Belgium is the next country to introduce stricter rules on the sale of tobacco and alcohol. One of the measures is a ban on tobacco sales in supermarkets. The number of sales points for alcohol is also going down. The Belgian parliament approved a bill by the Health Minister that imposes stricter rules on the sale of tobacco and alcohol. The main measures are listed below. From April 1, 2025, sup... Read more

Do you even know what DPP is? Digital Product Passports (DPP) are set to play a crucial role in the European Union’s commitment to a circular economy. The purpose of this document is to provide you with a necessary overview of the upcoming Digital Product Passport requirements set to be implemented by the European Union. Read more

Navigating Belgium's VAT landscape is essential for businesses to maintain compliance and capitalize on fiscal opportunities. In this country, VAT regulations cover various types of transactions subject to tax and registration and require certain steps that are stated below. For VAT registration, foreign companies conducting business in Belgium are required to obtain a VAT number. Evidence of bu... Read more

Belgian shops, cafes, and restaurants cannot refuse cash payments, even if, for a few years, some restaurants, food trucks, and thrift shops have only accepted cards or other means of payment that are not cash. What else do you need to know? The federal government has approved a bill to that effect proposed almost a year ago, in April 2023, by Economy Minister P. Dermagne. According to EU regula... Read more

Belgium is preparing to introduce electronic invoicing that will affect certain suppliers, customers, and transactions from January 1st, 2026, as explained below. The entry into force of the rules for e-invoicing in Belgium is foreseen to commence on January 1st, 2026, whereas the obligation to issue a structured electronic invoice requires the meeting of the following three factors, explained be... Read more

In this discussion, we have introduced our new partner program and what is essential for international growth, while dealing with topics such as - Success factors for POS applications - What does globalization mean? - How to grow globally? Furthermore, we presented benefits for our partners. Last but not least, we presented our fiscal cloud architecture and its important features.You can down... Read more

Belgium is at the start of undergoing a reform of its cash register systems in the HoReCa sector, which aims to improve the fiscalization and digitalization of transactions. The reform will introduce new technical and legal requirements for the cash register systems and the fiscal data modules (FDM), as well as new deadlines and procedures for the transition. In the below text, we will provide you with the latest information and updates on the reform, as well as some guidance on how to prepare for the changes if they are affected. Read more

The purpose of this document is to explain the types of registration processes in Belgian fiscalization,obligated subjects of these registration processes, the data, and the steps required to perform the necessary registrations in accordance with the actual regulations in the fiscalization field. Read more

Discounts are a common way of attracting customers and increasing sales in the retail market. However, they also have some implications for the tax and accounting procedures of the businesses that offer them. Read more

The federal government of Belgium plans to modernize the registered cash register system (GKS) swiftly, in some cases starting in January 2024. Specifically, this means that the usage of such systems could also become mandatory in sectors other than the hospitality industry in the future. Read more

The retailer doing sales in Belgium can offer a VAT refund to a non-EU resident who buys goods from the retail company and takes them outside the EU within 3 months of purchase. VAT is a value-added tax that is included in the price of most goods and services in Belgium, whereas the standard VAT rate is 21%, but some goods and services have reduced rates of 6% or 12%. Read more

The European Commission's ambitious plan to modernize and digitalize the EU's value-added tax (VAT) system has been postponed by two years and possibly more after facing resistance from some member states and businesses. The VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) initiative, which was proposed in December 2022, aimed to introduce a series of measures to reduce VAT fraud, simplify VAT compliance, and promo... Read more

In case of technical problems with the VAT Signing Card (VSC), the taxpayer using the GKS (cash register system) in Belgium has certain obligations in order to fix the problem. Let's delve deeper into this. Read more

The Belgian Finance Minister has announced a new plan to make e-invoicing mandatory for domestic B2B transactions. This means that businesses in Belgium will have to issue invoices electronically in a structured data format for their sales within the country. The plan is to implement this obligation on January 1, 2026, after getting approval from the European Commission and Parliament. This plan i... Read more

The Council of Ministers has approved a draft Royal Decree that extends the deadline for mandatory e-invoicing in public procurement contracts for Belgium. The extension will apply to economic operators sending invoices electronically for public procurement contracts with an estimated value of less than 30,000 EUR and more than 3,000 EUR, which will now enter into force on March 1st, 2024, instead... Read more

In the Wallonia region of Belgium, customers in shops are no longer automatically handed paper receipts; instead, they must actively request one. While this may seem like a small change, it carries significant environmental implications. Under the Walloon decree, merchants are now required to print receipts only upon customer request. Comeos, the Belgian Federation of Trade and Services, suppor... Read more