Belgian corporate tax deduction rejected for stock option plan cost recharged by foreign parent company
Court of Appeal of Brussels confirms four-year old decision of Court of First Instance of Brussels. We refer to our HRS Headline of 26 May 2010. On 25 June 2014, the Court of Appeal of Brussels confirmed the decision of the Court of First Instance of Brussels of 16 April 2010. According to this decision,
Parliamentary question regarding the application of Belgian thin cap rules for cash pooling activities
The Minister of Finance answered a Parliamentary question on how the Belgian thin cap rules should be applied in practice to cash pooling activities. The Minister was asked a.o. how a daily assessment of the 5:1 debt-equity ratio links in with the netting of interest paid and received for cash pooling companies (for more information
Challenges multinationals may face in completing the OECD’s country-by-country reporting template
On 30 January 2014, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a discussion draft on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting (CBCR) which included a template for reporting of income, taxes, and economic activity (CBCR template). The purpose of the CBCR template is to provide tax authorities with the information necessary to conduct
Personal income taxes – Calculation of the tax surcharge due to late tax filing
Based on the Belgian Income Tax Code 1992, when a taxpayer does not file a tax return or files an incomplete or incorrect tax return, a tax surcharge is applied ‘on the tax in relation to the non-declared income’. The tax surcharge can also be applied in case of late filing. The amount of the
Global Tax Accounting Services Newsletter (January – March 2014)
In this Global Tax Accounting Services Newsletter an update is provided on a variety of accounting and reporting developments
Publication of model tax returns for assessment year 2014
Model tax returns for assessment year 2014 now available In the Belgian Official Gazette of 2 May 2014, the model tax returns for assessment year 2014 for resident companies, for resident legal entities and for non-residents(companies and legal entities) have been published.
New daily lump-sum allowances for foreign business trips
An employer/company can pay daily lump-sum allowances for foreign business travel to employees or company directors in order to reimburse certain expenses. The lump-sum reimbursements can be determined on the basis of the list of allowances paid by the Federal Public Department of Foreign Affairs to its posted agents.New lists have been published to determine
Tax return deadline for income year 2013 (assessment year 2014) – Individuals
The tax return deadlines for assessment year 2014 (income 2013) have been confirmed by the Belgian tax authorities.
