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Council moves a step further in the adoption of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
On 15/03/2022 the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The European ministers were able to find a common position on a general approach. This is an important step towards the implementation of the ambitious CBAM regulation. What is CBAM? CBAM is a mechanism that will target imports
Are you ready for the next compliance deadlines?
Keeping track of all Belgian compliance obligations can be a challenge. For this reason, we are glad to share a compliance timeline. It is a little guide to help you keep track of the most important deadlines upcoming in 2022. This timeline includes the main due dates for legal and tax compliance obligations of a standard
Tax Bites Podcast: Pillar Two model rules
Commentary to the OECD Pillar 2 Model Rules and recent Ecofin meeting On 14 March the OECD released the long-awaited Commentary to the OECD Pillar 2 Model Rules. One day later a revised version of the EU draft directive seeking to implement Pillar 2 into the EU was discussed at the ECOFIN meeting. In this
Eureka Clusters Sustainability call 2022
On 1 February, five Eureka project clusters, in cooperation with public authorities of 16 countries, launched the 2022 sustainability call. The project call is intended to promote international research, development and innovation projects in the context of Green IT and Space-earth-ocean integrated systems for improved observation and data exploitation. Broad cooperation is possible with a
New expat regime in Belgium – Royal Decree published
This week a Royal Decree was published laying down the form and content of the “application form” needed by employers/companies in order to apply for the new regime for inbound taxpayers and inbound researchers. This Royal Decree and the application forms can be found on our dedicated microsite in respectively section ‘Latest Update’ and ‘Procedure’. Our microsite
Brace Yourselves – R&D wage withholding tax incentive audits are coming!
The Belgian tax authorities are once again starting to conduct tax audits on the application of wage withholding tax exemptions for research and development. The most recent round of audits relate to income year 2020. In our earlier newsflash we put together some important key takeaways from the tax audits of income year 2019. The
Fee Forms 281.50: Reduction of the administrative burden
French article: Fiches fiscales 281.50 : Réduction de la charge administrative Dutch article: Fiches 281.50: verlichting van de administratieve lasten On 28 January 2022 the law on various tax provisions of 21 January 2022 was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. One of these provisions changed the regulations on the fee forms 281.50 with
New Digital Europe calls opening 22/02
Recently the European commission published the second wave of calls for the Digital Europe funding program. The program is tailored towards organizations investing in digital technology research, development, market deployment and the overall digital transformation of the Union. The programme has a budget of over € 7.5 billion to support the development of a wide
