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05/12/24
05/12/24
Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers legt nieuwe stukken in organisatorische puzzel met NXTGEN-2024

Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers zet een nieuwe stap voor duurzame groei met blijvende focus op de cliënt. Het kantoor verwelkomt immers twee nieuwe vennoten en een counsel, de NXTGEN-2024: …

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19/11/24
19/11/24
Liberius welcomes new EU Competition and Trade Law Partner in Brussels

Liberius is thrilled to announce the arrival of David Henry as a Partner in its Brussels-based EU, Competition & Trade Practice. David, a member of the Brussels Bar and a quali…

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17/11/24
17/11/24
Toestemming voor boekenonderzoek: geen vrijgeleide voor fiscale visitatie

In een arrest van 3 oktober 2024 heeft het Hof van Cassatie de krijtlijnen voor een fiscale visitatie verder afgebakend en daarbij nogmaals het belang van een geldige toestemming b…

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24/12/24
Reforming the public procurement regulatory framework?

Ten years after the introduction of the public procurement directives, Euro…

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18/12/24
European Commission consultation on the revision of its Stat…

On 11 December 2024, the European Commission launched a public consultation…

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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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01/07/15
Dienstverplaatsingen met eigen vervoermiddel : 0,3412 EUR/km op 1 juli 2015

Vanaf 1 juli 2015 daalt het bedrag van de kilometervergoeding voor professionele verplaatsingen met een privéwagen naar 0,3412 EUR per kilometer.

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29/06/15
The Belgian "Cayman-tax" will allow for a "substance exclusion" under strict conditions

The Belgian parliament is currently debating new legislation concerning foreign private wealth structures (PWS), such as trusts, foundations and off-s…

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27/06/15
European Court of Justice sets broad rules for jurisdiction over damages actions in competition cases

On 21 May 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) issued a judgment in Case C-352/13, CDC v. Akzo Nobel and Others, resolving questio…

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25/06/15
Enforceability of T&Cs: mere tick of the box sufficient in B2B context!

On 21 May 2015, in decision C-322/14 (you can read the judgement here),  the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the conditions to r…

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23/06/15
Real start of the European Commission's e-commerce sector inquiry: be alert!

In March of this year Commissioner Vestager announced the proposal of an EU-wide sector inquiry into e-commerce. This week the e-commerce sector …

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21/06/15
EU Data Protection Regulation: Member States Adopt Common Approach and Aim to Finalise under the Luxembourg Pr…

In 2012, the European Commission adopted an ambitious proposal for an EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The European Commission’s aim is…

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19/06/15
Verhoging van de maximale nominale waarde van de maaltijdcheques van 7 naar 8 EUR

Een nieuw Koninklijk Besluit van 26 mei 2015 werd onlangs gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Dit KB verhoogt de maximale nominale waarde van de …

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16/06/15
E-commerce and VAT: How do you prefer your book: hard- or soft copy?

The ECJ delivered its long awaited judgments on the infringements procedures against France and Luxemburg, concerning their application of reduced VAT…

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12/06/15
Onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs in fiscale zaken: (soms) toegelaten

Op 22 mei jl. heeft het Hof van Cassatie een belangrijk arrest geveld over het gebruik van onrechtmatig verkregen bewijs door de fiscus. De fiscus had…

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12/06/15
Tablets, pc’s, smartphones en internet : waardering van het voordeel in natura

Als IT-apparaten ter beschikking worden gesteld aan de werknemers die deze ook voor privédoeleinden kunnen gebruiken, ontstaat er een voordeel in natu…

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12/06/15
The UsedSoft decision of the European Court of Justice on the resale of software has been successfully alleged…

On 26 January 2015, the Court of Appeal of Gent dismissed the claim of a software company for copyright infringement against another company that inte…

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11/06/15
The never-ending talks on the classification of alcoholic beverages: how will it taste the ECJ?

In the landmark Siebrand ruling (F&B sector), the ECJ decided that certain alcohol-based beverages, which previously were classified under heading…

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11/06/15
TVA et fonds d’investissement : le "statu quo" confirmé

Par sa décision publiée le 30 mars 2015 (décision TVA n° E.T. 127.885 dd 30.03.2015), l'administration fiscale belge apporte quelques éclaircissements…

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07/06/15
Trade controls on cryptography products: how shall we deal with the Mass Market Exemption?

The EU Dual-Use Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 ("Dual Use Regulation") sets out the framework of EU dual-use controls and the list of controlled goods. I…

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05/06/15
ENISA Cloud Security Guide for SMEs

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) recently issued a Cloud Security Guide for SMEs.

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04/06/15
Meldplicht nummer buitenlandse bankrekening bij CAP vanaf dit jaar!

Sinds aanslagjaar 1997 moet het bestaan van een buitenlandse bankrekening worden gemeld in de aangifte in de personenbelasting (artikel 307 WIB ’92). …

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03/06/15
De advocaat als nieuw hulpje van de fiscus

Sinds 1 juni 2015 kost het wat meer om naar de rechter te stappen. De griffierechten – dat zijn belastingen voor wie een procedure opstart voor de rec…

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03/06/15
Testing economic conditions for producing biofuel under outward processing: what is understood by the term, co…

The Dutch High Court (decision 19-12-2014, nr. 13/05584) referred preliminary questions to the ECJ in a case where the Tax inspector, after consulting…

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28/05/15
VAT and e-commerce in Belgium : a couple of questions and answers

Dirk Bogaers (Sirius Legal) answers two questions that often arise in the fringe of e-commerce: what VAT rate is applicable on the transportation of g…

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27/05/15
The European Commission approves three French aid schemes for the aviation sector

The French authorities notified the European Commission in June 2014 of three State aid schemes for airports and airlines.

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