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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 order to make French social surtaxes, which are levied on investment income, compliant with EU legislation, the French State Secretary for the Budg…
In 2009, the European Commission fined the Swiss consultancy AC Treuhand for facilitating two heat stabilizer cartels.
De beleidscel van de Minister van Financiën heeft beslist om de datum van inwerkingtreding voor de BTW-plicht van bestuurders-rechtspersonen nogmaals …
The Belgian VAT authorities have decided to abolish the tolerance for companies acting as directors to carry out their services without charging VAT. …
In June 2014 the Commission initiated an investigation into the tax rulings issued by the Luxembourgish and Dutch national tax authorities related to …
Het Groothertogdom Luxemburg heeft de voorbije jaren heel wat maatregelen genomen om gefortuneerde particulieren (High Net Worth Individuals) aa…
An official of DG Competition announced during a recent conference that the Commission is considering the introduction of a new whistleblower program …
On 23 September 2015, the Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority imposed a fine of EUR 1.190 million on the Nation…
De regering heeft een akkoord bereikt over de begroting en de taxshift. Wat houdt dat in ?
On 7 October 2015 the EU General Court delivered a judgment in Case T-689/13 Bilbaina de Alquitranes and Others v Commission. The case is an appl…
Enige tijd geleden werd aangekondigd dat de regering Michel I een nieuwe permanente regularisatie wenste in te voeren. Aanvankelijk was deze nieuwe fi…
Last year, the Belgian tax authorities published a practice note after Belgium was sentenced by the European Court of Justice for breaching EU law wit…
In het raam van behoud van controle en successieplanning wordt Frans onroerend goed regelmatig aangekocht via een SCI. Een SCI is een burgerlijke venn…
The BoA rejects ECHA's requirement for a particular study and sets a three-tier "necessity test"
Het Europees Hof van Justitie heeft in een recent arrest de principes van afdoende informatieverstrekking aan de betrokkene bij doorgifte van persoons…
On 10 August 2015, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a Programme Act (the “2015 Programme Act”) implementing 10 major tax measures to support SME…
In September 2015, during the 61st meeting of representatives of Member State competent authorities, an important document regarding Article 15 of Reg…
E-commerce groeit nog steeds erg snel in de EU, vooral ook in een aantal landen die in tegenstelling tot Nederland en Duitsland in eerste instantie de…
The announced set of tax measures aimed at balancing the federal budget for 2015/16, including the so-called ‘tax shift’ (a shift from taxes on labour…
The Belgian tax authorities have recently introduced some changes to the so-called “technical note” detailing the calculation of the recurring tax-fre…
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