Extension of Deadlines for Tax Returns and VAT Declarations in Belgium

• The deadline for certain income tax returns was previously set for October 18, 2023.
• The deadline for VAT returns was set for October 20, 2023.
• Due to recent exceptional circumstances (hacker attacks on federal services), the Minister of Finance, Vincent Van Peteghem, has decided to extend the deadline for VAT returns until October 23, 2023.
• The extended deadline applies to monthly VAT returns for September 2023, quarterly VAT returns for the 3rd quarter of 2023, monthly intracommunity declarations for September 2023, and quarterly intracommunity declarations for the 3rd quarter of 2023.
• It is important to note that there is no extension for the payment of VAT, which must still be made by October 20, 2023.
• The deadline for income tax returns with specific income, submitted via Tax-on-web, has been extended until October 26, 2023.

Source: financien.belgium.be

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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