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Employee stock option plan in Belgium: reporting of taxable benefits and withholding tax on wages also required in an international context
Are you looking to reward your employees individually and bind them to the company to some extent? Then a stock option plan, offering discounted or free shares can offer a solution here.
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Our bank details have changed...
Or maybe not? This could have been in an email from finance@vlt.be (instead of finance@vdl.be). And if you had not paid attention, all your payments to us would have gone to the bank account of a fraudster.
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EORI Number and E.T. 14.000 permit: Two Essentials for the Movement of Goods Outside the EU
The European internal market has allowed many SMEs and large companies to flourish and grow. After some time, a company often wants to enter other markets and do business in and with countries outside the European Union.
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Developments in the Law of Evidentiary Requirements – Threshold Amounts and Digitisation
The law of evidentiary requirements laid down in our Civil Code needs to be changed. On 31 October 2018, the government submitted a bill on the law of evidence. Minister of Justice Koen Geens aims to make the Belgian Civil Code more in touch with people and contemporary society and is also addressing the issue of the law on evidentiary requirements.
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Brexit deal has been rejected: what’s next?
Almost 3 years after the British people voted to exit the European Union, last night, British parliament rejected by a large majority Prime Minister Theresa May’s and the European Union’s Brexit deal. A no-deal scenario is more than ever likely and it is highly recommended that companies are prepared for what comes next.
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The importance of a good transfer pricing policy with the entry into force of the Belgian CFC legislation
Profit shifts have been a top priority for the OECD, the G20 and Europe for some time. The result of this is the various measures that were implemented, inter alia, under the BEPS action plan. From 1 January 2019, the new CFC legislation came into effect in Belgium. With this, Belgium is taking the next step.
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Provisional Brexit deal agreed: what’s it about?
After months of negotiations, and against all expectations, the European Union and the United Kingdom have finally agreed on a provisional Brexit deal. But what exactly has been agreed in this separation agreement?
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UPDATE: Identification in UBO register
On 4 September 2018, we informed you about the so-called UBO-register. Since then, a number of modifications have been incorporated. We have briefly summarised these for your convenience below.
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Non-Resident Tax Return for Natural Persons for Fiscal Year 2018
At the end of July, the FPS Finance published the declaration form for the tax on non-residents for natural persons for fiscal year 2018 (Royal Decree of 18 July 2018, Belgian Official Gazette 27 July 2018). So far, the forms have not been sent. They are expected to leave at the end of September.
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Vandelanotte welcomes 14 new colleagues
On 3 September, the school year started again for many young people. And things were no different at Vandelanotte. On that day we were able to welcome 14 new starters, each of them keen to be part of the Vandelanotte team.
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GDPR Fines: the Big Bang?
25 May 2018 is already about three months behind us. So, it looks like it is time to evaluate whether the dreaded GDPR fines have actually become a reality. Or can we sleep easy for a bit longer? And what about our neighbouring countries? Time for a look back.
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Belgium requests identification in the UBO register by 30/09/2019
Under the influence of European directives, the UBO register is also becoming a fact of life in Belgium. This register, in which entities that are active in Belgium must include their 'ultimate beneficial owners' or 'final beneficiaries', must be completed by 30 September 2019 according to the long-awaited Royal Decree.
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Brexit: current situation
On 19 March 2018 the European Union and The United Kingdom have reached an agreement over a so-called transition period. But what kind of impact does the Brexit have on Belgian companies?
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Single permit in Belgium: final steps and important information for employers
Almost five years after the deadline for implementation (December, 25 2013), Belgian authorities are finally in the process of finalizing legislation in order to introduce a single application procedure that will allow non-EU nationals to obtain a single permit to live and work in Belgium.
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