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TEP-Talk: The Major Tax Reform
29 June 2023
The Finance Minister has announced a Major Tax Reform, but we are not quite ready for it. So he starts with the first phase this year.
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TEP-Talk: Estate Planning when you have no Children
22 June 2023
When we think of estate planning, we think of a family with two parents and two children. The reality is often quite different.
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TEP-Talk: A Lasting Power of Attorney? Why?
25 May 2023
Estate planning is also about planning for your own care and to make decisions when you cannot do it anymore through health or old age
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TEP-Talk: It's tax return time again
18 May 2023
The brown envelope has hit your letter box. You need to file your tax return by the end of June, and if you file online, you have another two weeks. It's tax return time ... again Whether you are new to Belgium or have been filing your tax return here for years, you may have a number of questions.
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TEP-talk: from Expatriate to Inpatriate
27 April 2023
On 1 January 2024, all expatriates become expatriates. There is no way back: all expatriates become resident and liable to all Belgian taxes.
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TEP-talk: The Art of the Gift
20 April 2023
In Belgium, gifts are a common way of getting around the inheritance tax. But then there is gift tax, or is there? If gift tax is paid, no further inheritance tax will be due. Gift tax is due on all gifts before a notary. However, it is not obligatory to make gifts of movables before a notary. Hand-to-hand gifts and bank gifts are valid and exempt of gift tax. Nonetheless, the donor has to live for another three years (and now five years in Wallonia) after the gift, if not, the gift is liable to inheritance tax.
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TEP-talk - The Art of Writing a Tax-Efficient Will
13 April 2023
A Will is a useful tool for tax planning, in fact, it is the first and last tool for tax and estate planning. It can save inheritance tax. Getting your Will right is important. Since no inheritance tax is due on the family home between husband and wife and between registered partners, it can be advantageous to leave the family home in full to your spouse or partner. But then the children may pay more inheritance tax.
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TEP-Talk: Estate Planning for EU Officials
15 December 2022
EU officials are deemed have kept their tax domicile in the country where they were recruited. That makes estate planning a bit more complex.
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TEP-talk: Estate planning without children
24 November 2022
When we think of estate planning, we think of a family with two parents and two children. The reality is often quite different.
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Estate Planning with Life Insurance
27 October 2022
Belgians have discovered life insurance policies as a safe way of investing.
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TEP-Talk: Estate Planning with Gifts
20 October 2022
For Belgians, gifts have always been a favourite way of planning their estate. What you do not have anymore cannot attract inheritance tax.
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TEP-Talk: Estate Planning with Wills
13 October 2022
A Will is a useful tool for tax planning, in fact, it is the first and last tool for tax and estate planning.
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TEP-Talk: Estate planning for Dummies
6 October 2022
For those who think that estate planning is all about avoiding or minimising the inheritance tax. It is that as well but much more.
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Retirement Planning for Expatriates in Belgium
30 June 2022
Retirement planning is a process that evolves over time, and it doesn’t stop when you retire. Let us help you take some important decisions.
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TEP-talk: Trusts, Trust Deeds, ... in Belgium ? ... Definitely not?
23 June 2022
Belgian law does not have trusts, but they are not an unknown notion in Belgium. However, how does Belgium cope with trusts?
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TEP-Talk: International Divorce in Belgium, and taxes
16 June 2022
Living in Belgium if you are not Belgian brings its worries. And when your partner decides to call it a day, how do you deal with a divorce?
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TEP-Talk: Estate Planning for EU Officials
26 May 2022
EU officials are deemed have kept their tax domicile in the country where they were recruited That makes estate planning a bit more complex.
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TEP-Talk: Filing a tax return in Belgium, a doddle?
19 May 2022
Whether it is your first time filing a tax return or not, filing a tax return always has something frightening. Don't procrastinate ...
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TEP-Talk: EU Officials : An Introduction to taxes
21 April 2022
EU officials have a favourable tax regime. Not only is their remuneration tax exempt, they are not considered Belgian residents.
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TEP-Talk: What does the taxman want to know about my overseas properties?
24 March 2022
The Belgian tax authorities have given in to the European Court of Justice. Now they want to give a cadastral revenue to your overseas properties. Need some help?
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TEP-talk: The art of writing a tax-efficient Will
17 March 2022
A Will is a useful tool for tax planning. In fact, it is the first and last tool for tax and estate planning.
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TEP-talk: The New Inpatriate Tax Regime
24 February 2022
The Inpatriate Tax Regime - Who wins? Who loses out? The forgotten Expatriates ..
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TEP-talk: Estate planning without children
17 February 2022
When we think of estate planning, we think of a family with two parents and two children. The reality is often quite different.
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TEP-talk: The art of giving
20 January 2022
In Belgium, one way of planning one’s estate is to make gifts during one’s lifetime. If gift tax is paid, no further inheritance tax will be due.
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TEP-talk: Mort subite, an expatriate dies in Belgium. Estate Planning
13 January 2022
Mort subite, imagine you are dead. What happens now? The other way of looking at planning your estate.
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TEP-talk: The New Expatriate Tax Regime
16 December 2021
Belgium replaces the Expatriate Tax Regime by an Inpatriate Tax Regime
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TEP-Talk: What does the taxman want to know about my overseas properties?
9 December 2021
The Belgian tax authorities have given in to the European Court of Justice. Now they want to give a cadastral revenue to your overseas properties. Need some help?
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