Remke Beerens, lawyer at Novius, clarifies and explains the importance of a well-considered deed of gift. 

Anyone who walks into Novius' offices is instantly introduced to the authentic character that typifies the law firm.

Dirk Merckx talks about tax regulations, the motivation of the tax authorities and penalties.

It is an issue that provokes considerable debate in the Belgian legal landscape, especially in bankruptcy cases.

What do you do when electronic communications at work turn into discriminatory or offensive messages?

Can a company deduct the cost of real estate placed at the disposal of its managing director?

What legal options do you have if your business runs into difficulties? We will be happy to guide you through updated insolvency law.

Thinking about handing over your business to the next generation soon, but you’re not ready to hand everything over yet? Then the trust office may be a suitable planning technique for you.

Today it can no longer be ignored. The rules on GDPR and privacy are gradually filtering through to our social lives, but also to the business world.

On 1 December 2020, the provisions governing the prohibition of unfair terms between enterprises came into effect. These provisions were inserted into the Belgian Code of Economic Law by the Belgian Act of 4 April 2019, with which also the prohibition of abuse of economic dependence (effective 22 August 2020) and the prohibition on unfair market practices (effective 1 September 2019) were introduced into the Belgian Code of Economic Law.

Today it can no longer be ignored. The rules on GDPR and privacy are gradually filtering through to our social lives, but also to the business world.

Today it can no longer be ignored. The rules on GDPR and privacy are gradually filtering through to our social lives, but also to the business world.

On 1 January 2022, a number of changes will come into effect with regard to the Flemish registration taxes.

Amendments to the draft law containing various tax provisions will make changes to the VVPR-bis reduced withholding regime for dividends allocated or made payable from 1 January 2022.

Belgium has already been sanctioned a number of times by the European Court of Justice for the unequal tax treatment of Belgian and foreign real estate (see among others, Judgement 12 11 2020).

The registration tax on the purchase of real estate in Flanders changed fundamentally on 1 January 2022.

How can you give certain key people at your company an incentive to stay with your company for the long term, or attract new talent, while also ensuring favourable tax consequences?

A legislative proposal is pending in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for an investment deduction of 200% for (semi) public charging stations.

Today, real estate remains the pre-eminent investment instrument. A decision is often taken to have a (newly established) company (co-)invest in real estate, but is this always advisable? 

In a preliminary tax ruling, the taxpayer enters into a prior dialogue with the tax authorities with the aim of obtaining legal certainty about the tax treatment of their intended transaction.

In Belgium there is a fundamental legal obligation to have donations made through a notary. A gift through a notary is often appropriate when the donor wishes to include certain clauses in the deed of gift (reservation of usufruct, condition precedent, stipulation of return in case of predecease, etc.).