Tax law

The Belgian tax group navigates through the constantly evolving legislation and jurisprudence to identify risks and provide client-focused solutions with maximum tax efficiency.

We have substantial experience in assisting a diverse client base, including multinational and domestic corporations, financial institutions, investment funds, high net worth individuals, and start-ups.

The Belgian tax group routinely provides advice on a wide range of corporate operations and fiscal subjects, such as international tax, financial services tax, real estate tax, VAT, registration duties, and local taxes. We further advise international groups on the tax-efficient incentivization of their employees, salary split mechanisms, and other employment tax aspects. As an active member of Eversheds Sutherland’s International Tax Group, we offer clients a seamless multi-jurisdictional tax advisory service in English, Dutch, and French.

Examples of work

Setting up of several private equity investment funds for merchant and investment banks
Designing and reviewing financing and acquisition structures used by private equity firms and industrial groups (incl. advising on post-acquisition rationalization)
Advising foreign pension funds on their respective investments in Belgium
Advising on the tax aspects of cross-border intragroup restructurings
Assessing the permanent establishment risk posed by the activities exercised in Belgium by an international group active in different sectors (Food and retail, Insurance, Construction, Hospitality management, Industrials, etc.)
Setting up and refining of new services offered by a large financial institution to multinational groups (e.g., in-house group banking services)
Advising Belgian and foreign clients on the optimization of their real estate investment structures regarding direct and indirect tax
Conceiving appropriate private wealth management structures for foreign high net worth individuals establishing their residency in Belgium
Reviewing international group structures in light of the entering into force of the OECD Multilateral Instrument
Advising multinational groups on the use of global equity award plans for their respective Belgium-based employees
Assessing the tax treatment of factoring activities exercised by foreign companies in Belgium
Assisting international insurance companies with voluntarily disclosing their business in Belgium for purposes of Belgian insurance premium tax
Assisting a foreign lessor of industrial machinery on the tax aspects of its leasing structures in Belgium

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Gregory Komlosi, Counsel

+32 2 737 93 67
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