Tax advice for businesses2025-09-10T11:41:40+02:00

Tax advice for businesses

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Investments, restructuring, mobility or the purchase of real estate, every major business decision has tax implications and opportunities. Our experts ensure that your company complies with all tax obligations and see where tax optimizations are possible. We provide expert advice tailored to your specific needs and strategy.

What does tax advice entail?

Belgian tax legislation is known to be complex and changes regularly. Our experts ensure that you comply with all tax obligations and help you take advantage of existing tax benefits. This allows you to fully focus on your business.

Who do we support?

Our services are aimed at both SMEs and large companies operating in Belgium. NPOs and foundations can also call on our tax advisors.

Our services

Tax advice for (dis)investment decisions

Investments in machinery, real estate, goodwill or shares have a significant impact on a company’s profitability. Our experts advise you on:

  • Designated investment structure
  • Smart use of subsidies or tax incentives such as the investment deduction
  • Transition to a more sustainable production process using tax incentives
  • Application of usufruct, real estate lease, right of superficies or emphyteusis
  • Tax impact of desinvestments or capital gains on shares
  • Restructuring and transfer pricing

Restructuring and transfer pricing

At certain times it may be interesting to optimize your group structure. This can be done, for example, when simplifying or realizing economies of scale, isolating real estate, preparing for a transfer or entry of employees.

We guide you through restructuring projects such as mergers, (partial) demergers or share repurchases. We also offer the necessary support within your supply chain review projects.
In addition, we offer advice on the appropriate transfer pricing model (with or without ruling), profit allocation methods and transfer pricing documentation.

Research and development tax benefits & grants

Belgian companies have built a solid reputation as innovative centers of knowledge. To encourage innovation, Belgian legislation provides numerous tax breaks for companies investing in research and development (R&D). Our experts advise you on:

  • Deduction for innovation income
  • Reduced labor cost via the partial exemption from payroll withholding
  • Application of (increased) investment deduction
  • Rulings around R&D incentives
  • Taxation of intellectual property rights, royalty fees and copyrights

Ruling applications

For certain planned transactions or application of tax optimizations, it may be desirable to request a ruling from the Office of Advance Rulings (DVB) in advance. A ruling gives you certainty about your future tax situation. This way you will not be confronted with any surprises during a possible tax audit.

Our team of experts will guide you through a ruling application from the initial analysis to obtaining a positive ruling decision.

Cost Deduction

You can reduce your company’s effective tax rate by being smart about the deductibility of expenses. After all, some expenses incurred by your company are not or only partially deductible, so-called disallowed expenses. Our specialists will make sure you:

  • Have a clear understanding of the ground rules regarding expense deductions and interest deduction limitations.
  • Can use taxation usefully in optimizing your wage policy.
  • You are up to date in the changes of taxation around company cars, charging stations, charging costs with or without solar panels.
  • Have a clear picture of the total cost of the fleet.

Frequently asked questions about tax advice for businesses

My company is committed to innovation (R&D). What tax benefits can it claim?2025-09-10T16:34:03+02:00

The most important tax incentives for innovative companies include:

  • Partial exemption from payroll withholding tax
    This measure allows employers to be exempted from up to 80% of the withholding tax due on the wages of employees working on research projects.
  • Investment deduction for research and development:
    One-off or spread deduction for investments in research and development.
  • Deduction for innovation income
    Net additional profits from innovation or a patent can be exempted from corporate income tax up to 85%.

We analyze whether your company is eligible for these incentives and prepare the application.

What investment deductions can my company apply?2025-09-10T16:18:27+02:00

Depending on the type of company and the nature of the investments, various investment deductions are available:

  • Basic deduction
    This basic deduction amounts to 10% for investments made from January 1, 2025, and can only be applied by sole traders and SMEs. This deduction is increased to 20% for certain investments in digital fixed assets.
  • Thematic deduction
    The percentages for the increased thematic deduction are 40% for sole traders and SMEs and 30% for large companies. This applies, among other things, to environmentally friendly investments.
  • Technology deduction
    The technology deduction is 13.5% for the one-off deduction (in particular on the acquisition or investment value) and 20.5% for the spread deduction (on the annual depreciation of the investments concerned).
Which costs are not deductible or only partially deductible for corporate income tax purposes?2025-09-10T11:50:52+02:00

Tax legislation provides for a deduction restriction for certain costs. These costs are also referred to as “disallowed expenses.”
For example, the tax on vacant buildings is not deductible. For a complete summary, please refer to the overview of disallowed expenses.

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