- Belgium’s federal parliament has approved a broad VAT reform bill.
- Reforms include stronger compliance enforcement, stricter refund conditions, and substitute VAT returns.
- Asset monitoring periods extended to 15 and 25 years.
- Administrative simplifications introduced, such as VAT number reporting clarification.
- The bill is awaiting gazetting and confirmation of its implementation date.
Source: vatcalc.com
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