International agreements
Information on any bilateral agreements in places to avoid double taxation. In order to prevent you from having to pay tax twice on the same income, countries have concluded conventions with one another.
International agreements
Agreements for the avoidance of double taxation
Here you can find:
- double taxation conventions already in force.
- recently signed conventions that have yet to be ratified.
- useful texts: parliamentary documents and administrative circulars relating to the conventions.
A. AGREEMENTS
B. BELGIAN STANDARD MODEL
C. OECD MODEL
D. CALL CENTRE
The GWO (Grensoverschrijdend Werken en Ondernemen – cross-border work and enterprise) team in Heerlen (the Netherlands) is available to answer your questions on the application of the double tax conventions concluded by Belgium with the Netherlands and Germany.
Tel.:
- From Belgium: 0800 / 90 220800 / 90 220 (free)
- From the Netherlands: 0800 / 024 12 12
- From Germany: 0800/ 101 13 52
The GWO can be contacted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on working days.
The general contact centre is available to answer all your tax questions and all your questions on the application of all double taxation conventions concluded by Belgium.
Tel.: +32 257 257 57 (standard rate)
Email: via our contact form
Exchange of information
Here you can find the international texts that facilitate cooperation and assistance between Belgian and foreign tax administrations.
European legislation
Here you can find European legislation (directives, regulations, etc.) and other useful information on the international aspect of direct taxation.
Transfer pricing
OECD (2010), Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Businesses and Tax Administrations 2010, OECD Publishing
Mutual Agreement Procedure / Advance Pricing Arrangement (APA)
