The federal government is asking the wealthiest individuals (“with the broadest shoulders’) to make an additional contribution in order to reduce the budget deficit. This will be done in particular through a capital gains tax on financial assets. The text underwent numerous adaptations, amendments and renegotiations throughout 2025. Due to the...
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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- 2025-12-17
- Marc QUAGHEBEUR
- Wealth law & taxation
- 2025-07-03
- Marc QUAGHEBEUR,
- Wealth law & taxation, Corporate taxation
Marc QUAGHEBEUR will be hosting a webinar entitled "The big tax reform of 2025 : what do we know today", on Thursday 17 July 2025 from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm. The Belgian government announced a big tax reform, that would reduce the tax burden on work, and has finally agreed the outlines of the capital gains tax on financial assets. 👉Information...
Read- 2025-07-01
- Marc QUAGHEBEUR,
- Wealth law & taxation
1. The Fairness Tax The Fairness Tax was a tax of 5.15% due by large companies that distributed profits that had not been subject to the standard rate of corporate income tax due to the notional interest deduction and/or losses carried forward by the company. Despite numerous reservations expressed at the time by the legislation section of...
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