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20/04/21

Rent waiver: tax benefit finally put into law

In our previous update, we informed you that the Belgian Government was preparing new support measures in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, in parti…

20/04/21

EU Recovery Prospectus – A new temporary short-form prospectus for secondary issues of shares

To support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU has introduced a new temporary short-form prospectus for certain types of issuers (the EU R…

19/04/21

ECJ paves the way for broader application of VAT-group

The ‘M-GmbH’ ruling of the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’), issued on 15 April 2021, paves the way for a broader application of the VAT group than m…

16/04/21

European Commission approves Flemish aid scheme for organisers of festival in the summer of 2021 in the contex…

On 11 March 2021, the European Commission gave green light to support, with a total budget of 10 million EUR, from the Flemish Community to compa…

15/04/21

COVID-19: European Commission approves the extension of several Belgian aid schemes

On 26 March 2021, the European Commission gave its green light to the extension and increase of certain Belgian aid schemes previously approved a…

15/04/21

Promoteurs immobiliers et TVA: une liaison dangereuse

Les promoteurs immobiliers, dont l’activité habituelle consiste à céder avec TVA des bâtiments neufs, entretiennent une relation dangereuse avec la TV…

14/04/21

Recent Developments in EU Telecommunications Regulation

Recent months have witnessed a flurry of activity from the European Commission in the field of telecommunications regulation. On December 18, 2020, th…

13/04/21

After the Uber case and the Airbnb case … the Star Taxi App case: focus on the question of the qualification a…

Societal and digital developments are reflected in the case law of the CJEU. For several years now, European judges resolve disputes relating to digit…

13/04/21

Fin de la double imposition des dividendes français

Fin de la double imposition des dividendes français: le Ministre des Finances confirme la possibilité d'une compensation.

09/04/21

EU Recovery Prospectus: temporary fast-track to boost listed companies' COVID-19 recovery

In addressing the severe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European legislator amended the existing Prospectus Regulation and introduced t…

06/04/21

Détention préventive en matière de douanes et accises non soumise au contrôle de légalité de la chambre du con…

Arrêt de la Cour constitutionnelle du 4 mars 2021 (n°39/2021). En droit fiscal, les droits de douanes et accises sont soumis à des règles et une procé…

31/03/21

Foreign real estate now also taxed on the basis of cadastral income

Following several convictions by the European Court of Justice, Belgium recently changed its legislation on the taxation of foreign real estate.

26/03/21

DAC7 approved - Digital platform operators

Be prepared for new reporting obligations & a major step towards administrative cooperation

24/03/21

Q&A – Brexit impact on financial services in Belgium

As of 1 January 2021, UK regulated entities are no longer allowed to make use of the European Union (EU) passport mechanism which allowed them to offe…

24/03/21

UBO-informatieplicht: jaarlijkse bevestiging noodzakelijk vóór 30 april 2021

De UBO-regelgeving legt de verplichting op om jaarlijks de informatie die is opgenomen in het UBO-register bij te werken of minstens jaarlijks te beve…

23/03/21

DAC7 approved: New reporting obligations for digital platforms

On 22 March 2021, the Council of the EU amended the directive on administrative cooperation (through the so-called “DAC7”) to expand reporting obligat…

20/03/21

Vergissingen in de jaarrekening

Gentse Hof bevestigt : rechtzetting werkt fiscaal door, ook bij taxshelter-vergissingen!

19/03/21

Effectenrekeningen opnieuw onderworpen aan een jaarlijkse taks van 0,15%

Op 26 februari 2021 is de nieuwe jaarlijkse taks op de effectenrekeningen ("JTER") in werking getreden.

19/03/21

Hyperlinking and copyright law: effective technological measures are the key

The Court of Justice of the European Union has given a welcome answer to the question of under what circumstances embedding, by means of the technique…

19/03/21

Class Actions: A New EU Directive to Harmonize the Approach of Member States

On November 25, 2020, the EU adopted a new Class Actions Directive, covering representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of …

21/06/24

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Crowell & Moring launches its Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group in Brussels

19/06/24

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Ne manquez pas les Universités d'été d'AVOCATS.BE – Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui

10/01/24

10/01/24

New LLM opportunity in Belgium: VUB-BSoG transforms its LLM to evening classes and announces ne…

01/07/24

Brussels Court of Appeal Prohibits the Rebranding of a Gener…

28/06/24

Belgium gears up to enforce the EU Deforestation Regulation

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20/04/21

Rent waiver: tax benefit finally put into law

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EU Recovery Prospectus – A new temporary short-form prospectus for secondary issues of shares

19/04/21

ECJ paves the way for broader application of VAT-group

16/04/21

European Commission approves Flemish aid scheme for organisers of festival in the summer of 2021 in the contex…

15/04/21

COVID-19: European Commission approves the extension of several Belgian aid schemes

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Promoteurs immobiliers et TVA: une liaison dangereuse

14/04/21

Recent Developments in EU Telecommunications Regulation

13/04/21

After the Uber case and the Airbnb case … the Star Taxi App case: focus on the question of the qualification a…

13/04/21

Fin de la double imposition des dividendes français

09/04/21

EU Recovery Prospectus: temporary fast-track to boost listed companies' COVID-19 recovery

06/04/21

Détention préventive en matière de douanes et accises non soumise au contrôle de légalité de la chambre du con…

31/03/21

Foreign real estate now also taxed on the basis of cadastral income

26/03/21

DAC7 approved - Digital platform operators

24/03/21

Q&A – Brexit impact on financial services in Belgium

24/03/21

UBO-informatieplicht: jaarlijkse bevestiging noodzakelijk vóór 30 april 2021

23/03/21

DAC7 approved: New reporting obligations for digital platforms

20/03/21

Vergissingen in de jaarrekening

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Effectenrekeningen opnieuw onderworpen aan een jaarlijkse taks van 0,15%

19/03/21

Hyperlinking and copyright law: effective technological measures are the key

19/03/21

Class Actions: A New EU Directive to Harmonize the Approach of Member States