The OECD publishes its guidance on the transfer pricing implications of the COVID-19 pandemic
During the outbreak and spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses faced or are facing significant cash flow constraints, disruption to their supply chains, or even forced (temporary) closing for business. The long-awaited OECD guidance on the transfer pricing implications of the COVID-19 pandemic was finally published on 18 December 2020. A plea for practical
Benefit in kind – Private use of a company car: updated formula for 2021
The new reference CO2 emission for calculating the taxable benefit in kind for the private use of a company car in the hands of company directors and employees has been communicated on 15 December 2020 (a Royal Decree will follow as soon as possible). For income year 2021, the following CO2 emission will be applied
Upcoming due date for electronic filing of BEPS 13 related documents: 31 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
Company cars: decrease of the lump sum benefit in kind will no longer be possible
If we’re talking about company cars, there’s one element that keeps on coming back over the past few years: our fleet needs to become greener. Now, the Belgian parliament has introduced a Proposal of Law (Doc 55 0904 – 2019/2020)which is (again) looking at the reference CO2-emission which is used to determine the taxable benefit
Taxpayer relationship and tax audits in Belgium: what can we expect following the Belgian Minister of Finance’s policy note?
The Belgian Minister of Finance, Vincent Van Peteghem, has made his first official statements on the ambitions of the new government De Croo I in relation to the SPF/FOD Finance. Minister Van Peteghem, also in charge of the Coordination of the Fight against Fraud, presented his policy note on 4 November 2020 to the Belgian
National courts to interpret milestone EU Danish cases on beneficial ownership and abuse
On 26 February 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgments in the so-called “Danish cases”. The underlying question of these cases was whether dividend and interest payments could be exempt from withholding tax under the EU Parent Subsidiary and Interest & Royalty Directives, when the payments were made from
Company cars: the list of false hybrids has been updated
Over the past few years, the taxation of cars has been linked more and more to their ecological footprint, and more specifically, their CO2-emission. This is not different for hybrid cars. Half a year after the previous update, the list of corresponding vehicles for “fake hybrids” has been updated again. You can find the list
Further details on the tax measures of the Vivaldi government
Introduction The program law regarding the budget statement of 2021 has recently been issued by the Belgian Vivaldi government. Again an opportunity for the PwC tax reform news room to highlight the most important tax measures that have been introduced from a personal, corporate and indirect tax perspective. Personal tax Non-indexation of fiscal amounts For
