With about 800 codes, a Belgian income tax return is not for the faint-hearted. When the Cayman tax is involved, even more attention is needed. Read all about it here and avoid the Cayman tax pitfalls in your income tax planning.
Since the third quarter of 2018, the National Social Security Office (NSSO) has substantially broadened its interpretation of what is to be understood as ‘salary’ subject to social security contributions.
The summer holidays are fast approaching and employers might be thinking of hiring one or more students to compensate for employees going on holiday.
Vanaf morgen, 1 juli 2020, bedraagt het maximumbedrag van de forfaitaire kilometervergoeding 0,3542 EUR per kilometer. Het gaat om een verlaging van het bedrag dat tot en met 30 juni 2020 0,3653 EUR bedraagt.
The agreements concluded between Belgium and the Netherlands/Luxembourg, which implement a mutual “force majeure tolerance” for cross-border workers in relation to COVID-19 (travel) restrictions, were already extended until 31 august 2020. We anticipated that a similar extension would become applicable for the agreements between Belgium and Germany/France). This has now been confirmed.
Belgian tax authorities have negotiated agreements with border countries on the tax impact of international travel restrictions and health instructions (work at home) on cross-border workers and their employers
De Belgische Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (vroeger: Privacycommissie) kondigde al aan in de komende jaren zijn focus te vestigen op (o.m.) de overheids-, de onderwijs- en de telecommunicatiesector, met daarbij een bijzondere aandacht voor de legitimiteit van persoonsgegevensverwerkingen en het borgen van de rechten van burgers. Op basis van een aantal beslissingen in de voorbije maanden blijkt de Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit de daad alvast bij het woord te voegen en steeds actiever (en strenger) op te treden.
Een op 17 juni ingediend wetsvoorstel (Ecolo/Groen/CD&V/Spa/PS) voorziet in de verplichting om alle notariële schenkingsakten te laten registreren.
On 24 June 2020, the royal decree of 5 June 2020 was published which deals with a new measure in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. In particular, the royal decree exempts the net amounts received for the voluntary overtime hours performed in critical sectors
On 24 June 2020, the Council of the European Union (the Council) adopted an amendment to the Mandatory Disclosure Directive ((Directive (EU) 2018/855) the Directive) allowing EU Member States an option to defer by up to six months the time limits for the filing and exchange of the reportable arrangements.
