Administrative penalties applicable in the event of failure to comply with the transfer pricing documentation obligations
19 July 2018
The Royal Decree implementing article 445, §3 of the Belgian Income Tax Code 1992 detailing the scale of the administrative penalties and their application rules applicable in the event of failure to comply with the transfer pricing obligations has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette on July, 9th.
Administrative fines
The below table lists the nature of the infringements as well as the related administrative fines.
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NATURE OF INFRINGEMENTS
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ADMINISTRATIVE FINES
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A. Infringement due to circumstances beyond the control of the taxpayer
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None
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B. Infringement not attributable to the existence of bad faith or the intention to avoid tax:
- 2nd infringement:
- 3rd infringement:
- 4th infringement:
- Following infringements:
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None
1.250,00 EUR
6.250,00 EUR
12.500,00 EUR
25.000,00 EUR
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C. Infringement attributable to the existence of bad faith or the intention to avoid tax (including the submission of intentionally incomplete or inaccurate declarations):
- 1st infringement:
- Following infringements:
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12.500,00 EUR
25.000,00 EUR
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Infringements
The following actions can amongst others be considered as infringements: non-filing of the documents, no timely submission of the documents, incomplete or inaccurate filing of the documents, with or without the intention to avoid tax.
Contact
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