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The perfect place for any legal or tax professional to keep abreast of everything that’s happening on the Belgian legal scene

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16/07/26
16/07/26
White collar and investigations partner Isabelle De Smedt joins Dentons’ Litigation practice in…

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Compliance and Investigations practices in Belgium with the recruitment of partner Isabelle De Sm…

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15/07/26
15/07/26
European Union: New UBO Rules Come into Force

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 ("AMLR") establishes a fully harmonized framework for the identification and disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) …

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15/07/26
15/07/26
Copyright taxation: abolition of the flat-rate assessment of expenses

The Programme Law of 30 May 2026 has introduced — with retroactive effect from 1 January 2026 — a new condition for applying the flat-rate deduction of expenses on copyright and re…

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16/07/26
New notification obligation for automatic renewals also affe…

A new bill introduces an active notification obligation in Article VI.91 of…

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16/07/26
Grondwettelijk Hof bevestigt: geen belastingverhoging bij ee…

Het Grondwettelijk Hof heeft op 18 juni 2026 (nr. 76/2026) geoordeeld dat h…

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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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03/01/17
Belgian Tax Reform: Further Implementation of the Tax Shift

The end of another year is fast approaching. Like each year, this is a good time to take a closer look at  tax developments that could impact you…

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02/01/17
Belgian Competition Authority confirms that the acquisition by a dominant player of a small competitor is not …

On 21 November 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") rejected a request for provisional measures by Alken-Maes ("AM"), the second brewer on …

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02/01/17
The Commission sends formal antitrust charges to Facebook for allegedly providing misleading data concerning i…

The European Commission has sent formal antitrust charges to Facebook for allegedly submitting misleading information during the review carried out by…

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30/12/16
La réforme de l’audit pour la Saint Sylvestre

Le 31 décembre 2016, la réforme de l’audit fera son entrée dans le paysage juridique belge. La réforme impose le respect de bonnes pratiques ains…

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30/12/16
Growth Companies, Too, Can Raise Money onthe Markets

Sometimes it seems that a stock market listing is reserved for mature companies with large market capitalization, but that's a persistent misconceptio…

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30/12/16
GDPR: WP29 Issues Guidance on Data Portability

Article 20 of the GDPR creates a new right to data portability. This allows for data subjects to receive the personal data that they have provided to …

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29/12/16
WAT IS ER MIS MET DE LUXEMBURGSE BELASTINGCONSTRUCTIES VAN BELGISCHE TOPVOETBALLERS?

Het valt niet te ontkennen dat verschillende Belgische topvoetballers verregaande belastingconstructies hebben opgezet. Zo gebruiken enkele Rode Duive…

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28/12/16
Eindejaarswetten goedgekeurd

Op 5 december jl. werd het ontwerp van programmawet ingediend dat uitvoering geeft aan het begrotingsakkoord. Het ontwerp is op 22 december goedgekeur…

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28/12/16
Traitement fiscal des revenus recueillis d’une SCI de droit français translucide – La Cour de Cassation revoit…

Le 29 septembre dernier, la Cour de cassation a prononcé une décision qui devrait emporter de lourdes conséquences fiscales pour de nombreux résidents…

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28/12/16
GDPR: WP29 Issues Guidance on Lead Supervisory Authority

The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP29) has published guidance on how to identify a controller or processor’s lead supervisory author…

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27/12/16
Use of Employee E-mails in Dismissal Cases: Look Before You Leap!

Despite the emergence of new communication platforms, email remains the preferred means of communication within most companies. In this regard, employ…

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27/12/16
Du nouveau en matière de crowdfunding et de tax shelter

Le tax shelter adopté dans le cadre du « Plan Start Up » au travers de la loi-programme du 10 août 2015 publiée au Moniteur belge du 18 août…

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26/12/16
GDPR: WP29 Issues Guidance on Data Protection Officers

Article 37(1) of the GDPR provides that the controller or processor must appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in any case where: 

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26/12/16
Luxemburg is geen fiscaal paradijs voor rijke particulieren

Steeds meer vermogende Belgen verhuizen naar Luxemburg. Deze tendens valt al enkele jaren op te merken. Volgens de media is de kans groot dat hun vert…

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23/12/16
Court of Justice of the European Union: tax benefits for multinationals could form forbidden State aid (World …

On 21 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) rendered its judgement in the Commission v World Duty Free Group case (…

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23/12/16
Italy joins the non-doms

The Italian Finance Act 2017 proposes a new tax regime for new Italian residents to be subject to Italian taxes only on their Italian sourced income. …

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23/12/16
Sociale partners sneller dan wetgever: CAO nr. 103ter past recht op tijdskrediet aan

Het voorontwerp van wet Werkbaar en Wendbaar werk voorziet in een uitbreiding van het recht op tijdskrediet voor zorgmotieven. Die bepalingen zullen e…

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23/12/16
Budget 2017 – Program Law adopted - impact on company cars, dividends and liquidation reserves

The 2017 Program law has been adopted by the Parliament on 22 December 2016. The provision of a company car used for private purposes b…

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23/12/16
Belgian excess profit provision: recovery procedure has been enacted

Belgium has adopted on 22 December 2016 a law with regard to the Belgian excess profit provision. The law, which has been drafted in coopera…

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23/12/16
Another attempt to tackle the wage gap

In Belgium, a competitiveness gap is acknowledged with regard to neighbouring countries, i.e. Germany, the Netherlands and France. In order to reduce …

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