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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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In the Commission’s preliminary view two tax rulings granted by Luxembourg to the US company McDonald’s in 2009 may have granted an advantageous treat…
On July 25, 2015 the Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 of 24 July 2015 establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management (h…
On 17 December 2015, the General Court ("GC") handed down its judgment on appeal, dismissing the actions brought before it by Orange Polska S.A. …
On 16 December 2015, the General Court ("GC") annulled the Commission's fining decision holding 21 carriers liable for an infringement on the Air…
After the LuxLeaks affair in November 2014, the European Parliament established a special committee "on tax rulings and other measures similar in natu…
As part of the tax shift from labour to capital, banks and insurance companies will have to contribute an additional EUR 100 million to the Belgian bu…
A bill of law containing various provisions was recently submitted to Belgian Parliament. Amongst other measures this draft legislation contains …
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled again on the scope of VAT exemption regarding the "management of special investment funds as defined by …
On 13 November 2015, the European Commission announced the opening of two separate in-depth investigations into plans of the French government to remu…
The new reference CO2 emission for calculating the taxable benefit in kind for the private use of a company car in the hands of company directors and …
Sous le sapin, une donation immobilière pour 2016? Le point sur la réduction des droits de donation sur les immeubles dans les trois régions.
Article 37 of the Act on Continuity of Enterprises states that "claims against the debtor related to services provided by its co-contractor during a j…
In today’s tax world, considering VAT in a timely manner is key to limiting the negative impact it can have on your transaction budget. VAT on transac…
On 11 November 2015, the Court of Justice ruled that national judges should, in certain circumstances, depart from a final judgment in order…
In een vorig artikel (24/10/2015) hebben wij de krachtlijnen van de regeling van de nieuwe permanente fiscale regularisatie kort toegelicht.…
In our Tax Newsletter of November 2014 we explained that the Minister of Finance decided to abolish the favourable regime whereby legal entities servi…
In order to make French social surtaxes, which are levied on investment income, compliant with EU legislation, the French State Secretary for the Budg…
On 26 November 2015, the Court of Justice ruled in case C-345/14 Maxima Latvija on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of L…
On 27 November 2015 the Council of Ministers revised the lists of tax havens that apply for the purposes of the so-called dividends-received deduction…
The government recently adopted the first measure within the tax shift framework, more precisely the abolition of social security contributions for a …
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