1. Expatriates are now impatriates For nearly 40 years, Belgium attracted foreign workers through a special tax regime for expatriate executives, known as “expats.” Approximately 20,000 executives and researchers benefited from this special tax regime until 2022. Under the former regime, employers could provide tax-exempt allowances, but most...
ReadMarc Quaghebeur is a partner within the Belgian office’s Corporate Taxation and Wealth Law & Taxation departments.
A specialist in international tax and cross-border planning, his experience is particularly useful to entrepreneurs in their operational activities and their holding and financing structures (acquisitions, reorganisations, tax due diligence, fund structuring, executive remuneration, etc.).
Marc advises both companies and foreign individuals on all investment and inheritance matters in Belgium, and other issues relating to foreign taxation applicable to Belgian companies and residents.
With a wealth of experience in law firms specialising in international taxation, he deals with the legal and tax issues encountered by holding companies and investment funds, real estate and trusts in Belgium.
He also assists clients with tax audits and disputes before all courts, including the Constitutional Court.
Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1984, he holds a law degree from the KU Leuven and a further degree in tax law from the Fiscale Hogeschool.
He is also the author of numerous publications, including, for the Belgian chapter, the IBFD’s International Guide to Trust Taxation and European Cross-Border Estate Planning. His experience of cross-border estate planning naturally led him to write “Rest in Peace, A Guide to Wills and Inheritance Tax in Belgium”.
Languages : Dutch, English, French
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- 2025-03-24
- Marc QUAGHEBEUR,
- Corporate taxation, Wealth law & taxation
Marc Quaghebeur drafted an article entitled « The New Belgian Government’s Tax Program » which was published in Tax Notes International, volume 117, dated 24 March 2025. Read the article
Read- 2025-03-18
- Sébastien POPIJN, Marc QUAGHEBEUR David LOHISSE, Charles PRICE,
- Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law, Corporate taxation, Wealth law & taxation, Employment law - Social welfare law
Since February 3, 2025, after five and a half months of waiting, Belgium has a new center-right federal government composed of a coalition of five parties : the Flemish nationalists (NVA), the French-speaking liberals (MR), the French-speaking centrists (Les Engagés), the Flemish Christian Democrats (CD&V), and the Flemish socialists...
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