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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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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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04/07/25
04/07/25
Goodwin Expands Global Antitrust and EU Regulatory Footprint with New Brussels Office

Goodwin has opened a new office in Brussels, the epicenter for EU policy, legislation and enforcement. Together with Goodwin’s existing US and UK-based Antitrust and Competition t…

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06/10/25
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) proposed delay: What busi…

On 23 September 2025, the European Commission announced its plan to postpon…

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29/09/25
Constitutional Court clips the wings of the Belgian Cayman T…

Key elements of Belgium’s Cayman Tax 2.1 annulled, enhancing legal certaint…

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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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26/08/16
Summary of what has changed during the summer: newly-adopted tax measures

This summer, the Parliament adopted a range of new tax measures (more details below). Other measures are currently under review at the Chamber or pend…

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25/08/16
Luxemburgse “step-up”-regeling in een wettelijk kleedje: bijzondere toepassingsproblemen voor Belgische inwone…

Het wetsontwerp van 14 oktober 2015 – reeds besproken in ons nieuwsbericht van 12 november 2015 – werd door de wet van 18 december 2015 inmiddels vera…

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25/08/16
New Belgian legislation on fiscal regularisation

As of 1 August 2016, new specific legislation on fiscal regularisation entered into force in Belgium. A specific tax levy is provided for the regulari…

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24/08/16
VAT on online gambling services postponed till August

In a previous article, we explained in detail the new VAT rules on e-gambling services. These services, which currently benefit from a specific VAT ex…

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23/08/16
Belgian companies must fulfil reinforced transfer pricing obligations

As part of the BEPS implementing measures, the Belgian Law of 1 July 2016 introduces a set of new transfer pricing rules that apply to Belgian compani…

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19/08/16
“It’s Brexit!”: dertien gevolgen voor de Vlaamse registratie- en erfbelasting!

Het Verenigd Koninkrijk verlaat de Europese Unie, en daarmee ook de Europese Economische Ruimte: daar behoren immers enkel de leden toe van de Europes…

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16/08/16
Forfaitaire waardering gratis woonst naar prullenmand?

Het Hof van Beroep te Gent heeft in een arrest van 24 mei 2016 geoordeeld dat de forfaitaire waardering van het voordeel van alle aard voor het kostel…

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11/08/16
Redrafting VAT exemption for cost-sharing associations - action required

Belgian VAT law provides a specific exemption for cost-sharing associations, enabling groups of entities that have VAT exempt or out of scope activiti…

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10/08/16
Is the Privacy Shield Viable? Article 29 Working Party Proposes to Wait for Its Final Verdict

After its first draft of February 29, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield adequacy decision on July 12, 2016.  The f…

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09/08/16
Hong Kong soon to be considered as a “tax haven” for Belgian tax purposes

The Belgian Program Law of 1 July 2016 has, amongst others, broadened the scope of application of the already existing reporting obligation for paymen…

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05/08/16
Hong Kong soon to be considered as a “tax haven” for Belgian tax purposes

The Belgian Program Law of 1 July 2016 has, amongst others, broadened the scope of application of the already existing reporting obligation for paymen…

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04/08/16
Luxemburgse “step-up”-regeling in een wettelijk kleedje: bijzondere toepassingsproblemen voor Belgische inwone…

Het wetsontwerp van 14 oktober 2015 – reeds besproken in ons nieuwsbericht van 12 november 2015[1] – werd door de wet van 18 december 2015[2] inmiddel…

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04/08/16
Should trustees worry about potential liabilities under Belgian Cayman Tax?

Trustees must consider the reporting obligations of Belgium resident settlors and beneficiaries under the so-called Cayman-tax. These obligations incl…

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03/08/16
New Belgian legislation on fiscal regularisation

As of 1 August 2016, new specific legislation on fiscal regularisation entered into force in Belgium. A specific tax levy is provided for the regulari…

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01/08/16
Nieuwe fiscale regularisatieprocedure is er!

Na de éénmalige bevrijdende aangifte in 2004, de regularisatieprocedure vanaf 2006 en de laatste regularisatieprocedure in 2013, is er een nieuwe perm…

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01/08/16
New EU Directive on VAT and vouchers

On 27 June 2016, the EU Council adopted a directive on transactions involving vouchers by harmonising national VAT rules in this area. The directive w…

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25/07/16
New charges against Google

The European Commission sent another round of Statements of Objections to Google on 14 July 2016.

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22/07/16
Belgium introduces simplification for intra-Community trade: the destination document as proof for intra-Commu…

When a supplier invokes the VAT exemption for an intra-Community supply of goods, he has amongst other to prove the intra-Community transport to anoth…

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21/07/16
Impact of the new customs rules on the VAT exemption for export

Since 1 May 2016, the Union Customs Code (the UCC) has entered into force in the European Union. The UCC modernises customs law and serves as the new …

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18/07/16
Deposit guarantee schemes in the spotlight again

Recent events have put deposit guarantee schemes once again on the forefront of the discussions related to the banking sector. In Belgium, the failur…

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