May 2021 – Determining the reporting deadline for non-profit organisations, resident companies, non-resident companies and dissolved companies used to require some mathematical thinking. From this year onwards, it will be much simpler. ⟶
New taxation regime for foreign real estate
Distribution of profits in an SA
The alarm bell procedure: an alarm for the director too
Share premiums in companies with capital and in companies without capital
VAT deduction on company cars: tolerance for 2020
May 2021 – The deduction of VAT on vehicles is a particularly complex matter. For private cars, the deduction can in principle never be higher than 50%. And if the vehicle is also used for private purposes, the limitation of the deduction can be even higher. However, in this period of the coronavirus crisis, the administration is… ⟶
Win-win loan or friendly action: Flemish companies can choose
April 2021 – The Flemish government wants to give Flemish companies a boost in the wake of the coronavirus crisis by giving private individuals a tax incentive to invest. On the one hand, it offers them the possibility to invest via a "winwinlening" (a subordinated loan). On the other hand, since 11 February 2021, it offers… ⟶
Who must draw up and file a social balance sheet?
April 2021 – In principle, companies that are required to draw up annual accounts are also required to draw up a social balance sheet and file it with the National Bank of Belgium. In this social balance sheet, you as a company must include information on the number of employees: staff turnover, training, etc. ⟶
Current account: the maximum interest rate is known
April 2021 – As a company director, if you grant a loan to your company, you must ensure that the amount of the loan does not exceed the company's equity capital and that the interest rate you receive does not exceed the market rate. If you exceed either of these limits, the part of the interest that exceeds the limit will… ⟶
Waiver of rent following the Covid-19 pandemic - Accounting treatment
Indexed personal income tax amounts for the tax years 2021 and 2022
Single shareholder in an SA/NV or SRL/BV: it is possible, but...
Capital gains and reinvestment: no additional period due to coronavirus
Additional activities in 2021
Exempt salary bonuses increasingly popular
April 2021 – "Non-recurring benefits linked to results". This is the exact name of the benefits that an employer can distribute to his staff free of tax and, in part, also free of social security contributions. The scheme has already existed since 2008. The new ceilings for benefits paid from 1 January 2021 are now known.
Recovery of pay in lieu of notice: who pays the withholding tax?
VAT control of permanently loss-making activities
March 2021 – Anyone who turns his hobby (which has become too big) into an independent activity to be able to deduct losses from other income must be careful. Thanks to the datamining, the tax authorities identify companies that are permanently in deficit and, after control, reduce the loss of the activity to zero. ⟶
A director's mandate... to have enough members
March 2021 – Being a director of a company or a ASBL/VZW has legal consequences, even if you only exercise this mandate pro forma or as a service to a friend. The Court of Cassation confirms that an individual director is required to supervise co-directors, even if this was not the real purpose of his mandate. ⟶
New support measure: exemption from payment of withholding tax for worker training
A transaction with the tax authorities is not deductible as a business expense
March 2021 – In 2014, the tax authorities conclude an agreement with a company and the directors of this company concerning the payment of the tax evaded. In addition to the taxes, the company pays a transactional amount. The Income Tax Code prohibits the deduction of fines. But does a transactional fine constitute such a non-deductible fine? ⟶