News articles written by Pieter Deré

Tax Bites Podcast – Work from anywhere

19 March 2021

The tax impact of flexibility With everyone slowly beginning to see the light at the end of the ‘COVID tunnel’, both employers and employees are looking ahead and reimagining the workplace where a new way of working may be a driver in the hunt for talent. Many groups are considering a work from home or

Tax Bites Podcast: The Biden administration

16 February 2021

What to expect on the tax policy front? Now that the dust has settled on the US elections, it is time to look ahead and see what the Biden administration will bring to the table. This not only in terms of US tax reform, but also in the context of the international debate on global

Tax Bites Podcast: How do you keep the effect of COVID at arm’s length?

26 January 2021

In the final days of 2020, the OECD released guidelines on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on transfer pricing. Pieter Deré, is joined by our transfer pricing experts, Jonas Van de Gucht, Stefaan De Baets and Alexis De Méyère. They will discuss the impact of the OECD transfer pricing guidelines on multinationals’  transfer pricing

PwC’s Tax Bites podcast: Tax in 2021 – what to expect?

12 January 2021

2020 was in many ways a challenging year, with several developments materialising in the tax domain. What will 2021 bring us in the area of taxation? Listen to our first Tax Bites podcast of the year to find out. In this episode, Pieter Deré is joined by Ellen Cortvriend, Gilles Franssens and Jean-Philippe Van West to take a closer look at the

A first glimpse in the tax measures of the Vivaldi government

30 September 2020

Belgium lands on relaunch government Today, 7 political parties reached an agreement on the formation of a new Belgian government (the so-called Vivaldi government).  While the last edits are being made to the agreement, the broad outline is becoming clear.  The agreement mentions the intention for a relance and investment plan of 4.7 bln EUR

Podcast on “The European Commission tax package for fair and simple taxation”

17 July 2020

On July 15 the European Commission adopted its tax package for fair and simple taxation. Listen to our podcast to get all the insights:   The tax package is a response to the dual challenge of the current crisis: supporting a swift and sustainable economic recovery and ensuring sufficient public revenue in the EU. It contains

General Court of the EU annuls the EC’s decision in Apple

16 July 2020

On 15 July 2020, the General Court of the European Union (‘GC’), annulled the final State aid decision of the European Commission (‘EC’), based on the argument that the EC did not demonstrate the existence of a selective economic advantage within the meaning of the State aid rules. It remains to be seen whether the