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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
PwC’s podcast voor de (semi)publieke sector – Nieuwe btw-regels in de zorg: impact voor de ziekenhuizen
De nieuwe regeling die de btw-vrijstelling voor medische zorg fors inperkt, zal in werking treden op 1 januari volgend jaar. De nieuwe wetgeving zal ook een impact hebben op het btw-statuut van onze ziekenhuizen. Zij zullen hun diensten enkel nog van btw kunnen vrijstellen als er een therapeutisch doel aan verbonden is. In deze aflevering
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
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
Sustainability disclosures to be applicable to small-size AIFMs
On 26 July 2021, the European Commission published its answers to a number of questions raised by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESMA – EBA – EIOPA, together the “ESAs”) regarding the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”). One of the questions concerned the application of the SFDR to registered alternative investment fund managers
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
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
Tax Bites Podcast: The Fit for 55 package: (R)evolution in Green Taxation!
The increased importance of green taxation cannot be overstated. On 14 July, the European Commission published its ambitious Fit for 55 package. This package fits into the broader initiative of reforming the EU tax landscape, announced by the Commission in May of this year. Join our podcast for an overview of the most relevant tax
