Belgian corporate tax reform (substantively) enacted
On 22 December 2017, the Belgian Parliament has approved the Belgian tax reform bill. This bill has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 29 December 2017 and was signed by the Belgian King on 25 December 2017. Consequently, the Belgian tax reform has been substantively enacted for IFRS (IAS 12) on 22 December 2017
Belgian corporate tax reform enacted by Parliament
On 22 December 2017, the Belgian Parliament approved the major corporate tax reform announced in July. The final Act is expected to be published still before the year end. In that way, the majority of the measures can come into force on 1 January 2018. The corporate tax reform which is now voted is part
Belgium’s corporate tax reform: final steps ahead!
Last Friday, 8 December, the Council of Ministers reached an agreement on the final details of the major tax reform announced earlier in July 2017. This agreement comes after the advice from the Council of State and will in the coming weeks be debated in Parliament. The final acts are expected to be published by
ECOFIN Council’s publication of the EU list of third country non-cooperative jurisdictions in tax matters
On 5 December 2017, the ECOFIN Council published its conclusions on the EU common list of (third country) non-cooperative jurisdictions in tax matters, also referred to as the ‘blacklist’ consisting of 17 jurisdictions. This initiative forms part of the EU’s broader agenda on furthering tax transparency, fair taxation and the implementation of anti-BEPS measures with the
Final call for tax prepayments for assessment year 2018!
Companies with a year-end closing on 31 December 2017 can still make an advance tax payment for the fourth quarter of the year before 20 December 2017 to avoid a tax surcharge. For assessment year 2018, a global surcharge of 2,25% will be applied to the total amount of tax due (minus certain tax credits –
CJEU judgment in Argenta Spaarbank on compatibility of interest payment deduction rules with Parent-Subsidiary Directive
On 26 October 2017, the EU’s Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled on the compatibility of the Belgian interest payment deduction rules with the Parent-Subsidiary Directive (PSD) in the case C-39/16 Argenta Spaarbank vs. Belgische Staat. The case concerns the Belgian interest payment deduction rules laid down in Article 198(10) of the 1992 Income Tax Code
Belgium’s corporate tax reform becomes reality
Today the Federal government has published a press release regarding the agreement on the concrete implementation of the important corporate tax reform announced earlier in July 2017. The Act has been sent to the Council of State for advice and is expected to be voted by Parliament in the course of December 2017. The great achievement of this
EU Directive on Tax Dispute Resolution Mechanisms formally adopted
On 10 October 2017, the ECOFIN Council formally adopted a Directive on tax dispute resolution mechanisms in the EU. The objective is to establish more effective and efficient procedures within the EU. The Directive builds on the existing Convention 90/436/EEC on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated
