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BELGIUM - Civil Law (Napoleonic Code)
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Belgium taxes

This article explains the tax laws in Belgium, you have to know about taxation for a SPRL/BVBA which is the most common company type in Belgium.

Belgium taxes corporate income, whether it is accrued onshore or offshore. The headline estimated rate for income earned abroad, from our research, but seek professional advice, is 33.99%. However Belgium does not have CFC rules and undistributed profits from subsidiaries may not be taxable. Belgium may have certain incentives to transfer in foreign earned profits. Taxes are high in Belgium because the general corporate tax rate is 33%. A 3% surcharge is imposed, resulting an effective tax rate of 33.99%. SME's may be subject to reduced progressive rates under certain conditions. Belgium ranks 161th overall in terms of corp. taxation rate internationally.

The valued added tax rate in Belgium is 21.00%, which ranks Belgium as 155th overall with regards to VAT globally. In terms of other taxation, an employer will contribute 38% to the equivalent of a social security fund and an employee will contribute 13.07%. The overall complexity of the tax system is low. This is measured by average time to comply with a country's labor tax requirements is as it is 40 hours. Contributing to this is the number of yearly labor tax payments, which is 2 in BE.

Thin capitalization restrictions are not in play, except in certain cases. This refers to any sort of restrictions on given company with respect todebt-to-asset ratios.
Dividends received from resident or foreign entities are subject to CIT. However, a 95% deduction may apply if shareholder holds at least 10% of the share capital of the payer company for an uninterrupted period of at least 1 year and payer company is subject to CIT. A dividend is payments of an earnings of the business, passed by the board, to a particular class of shareholders. Dividends can be either cash payments, shares of stock, or other property.
Capital Gains are generally subject to CIT standard rate. However, a tax deferral may be available if capital gains from the disposal of shares of other companies have been subject to tax and shares have been hold for an uninterrupted period of 1 year. Capital Gains CIT exempted are subject to a 0.412% separate tax. Shares sold within one year period are taxed at an effective rate of 25.75%. A capital gains tax is levied on the profits that a corporation or natural person realizes when he or she sells sells a capital asset for a price that is higher than the purchase price.

The interest withholding tax rate is estimated at 30%. Which means that the tax authorities expects companies to pay tax on at least 30% of payments abroad on interests. A 15% tax rate may apply if interests are derived from certain bonds or savings deposit accounts exceeding certain thresholds. The dividends withholding tax rate is 30%. This should be interpreted usually that the relevant tax authorities expects relevant legal entities to automatically withhold 30% of dividend payments to non-residents. The royalties withholding tax rate is 30% This means that the tax authorities expects to withhold 30% of royalty payments abroad. Certain royalties income are taxed at a 15% tax rate. Payments to residents of EU/EEA or countries which Belgium has concluded a tax treaty with, may be tax exempted or subject to a reduced tax rates.
There is no known tax on wealth in Belgium. There are inheritance, transfer and real property taxes in Belgium. There are frequently implemented research and development tax relief in this country.

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It takes approximately 20 hours to file and prepare documents for a Belgium Civil Law (Napoleonic Code).
The corporate tax is approximately 33.99% which is 161 in the world.

Owners of a company in Belgium are not allowed to carry back a loss and may be allowed to carry forward a loss for 100 years.

The vat rate in Belgium is 21% which ranks 155 in the world.

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RND credit
Wealth tax
Estate tax
Transfer taxes
Asset taxes
Capital duties
118Tax treaties
33.99%Offshore Tax
33.99%Corp rate
-Loss carryback years
20Corporate time
21%VAT rate
33%Capital gains
2017AEOI planned

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Belgium Tax Treaties

CountryTypeDate signed
Antigua and Barbuda
TIEA2009-12-07
Hong Kong
DTC 2003-12-10
Malaysia
DTC 1973-10-24
Gabon
DTC 1993-01-14
Ecuador
DTC 1996-12-18
Oman
DTC 2008-12-16
Sweden
DTC 1991-02-05
Turkmenistan
DTC 1987-12-17
Poland
DTC 2001-08-20
Philippines
DTC 1976-10-02
Spain
DTC 1995-06-14
Germany
DTC 1967-04-11
Romania
DTC 1996-03-04
Albania
DTC 2002-11-14
Tajikistan
DTC 1987-12-17
Ukraine
DTC 1996-05-20
Thailand
DTC 1978-10-16
France
DTC 1964-03-10
Argentina
DTC 1996-06-12
Portugal
DTC 1969-07-16
Morocco
DTC 1972-05-04
South Africa
DTC 1995-02-01
Senegal
DTC 1987-09-29
Hungary
DTC 1982-07-19
Kazakhstan
DTC 1998-04-16
United Arab Emirates
DTC 1996-09-30
Uganda
DTC 2007-07-27
Singapore
DTC 2006-11-06
Czech Republic
DTC 1996-12-16
Russia
DTC 1995-06-16
South Korea
DTC 1977-08-29
Denmark
DTC 1969-10-16
Malta
DTC 1974-06-28
Serbia
DTC 1980-11-21
Saint Lucia
TIEA2009-12-07
Anguilla
TIEA2010-09-24
Finland
DTC 1976-05-18
Macedonia
DTC 1980-11-21
Turkey
DTC 1987-06-02
Japan DTC 1968-03-28
Austria
DTC 1971-12-29
Ghana
DTC 2005-06-14
India
DTC 1993-04-26
Latvia
DTC 1999-04-21
Bulgaria
DTC 1988-10-25
Mexico
DTC 1992-11-24
Bahamas
TIEA2009-12-07
Brazil
DTC 1972-06-23
New Zealand
DTC 1981-09-15
China
DTC 2009-10-07
San Marino
DTC 2005-12-21
Cyprus
DTC 1996-05-14
Kosovo
DTC 1980-11-21
United Kingdom
DTC 1987-06-01
Macao
DTC 2006-06-19
Qatar
DTC 2007-11-06
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
TIEA2009-12-07
Azerbaijan
DTC 2004-05-18
Bangladesh
DTC 1990-10-18
Croatia
DTC 2003-06-02
Aruba
TIEA2014-04-24
Australia
DTC 1977-10-13
Greece
DTC 2004-05-25
Luxembourg
DTC 1970-09-17
Mauritius
DTC 1995-07-04
Isle of Man
DTC 2009-07-16
Venezuela
DTC 1993-04-22
Ireland
DTC 1970-06-24
Monaco
TIEA2009-07-15
Moldova
DTC 1987-12-17
Canada
DTC 2002-05-23
Bermuda
TIEA2013-04-11
Rwanda
DTC 2007-04-16
Grenada
TIEA2010-03-18
Uzbekistan
DTC 1996-11-14
Lithuania
DTC 1998-11-26
Bahrain
DTC 2007-11-04
Chile
DTC 2007-12-06
Pakistan
DTC 1980-03-17
Tunisia
DTC 2004-10-07
Indonesia
DTC 1997-09-16
Estonia
DTC 1999-11-05
Saint Kitts and Nevis
TIEA2009-12-18
Mongolia
DTC 1995-09-26
Montenegro
DTC 1980-11-21
Andorra
TIEA2009-10-23
Jersey
DTC 2014-03-13
Israel
DTC 1972-07-13
Georgia
DTC 2000-12-14
Slovenia
DTC 1998-06-22
Italy
DTC 1983-04-29
Sri Lanka
DTC 1983-02-03
Cayman Islands
TIEA2014-04-24
Egypt
DTC 1991-01-03
Kyrgyzstan
DTC 1987-12-17
United States
DTC 2006-11-27
Kuwait
DTC 1990-03-10
Iceland
DTC 2000-05-23
Gibraltar
TIEA2009-12-16
Bosnia and Herzegovina
DTC 1980-11-21
Vietnam
DTC 1996-02-28
Belize
TIEA2009-12-29
Norway
DTC 1988-04-14
Uruguay
DTC 2013-08-23
Algeria
DTC 1991-12-15
Seychelles
DTC 2006-04-27
Dominica
TIEA2010-02-26
Guernsey
TIEA2014-04-24
Nigeria
DTC 1989-11-20
Netherlands
DTC 2001-06-05
Liechtenstein
TIEA2009-11-10
Montserrat
TIEA2010-02-16
Slovakia
DTC 1997-01-15
Armenia
DTC 2001-06-07
Belarus
DTC 1995-03-07
Ivory Coast
DTC 1977-11-25
Switzerland
DTC 1978-08-28
Taiwan
DTC 2004-10-13

Country Info

National Flag of
Königreich Belgien (deu)
Royaume de Belgique (fra)
Koninkrijk België (nld)
Currency
EUR
Area Code
+32
Capital
Brussels
Region
Western Europe
Native Languages
German
French
Dutch