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On 3 November 2026, CJEU Advocate General Szpunar delivered an Opinion examining when AI chatbots’ use of online news may infringe press publishers’ rights. His proposed approach d…
Circular letter 2026/C/94 confirms that non-profit organisations and foundations subject to the legal entities tax calculate, declare and pay the withholding tax on their capital g…
Since 1 November 2026, product identifiers (PIDs) are mandatory in customs declarations for B2C distance sales up to €150, and a €2 handling fee per item applies. What do businesse…
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According to the Court of Cassation (18 June 2026), a taxpayer without acco…
In a judgment of 8 May 2026, the Court of Cassation confirms that an ex off…
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The European Commission has launched its first review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), a landmark framework that came into force on 12 Janua…
With the entry into force of the Programme Act of […], a new exit tax is introduced at the level of shareholders. This exit tax will apply to a deemed…
In een eerdere nieuwsbrief kon u al de eerste krijtlijnen lezen van de aangekondigde meerwaardebelasting (“solidariteitsbijdrage”) op basis van de eer…
In this ninth and final alert in our weekly series on the EU Pharma Package, we consider the proposals of the European Commission, European Parliament…
The idea of providing a place in space for humans to colonize is not novel and has been a constant topic for research and exploration, even amongst mo…
On 12 September 2025, the EU’s Data Act will enter into force. It establishes common rules for accessing and sharing data generated by connected produ…
Op 28 juli 2025 heeft de FOD Financiën Circulaire 2025/C/49 gepubliceerd, waarin een nieuwe fiscale regel wordt verduidelijkt die werd ingevoerd door …
Na de realisatie van een nieuwbouw moet de belastingplichtige de ingebruikneming ervan aangeven bij de Algemene Administratie van de Patrimoniumdocume…
On 24 April 2024, the European Commission (‘EC’) initiated on its own initiative an investigation into measures and practices in the public procuremen…
On 6 February 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued an important judgment in the case Italgomme Pneumatici S.R.L. and others v Italy.…
Belastingverhogingen zijn vaak een niet-onbelangrijk onderdeel van fiscale betwistingen. Naast de grond van de zaak die aanleiding gaf tot de betwiste…
International legal practice Osborne Clarke says the launch of agentic AI and hyper-personalised systems which can think and act independently, highli…
On 17 July 2025, the Chamber adopted a first set of tax measures. The other measures included in the Easter agreement are part of the draft law contai…
From a real estate VAT perspective, the key measure concerns the sale of new residential buildings at the reduced 6% VAT rate.
A financial contribution for EU companies has been included in the latest EU Own Resources proposal published by the European Commission on 16 July 20…
As of 1 July 2025, Belgium will implement a new exit tax regime that will significantly alter the tax treatment of cross-border corporate mobility. Th…
The European Commission is currently consulting on a draft implementing regulation that will provide further detail on how to report discarded unsold …
Imagine ... You are a Dutch producer of cheeses and sell your cheeses in the Netherlands to supermarkets and wholesalers. You don't know much about th…
The draft Program Law of the Belgium Government which aims to introduce various new tax measures has been submitted to the Belgium Parliament on May 2…
On 22 May 2025, the US House of Representatives approved the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB). The Bill is now set for Senate deliberations which are…
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