Second-Home Tax Treatment in Belgium
Belgian tax treatment of a second home: cadastral income, mortgage deductibility, and the 5-year capital-gains rule. 2026 update for second-home owners.
Belgian tax treatment of a second home: cadastral income, mortgage deductibility, and the 5-year capital-gains rule. 2026 update for second-home owners.
How to gift shares or ETFs to children under Belgian law: notarised vs hand-gift, regional gift-tax rates, and the 3/5-year survival rule. 2026 guide.
Belgian inheritance tax compared by region: Flemish, Walloon and Brussels rates, exemptions, and planning techniques to reduce the bill in 2026.
Investing through a Belgian operating company (BV/SRL): corporate tax on capital gains, dividend out-take, VVPR-bis, and when it beats personal investing.
How tax-loss harvesting works under the 2026 Belgian capital-gains tax: rules, wash-sale risks, ETF substitution, and concrete examples.
Belgian tax return for investors: every box explained — vak VII (real estate), vak XIII (foreign accounts), capital gains, dividends. 2026 filing guide.
Belgian tax treatment of Bitcoin and crypto: when gains are taxed (good father, speculative, professional) and how the 2026 CGT changes the picture.
The Belgian securities account tax (effectentaks/taxe sur les comptes-titres): 0.15% above €1M per account, exemptions and avoidance pitfalls. 2026 update.
VVPR-bis explained for Belgian investors: 15% rate on SME dividends, eligibility (registered shares only), 2026 schedule changes, pending 18% reform.
Belgium’s Reynders tax (Article 19bis CIR92): 30% on bond-fund TIS, 10%/25% thresholds, broker handling, and the 2026 split with the new CGT.