Fact Sheets

Distributing a company’s profits to a shareholder is done through a dividend payment. And that is not tax-free. Dividends are subject to withholding tax. However, the withholding tax rate may vary depending on the applicable tax regime.

You have the option of conducting business activities in your own name or of organizing them through a legal entity, namely a company. These two legal structures are clearly distinct from one another and each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Inheritance tax is a regional matter. Flanders, Wallonia, and the Brussels-Capital Region each have their own rules and rates. When does Flanders have the authority to levy this tax?

You’re planning to buy a new (or used) car. Choosing the car that best meets your needs usually presents a few challenges. On top of that, the way you plan to pay for the car opens up a whole range of options.

The days when cohabitation was the exception and marriage the rule have given way to a time when various forms of cohabitation are the norm. However, from a property and tax law perspective, married couples, legally recognized cohabitants, and de facto cohabitants are not treated the same way.

Choosing a corporate structure means that expenses are paid and revenues are received by the company. This contrasts with the financial needs of the shareholder and/or business owner as a private individual. Below are a number of options for withdrawing funds from the company.

It is important to build up pension savings throughout one’s career to supplement the statutory pension. This ensures that, upon reaching retirement age, one can continue to count on an income that is in line with one’s final salary prior to retirement.

Flanders has tax jurisdiction if the donor’s tax residence is located in the Flemish Region. If, during the five years prior to the gift, the tax residence was located in different regions, it is determined by identifying the region in which the donor resided for the longest period during those five years prior to the gift.

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