Belgium-Holland Desk

Tax, legal and financial advice and guidance in: 

• choosing between establishing a foreign company (subsidiary) or branch (permanent establishment)  
• establishing Dutch companies for physicians and guidance on partnership agreements 
• handling all formalities when establishing a foreign company or branch  
• fulfilling tax obligations with respect to corporatz tax, VAT and customs obligations as well as the preparation and submission of online returns 
• acting as liable representative for VAT, reclaiming foreign VAT  
• conducting bookkeeping, preparing interim reports and annual accounts 
• monitoring, investigating and advising on tax opportunities and risks in both countries 
• tax optimisation of cross-border structures 
• advising on transfer pricing strategy and preparing transfer pricing notifications and forms 
• guidance in business acquisitions (due dilligence, acquisition contracts, structuring) and cross-border reorganisations 
• preparation of commercial contracts (lease, agency, cooperation agreements, etc.)  

• guidance in choosing the applicable matrimonial property and inheritance law 
• analysis and optimisation of prenuptial agreements 
• advice on inheritance arrangements (a.o. wills) and succession planning 
• advice on donation modalities (usufruct, right of return, etc.) 
• assistance in executing bank gifts or manual donations, donations before notaries 
• cross-border analysis of the company (structure) in the light of the existing favourable regimes for donation and inheritance of family enterprises, and advice on the optimal company structure with a view to the intra-family transfer of the business
• guidance on setting up appropriate control structures (foundations, partnerships, holding companies) 
• planning of art or vintage car collections and other collections.
• shaping your philanthropic objectives.

Tax and legal advice and guidance in: 

• recruitment of local employees abroad and in cross-border employment, taking into account the differences in labour law between Belgium and the Netherlands 
• drafting employment contracts in the context of local and cross-border employment between Belgium and the Netherlands 
• correct application of international social security and tax laws and regulations when employing your employees cross-border 
• appointment of directors or C-levels in a foreign company 
• preparation of comparative gross-to-net and net-to-gross calculations for local employment and cross-border employment situations (salary splits, secondment, 30% rule applications) 
• Dutch work cost regulation 
• compilation of an attractive remuneration package 
• optimization of cross-border employment on pension accrual 
• coordination of all periodic payroll formalities  
• assistentie bij de toepassing van de compensatieregeling en voorschotregelingen terzake 
• opmaak van aandelen(optie)plannen en advies over de verschillende behandeling in België en Nederland

Tailored advice and support in: 

• emigration of individuals and legal entities
• all aspects such as purchase of real estate, relocation of company headquarters, pension optimization, succession planning, preparation of all returns 
• advice and administration of holding, management and patrimony companies.