VAT in Belgium: Practical guidelines for e-commerce entrepreneurs
Date04 Jul 2024
In today’s global e-commerce landscape, expanding into new markets is a common strategic move for online sellers. Belgium, with its dynamic economy and growing online consumer base, has become an...
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The Intrastat system in Belgium: Key information and practices
Date02 Jul 2024
Intrastat is a statistical system designed to collect data on trade in goods between the member countries of the European Union. In Belgium, the management of Intrastat declarations is handled...
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Belgium adopts the ECJ’s position on unfinished invoices
Date01 Feb 2018
Belgium has implemented the recent ECJ jurisprudence regarding the right to subtract VAT on invoices with missing details. On the 12th October, 2017 the authorities published a circular letter 2017/c/64...
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Belgium government praised for reforms to tax system
Date29 Dec 2017
Moody’s the international ratings has praised efforts by the Belgian Government to reform their tax system, and said that strong corporate tax revenues combined with prudent fiscal policy have strengthened...
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Belgium – Quarterly VAT prepayments
Date18 Apr 2017
From 1st April, 2017 taxpayers who currently making quarterly prepayments for Value Added Tax (VAT), will no longer be required to do so the Belgian Minister of Finance, Johan Van...
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Belgium ends monthly VAT pre-payments
Date08 Mar 2017
Taxpayers in Belgium will no longer be required to submit monthly pre-payments if already providing quarterly VAT returns. Currently, if a business’ annual turnover is below 2.5 million EUR and...
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Quarterly payments withdrawn by Belgium
Date13 Feb 2017
As from the 1st April, 2017, Belgium has withdrawn the obligation to file VAT quarterly prepayments on their VAT obligation. At present small businesses may opt to file only quarterly...
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