Are you acquiring a business or is your business being acquired? Then the impact on staff is one of the most complex and sensitive aspects of the transaction. CLA no. 32bis imposes binding obligations that you, as an employer, need to know before signing. Ignoring them can lead to serious legal and financial consequences.

Acquiring an SME gives you the opportunity to build on an existing business, but it also requires the necessary caution. In a share transfer, you step into a company with a history, including potential risks that are not always immediately visible.

What Foreign Employers Need to Know About the Tax Risks of Remote Working. Remote working has become a permanent feature of international employment. Many foreign companies now allow employees to work from Belgium without establishing a Belgian entity. While this offers flexibility, it can also create unexpected tax exposure.

Have you received a property withholding tax assessment notice? If so, it is worthwhile not only to check the calculation, but also to verify whether you are entitled to a proportional reduction due to unproductiveness.

The digitalisation of VAT obligations in Europe is accelerating. With VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA), the European Union is taking a step towards a system in which invoice data will in future be shared with the tax authorities almost in real time. Belgium is also preparing for this. At first glance, many businesses may see this as simply “even more e-invoicing”. In reality, however, the impact goes much further: it affects not only your invoicing, but also your data, processes, systems and tax risks.