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19/05/21

Op weg naar de alwetendheid van de fiscus? DAC 7 gepubliceerd, DAC 8 op komst

De fiscus weet al behoorlijk veel over de burgers en een groot deel van die informatie is opgeslagen in een “datawarehouse”.

19/05/21

European Commission Proposal on Foreign Subsidies: Towards a Globalization of EU State Aid Control?

On May 5, 2021, the European Commission unveiled a proposal for a Regulation “on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market.” This leg…

19/05/21

The zero-emission company car as the new standard

As mentioned in our newsflash of 21 April 2021, the text of the government declaration indicated that it was the intention to modify the tax…

17/05/21

Sustainable taxonomy in the aviation sector: European Commission publishes Steer’s study on projects and inves…

In the aviation sector, identifying "green" economic activities and projects is not an easy task. The European Commission has published Steer's study …

12/05/21

EU lower court annuls State aid decision in Amazon case but upholds finding of State aid in ENGIE case

On 12 May 2021, the General Court of the EU issued its judgments concerning the appeals brought by Amazon and Luxembourg, respectively ENGIE and Luxem…

12/05/21

Coronavirus raises various tax questions in Belgium

The rapid spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) leads to far-reaching measures at home and abroad.

11/05/21

Proposed Regulation against Harmful Foreign Subsidies in the European Union

On 5 May 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) proposed a legislation that regulates foreign subsidies causing some distortion of competiti…

10/05/21

Violation of merger control procedural rules

On 3 May 2021, the European Commission fined chemical maker Sigma-Aldrich EUR 7.5 million for providing misleading information during merger control p…

06/05/21

EU Commission proposes new investigative review tools to tackle market distortions by foreign subsidies

On 5 May 2021, the European Commission proposed the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on foreign subsidies distorting the inter…

03/05/21

Les 40 milliards euros d’argent noir sur les comptes belges, une manne financière idéale pour renflouer les ca…

Dans un rapport explosif de février 2021, la Cour des comptes exhorte le gouvernement à “porter plus d’attention” aux 40 milliards d’euros de capitaux…

30/04/21

How to protect your data in times of digital audits?

In the pre-covid-19 era, data dumps were performed by the tax authorities during dawn raids at the premises of audited companies.

29/04/21

Collusie bij overheidsopdrachten – Europese Commissie reikt richtsnoeren aan

Met collusie, doorgaans ‘bid rigging’ genoemd, worden illegale afspraken tussen ondernemers bedoeld, die erop gericht zijn de vrije mededinging in de …

29/04/21

Les assurances-vies de la branche 23, la taxe Caïman et la taxe sur les comptes-titres : un trio infernal…

Lorsqu’un particulier investit dans un portefeuille-titres, il subit en principe le précompte mobilier (au taux de 30%) sur ses revenus mobiliers. Cer…

27/04/21

European Commission public consultation on aid for research, development and innovation

On 8 April 2021, the European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting interested parties to submit their comments on the proposed …

23/04/21

EU Whistleblower Directive: New standards applicable across all sectors

To guarantee an EU-wide minimum standard for the protection of whistleblowers, the European Union adopted the Whistleblower Directive in December 2019…

23/04/21

Digitalisation of public administration: State aid considerations of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

The modernisation of the public sector with the adoption of new technologies aims at increasing efficiencies in the sector’s activities and as such ha…

20/04/21

Rent waiver: tax benefit finally put into law

In our previous update, we informed you that the Belgian Government was preparing new support measures in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, in parti…

20/04/21

EU Recovery Prospectus – A new temporary short-form prospectus for secondary issues of shares

To support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU has introduced a new temporary short-form prospectus for certain types of issuers (the EU R…

19/04/21

ECJ paves the way for broader application of VAT-group

The ‘M-GmbH’ ruling of the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’), issued on 15 April 2021, paves the way for a broader application of the VAT group than m…

16/04/21

European Commission approves Flemish aid scheme for organisers of festival in the summer of 2021 in the contex…

On 11 March 2021, the European Commission gave green light to support, with a total budget of 10 million EUR, from the Flemish Community to compa…

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Hof van beroep te Gent bevestigt - nieuwe mildere strafwet heeft gevolgen voor oude belastingve…

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Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

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Promotion at DALDEWOLF

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Belgium: Increase of the withholding tax on dividends – Does…

25/11/25

2026 Budget agreement – Tax and social measures

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19/05/21

Op weg naar de alwetendheid van de fiscus? DAC 7 gepubliceerd, DAC 8 op komst

19/05/21

European Commission Proposal on Foreign Subsidies: Towards a Globalization of EU State Aid Control?

19/05/21

The zero-emission company car as the new standard

17/05/21

Sustainable taxonomy in the aviation sector: European Commission publishes Steer’s study on projects and inves…

12/05/21

EU lower court annuls State aid decision in Amazon case but upholds finding of State aid in ENGIE case

12/05/21

Coronavirus raises various tax questions in Belgium

11/05/21

Proposed Regulation against Harmful Foreign Subsidies in the European Union

10/05/21

Violation of merger control procedural rules

06/05/21

EU Commission proposes new investigative review tools to tackle market distortions by foreign subsidies

03/05/21

Les 40 milliards euros d’argent noir sur les comptes belges, une manne financière idéale pour renflouer les ca…

30/04/21

How to protect your data in times of digital audits?

29/04/21

Collusie bij overheidsopdrachten – Europese Commissie reikt richtsnoeren aan

29/04/21

Les assurances-vies de la branche 23, la taxe Caïman et la taxe sur les comptes-titres : un trio infernal…

27/04/21

European Commission public consultation on aid for research, development and innovation

23/04/21

EU Whistleblower Directive: New standards applicable across all sectors

23/04/21

Digitalisation of public administration: State aid considerations of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

20/04/21

Rent waiver: tax benefit finally put into law

20/04/21

EU Recovery Prospectus – A new temporary short-form prospectus for secondary issues of shares

19/04/21

ECJ paves the way for broader application of VAT-group

16/04/21

European Commission approves Flemish aid scheme for organisers of festival in the summer of 2021 in the contex…