The special tax regime for foreign executives
An advantageous tax regime for foreign executives working in Belgium […]
Do copyrights survive in photographs?
Can photographs meet the originality requirement of copyright protection? “Photographs are scientific pictures, not drawings, they are the naked truth … the imprint of the lens, not the product of human agency or perception.” (T. Kogan) […]
No taxation on capital gains in Belgium ?
Discover why Belgium is a tax heaven to sell shares. How are capital gains on shares taxed in Belgium (both in the hands of an individual and of a company) ? Article 90, 9° of the Belgian Income Tax Code provides for the taxation as miscellaneous incomes: […]
Directors’ liability in relation to a not-for-profit organization
There are two types of liability: contractual liability resulting from the poor performance of the contract and liability in tort resulting from a mistake committed outside of any contract: […]
How to obtain a belgian professional card ?
Foreign (non-EU) nationals wishing to settle in Belgium and be self-employed must hold a professional card authorizing them to exercise their profession (carte professionnelle/beroepskaart), which can be issued for a period of five years. This is the entry door for a Belgian visa. […]
Non-competition clause in my employment contract ? Not under certain caps!
Does your work contract have a non-compete? If so, make sure it’s valid! Many contracts have a non-compete clause included to make sure that the employee poses no threat to the company’s business once the work agreement expires. Are you doubting whether your non-compete has legal standing? If yes, then read on, because Belgian law has certain conditions for the validity of non-compete clauses. […]
Bringing Families Together
The conditions to obtain a visa that bring you closer to your family, and your new home. Everyone wants to be closer to their wife and children. We know this, and so does the law. Belgium has a few possibilities when it comes to reuniting married couples and families, providing that a member of the family resides in the country. […]
Tax optimization with the 4w’s method
Example of the application of the FIRST W: the Distribution of € 100,000 by a UAE company to its employee : The employee ends up with € 100,000 : no taxes and social security contributions. Distribution of € 100,000 by a Belgian company to its director : Out of € 100,000 distributed to a director in Belgium, she ends up with a net income of € 51,500. […]
Mr. Christophe Boeraeve has been appointed EU EXPERT in innovation as part of the HORIZON2020
M. Christophe Boeraeve is ma Belgian and UAE resident with university degrees in Law, in Belgium and in the USA (Chicago), an MBA from Solvay Business School and additional degrees in Social Communications, Mediation & Arbitration and Business Coaching. […]
Mr. Christophe Boeraeve has been appointed EU EXPERT in innovation as part of the HORIZON2020
Mr. Christophe Boeraeve Esq. is a Belgian citizen, or say a European, with university degrees in Law, in Belgium and in the USA (Chicago), an MBA from Solvay Business School and additional degrees in Social communications, Mediation & Arbitration and Business Coaching. He has been appointed EU EXPERT in innovation as part of the HORIZON2020 program and presently review Fast Track To Innovation Action applications (http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/fast-track-innovation-pilot-2015-2016). […]
