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Belgium has introduced a series of important labour law developments as of mid 2026.

Sinds 1 januari 2022 geldt in België een bijzonder belastingregime voor ingekomen belastingplichtigen en
onderzoekers. Het oude expatstelsel (gebaseerd op een circulaire uit 1983) was jarenlang populair, maar werd hervormd.

In our previous newsletter, we discussed the optimisation opportunities and already highlighted the importance of an accurate valuation as the starting point for the future tax calculation. With this new newsletter, we build on that foundation and take a deeper dive into this crucial topic: how to arrive at a valuation that reflects the economic reality of your business.

Bent u eigenaar van een woning, kantoor of bedrijfspand in Vlaanderen dat in 2025 (gedeeltelijk) leegstond?
Dan maakt u mogelijk recht op een terugbetaling van uw onroerende voorheffing - maar enkel als u vóór 31 maart 2026 een gemotiveerd verzoek indient.

As many companies are looking for ways to align working time arrangements more closely with their operational needs, the ‘great flexibility’ framework can offer an interesting solution within the bounds of Belgian labor law.
Forvis Mazars provides dedicated support to help organizations navigate the procedure required to implement this regime.

On 16 December 2025, the European Parliament adopted the Omnibus I package to adapt sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations in the EU, thereby concluding the trilogue negotiations. The European Council had already stated in advance that it would agree to the compromise text reached in the trilogue negotiations, provided that the text was adopted by the EP without amendment.

We have included here details on the most important points and implications:

With the first reporting deadline for Public Country-by-Country Reporting (Public CbCR or pCBCR) underway for many large multinationals (i.e. generally by 31 December 2026 for a calendar-year group), please find below a technical update following recent releases by the European Commission (EC) and the National Bank of Belgium (NBB).

Hoewel de nieuwe meerwaardebelasting nog niet finaal gestemd werd, bevestigde het kabinet dat de meerwaardebelasting in België wordt ingevoerd vanaf 1 januari 2026.

In deze eerste nieuwsflash overlopen we enkele optimalisatiemogelijkheden en aandachtspunten met betrekking tot de jaarafsluiting.

Navigating Belgium’s labor law, tax, immigration, social security and other regulations can be quite challenging for foreign contractors. That’s why we have set up a pragmatic and hands-on cooperation specifically designed to support Croatian subcontracting companies working on construction or industrial sites in Belgium.