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19/11/25
19/11/25
Hof van beroep te Gent bevestigt - nieuwe mildere strafwet heeft gevolgen voor oude belastingve…

Het hof van beroep te Gent bevestigt vandaag (18 november 2025) in een dossier behartigd door ons kantoor onze zienswijze dat de mildere strafwet van 18 juli 2025 ook van toepassin…

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14/08/25
14/08/25
Legal tech company Afriwise acquires LawExplorer and boosts regulatory intelligence in Africa

Afriwise, Africa’s fastest-growing legal-intelligence platform founded by Belgian lawyer Steven De Backer, has acquired LawExplorer, South Africa’s most established provider of reg…

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04/08/25
04/08/25
Promotion at DALDEWOLF

DALDEWOLF is pleased to announce the promotion of Lucie MARCHAL to the position of Counsel in the European Union Law team.

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05/12/25
Belgium: Increase of the withholding tax on dividends – Does…

Despite the recent tax measures, single-person management companies remain …

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25/11/25
2026 Budget agreement – Tax and social measures

Today, the government reached a budget agreement, setting a multi-year path…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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07/07/17
“Regularized” Offshore Structures: Cayman Tax Application?

You have regularized an offshore structure with the Belgian tax authorities (BTA). How should you report this in your tax return from the entry into f…

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07/07/17
Uber en mauvaise position selon l’avocat général Maciej Szpunar…

Dans ses conclusions rendues le 11 mai dernier, l’avocat général Maciej Szpunar considère que le service offert par Uber doit être qualifié de “servic…

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06/07/17
Ondermijnen Rulings Onze Samenleving?

Het artikel gaat vervolgens specifiek in op de excess profit rulings, die multinationals toelaten om een deel van hun overwinst (excess profit) uit in…

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06/07/17
Uber prend une (nouvelle) claque : l’avocat général valide la loi française

Pour l’avocat général de la Cour européenne de justice, la France ne devait pas notifier préalablement à la Commission européenne la loi pénale frança…

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04/07/17
The European Commission opens formal investigations into Guess, Nike, Sanrio and Universal Studios regarding i…

The European Commission has opened formal investigations against the companies Guess, Nike, Sanrio and Universal Studios.

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04/07/17
European Commission investigates potential excessive pricing of life-saving cancer medicines

On 15 May 2017, the European Commission opened a formal investigation into the pricing of medicines.[1] The Commission is investigating whether A…

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29/06/17
Advocate General Szpunar considers that Uber’s activity should not benefit from the country of origin principl…

On 11 May 2017, Advocate General Szpunar delivered his opinion in the case between an association of Barcelona taxi drivers (Elite Taxi) and Uber Syst…

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27/06/17
Quand la Commission se penche sur les instruments financiers hybrides de GDF Suez…

Ce n’est un secret pour une personne: la Commission mène une croisade contre les aides d’État: outre l’Irlande (ruling Apple), elle a déjà assigné le …

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26/06/17
Verhuur handelsfonds - nog steeds een opportuniteit ?!

Over de problematiek van de verhuur van een handelsfonds is er al veel inkt gevloeid. De fiscus blijft er in de praktijk (stevig) werk van maken om de…

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21/06/17
European Commission publishes final e-commerce sector inquiry report (consumer goods)

On 10 May 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its final Report on the e-commerce sector inquiry (“the Report”), aimed at identifyin…

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20/06/17
ECJ Rules Against Pro-Sugar Health Claims

Yesterday (on 13 June 2017), the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Dextro Energy’s appeal against the General Court's decision upholdin…

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20/06/17
Simplification of EU State aid rules for public investments in ports, airports, culture and outermost regions

On 17 May 2017, the European Commission approved a modification of the General Block Exemption Regulation to allow Member States to grant State aid to…

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19/06/17
Tax Flash: Update Swiss Tax Proposal 17 (TP 17): the major changes

On 9 June 2017, the Swiss government confirmed the main parameters of a revised Swiss corporate tax reform package, the Tax Proposal 17 (TP 17). The m…

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16/06/17
General Court of the EU annuls Commission decision on aid granted by Zweibrücken Airport to Germanwings

On 27 April 2017, the General Court of the EU partially annulled the European Commission decision of 1 October 2014 regarding State aid granted by Ger…

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12/06/17
Donderdag Fietsdag

Trap net als vele andere werkgevers, je werknemers naar een gezondere, snellere en handiger vervoersmiddel. Laat de (elektrische) fiets een prominente…

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09/06/17
Tax Flash: Signing of multilateral instrument to implement BEPS measures

On 7 June 2017, the OECD BEPS project reached its next milestone with the signing of the multilateral instrument (“MLI”) by 68 jurisdictions during a …

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02/06/17
Borderline products: Cranberry products cannot be regarded as medical devices

The European Commission’s Regulatory Committee on Medical Devices has adopted a Commission Decision on the qualification of cranberry products. A…

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02/06/17
Marre de la pression fiscale? Envie de vous exiler? Mieux vaut toutefois y réfléchir à deux fois…

Lassés de la pression fiscale croissante sur les revenus du patrimoine, de nombreux particuliers belges fortunés envisagent de transférer leur domicil…

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31/05/17
Waarom de automatische gegevensuitwisseling tot een fiscaal bloedbad zou kunnen leiden

De verandering van het internationale fiscaal klimaat is een tastbare realiteit. Voor Belgen die hun vermogen in het buitenland verbergen zal de tempe…

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30/05/17
Final (?) practice note on the increase of the tax free amount for dependents when fully/partially working abr…

The Belgian tax authorities recently published a new practice note on the increase of the tax free amount for dependents after the…

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