Stefanie Pauwels:

“Our tax professionals bring their deep banking sector experience to assist you in dealing with the rapidly changing tax technical and industry developments and with the higher compliance standards.”

Kris Lievens:

“Insurance companies have to comply with multiple tax reporting obligations in Belgium. Being in control of these tax reportings with different reporting dates is of utmost importance in order to avoid penalties.”

Benoît Pernet:

“Managing VAT cost within the financial groups requires sensible planning, efficient processes and careful reviews. The requirement to collect qualitative data remains crucial in this respect and will only increase with enhanced compliance obligations linked not only to the financial institutions, but to their customers as well, notably with a view to tackling VAT fraud. The dedicated Financial Services tax team is there to support you also in optimizing your approach to indirect tax.”

Wolgang Oepen:

“Belgian tax legislation dealing with investment funds is becoming more and more complex. Our Financial Services tax team is there to guide you through this evolving tax landscape.”

Tim De Bruyne:

“Banks and other financial institutions are certain they will pay taxes, but are they always certain on when and how? A clear view on deadlines and requirements is essential.”

Stefaan Mertens:

“The implementation of FATCA and CRS transformed financial institutions into tax data collectors. Managing operational tax risk starts with seeking client tax data consistency. Aligning AEOI regimes with QI and other operational taxes, while guaranteeing operational efficiency, is something our dedicated Financial Services tax team can help you with!”

Kevin Hellinckx

“Belgian tax legislation for investment income and gains is a complex maze with the government increasingly focusing on direct and indirect taxation of income and gains from movable property. This not only concerns movable withholding tax and corporate income tax, but also several operational taxes such as the stock exchange tax and the annual tax on securities accounts.

As a result, investors are often confronted with convoluted tax queries and compliance obligations pushing financial intermediaries to offer clients tailor-made tax reporting solutions.

Our dedicated Financial Services Tax Team is there to guide you through this complex, rapidly changing Belgian tax landscape.”