Tax Bites Podcast: Looking ahead at tax policy in uncertain times
Patrick Boone and Matthias Reyntjens look ahead to what the next months will bring in terms of economic developments, and what this means for tax policy. They consider how national governments will respond, how businesses can prepare, and the likely impact on taxation. This podcast is the first of a series of podcasts dealing with
Filed your transfer pricing documentation in due time?
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
Tax Bites Podcast: Tax opportunities in ERP transformations
In this episode of the Tax Bites podcast series, our global tax ERP leader and other tax technology experts talk about the latest major trends in the global tax ERP landscape. Get insights into the ever-changing tax obligations and the impact on data needs. Learn about how these new obligations – like Pillar 2 taxation
Major changes to Belgian tax procedures in the pipeline
Reports of important amendments to the Belgian tax procedures appeared in the press, prior to the parliament’s summer recess. This newsflash summarises the main aspects and current status of the proposed measures. Extension of investigation, assessment and retention periods The draft law on various tax and financial provisions contains substantial changes to the investigation, assessment
Tax Bites Podcast: Digesting the Pillar 1 progress report
On 11 July 2022, the OECD released a progress report on Pillar 1. In this episode, we go through the key takeaways from this report for businesses. Towards the end of the episode, we also covered a brief update on the latest status of Pillar 2. About the speakers: Jean-Philippe Van West Stefaan De Baets
How to deal with shareholders’ dissent on say-on-pay?
Most companies held their annual general meeting for the financial year 2021 by now. At this occasion, shareholders expressed their view on the company’s pay practices through their advisory vote on the remuneration report and, where appropriate, their binding vote on the remuneration policy. What if shareholders acceptance in their policy and/or report voting is
Tax Bites Podcast: One year after the publication of the Fit For 55 Package – Where do we stand?
One year after the publication of the Fit For 55 Package – Where do we stand? On 14 July 2021 the European Commission published its ambitious Fit For 55 Package. Tune in if you want to know where we stand today regarding the tax measures included in the Fit For 55 Package and how the
The EU is accelerating the green transition: REPowerEU and ETS/CBAM update
Last week was an important week for the EU’s Green Deal ambitions. On Tuesday 17 May the European Parliament ENVI Committee adopted updated proposals on CBAM and the ETS reform. And the following day the European Commission presented its REPowerEU plan. What is the REPowerEU Plan and why should you care? The aim of the
