pricing documentation has become an integral part of the compliance obligations of Belgian entities. The criteria, formalities and deadlines should therefore be followed up closely. Please find below a short summary of the obligations to be complied with by 31 December 2019. What? A Belgian entity part of a multinational group exceeding at least one