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24 August 2021

Implementing rules to the tax on securities accounts

The royal decree of 6 August 2021 with regard to the declaration, payment and various rules relating to the annual tax on securities accounts has been published on 23 August 2021. It directly enters into force. It provides for the following: The rules for electronic filing of tax returns (and, alternatively, paper filing) and payment

18 August 2021

Belgian tax on securities accounts: Belgian insurers are on the offensive

On 16 August 2021, Assuralia, the Belgian professional union of insurance undertakings introduced an action for partial annulment of article 4 of the law of 17 February 2021 (Official Journal of 25 February 2021) introducing an annual Tax on Securities Accounts (TSA) in the Belgian Code of Various Duties and Taxes (CVDT). The role number

10 August 2021

UBO obligations – Time to take action – Deadline 31 August 2021

In our previous newsflash, we already informed you about the new (disclosure) obligations in the UBO-register imposed by the Royal Decree of 23 September 2020. The Federal Public Service Finance (FPSF) has announced that the deadline (i.e. 30 April 2021) for uploading supporting documents and annual confirmation of the information in the UBO Register will be

9 August 2021

Update: transposition of CRD V and EBA Guidelines

In our Newsflash dated 21 June 2021, we informed you about the definitive version of the draft law transposing CRD V into Belgian banking law. The Belgian law of 11 July 2021 implementing EU financial directives (CRD V; BRR2; IFD; Solvency II) finally transposed CRD V into our Belgian arsenal.  In the meantime, the EBA

3 August 2021

Withholding tax incentives: time to take action – deadline extended to 1 October 2021

Various tax incentives (e.g. for overtime, R&D, night and shift work, etc.) take the form of an exemption of transferring wage withholding taxes. These tax incentives are thus to be processed through payroll.  Extension of deadline for 2020 wage withholding tax returns Although the wage withholding tax returns for 2020 are already submitted during the

22 July 2021

PwC’s podcast voor de (semi)publieke sector – Valkuilen en opportuniteiten bij het invoeren van lokale belastingen

De COVID-19 pandemie heeft ook een invloed gehad op de gemeentelijke fiscaliteit. In de zoektocht naar nieuwe financieringsbronnen duiken er nieuwe soorten lokale belastingen op. Lokale besturen moeten met hun belastingbevoegdheid evenwel verantwoord en omzichtig omspringen. In deze aflevering geven we een aantal tips mee om valkuilen te vermijden en opportuniteiten te benutten.  Geïnteresseerd om