The (new) capital gains tax on financial assets was approved in parliament on Thursday, April 2, and will apply retroactively from January 1, 2026. It is clear that the impact on savers, investors, and shareholders will be significant. In this article, we explain what is changing and how to best prepare.

Since 1 January 2024, the minimum tax for multinationals and large domestic groups (Pillar 2) has been in effect. On 3 April 2026, an update was announced: the Belgian tax administration is granting a new extension for the submission of the first return.

A new phase in the modernization of the VAT chain will start on May 1, 2026: the VAT commission account will be introduced and will replace the VAT current account. This reform is part of the broader digitization project that has been gradually rolled out by the FPS Finance since January 1, 2025.