Tax services FSI
Financial services industry (FSI)
The Belgian tax practice offers a wide array of services that are specifically designed for financial institutions, in the following domains: corporate and international tax; indirect tax and General Employer Services (“GES”).
Corporate tax
Our corporate tax practitioners aim to create value by:
- Minimising the tax burden on operations;
- Optimising a company’s tax structure;
- Assisting with reporting requirements;
- Developing and implementing transfer pricing strategies;
- Assistance in M&A transactions.
International tax
Our transfer pricing specialists aim to create value by:
- Taking the lead for worldwide transfer pricing documentation projects;
- Setting up of royalty, management fees and loan policies including the negotiation of rulings with the tax authorities;
- Negotiating unilateral APA with Belgian tax authorities;
- Negotiating comprehensive multilateral APA ;
- Acquiring an extensive experience in the preparation and the negotiation of tax audit with the Belgian special transfer pricing task force for multinational groups active in all types of sectors;
- Negotiating the preparation of multinational double tax taxation issues .
Indirect tax
Our indirect tax practitioners aim to create value by:
- Optimizing the indirect tax cost of business transactions;
- Developing and implementing indirect tax strategies and VAT saving structures for major investments;
- Outsourcing support of the Indirect Tax function;
- Assisting with reporting requirements;
- Providing tools and best practices for indirect tax reporting;
- Assisting with negotiations with tax authorities
General employer services (GES)
The GES practice aims to create value by:
- Minimising the social and income tax burden on employees;
- Developing and implementing compensation strategies (e.g. equity, bonus, pension and fringe benefit plans);
- Assistance with assignment policies;
- Optimising the company’s (international) HR structure and processes;
- Efficient payroll practices;
- Assisting with reporting requirements.