Taxes are certain. The assessment is not, at least not yet.
A request for information looks like a formality, a notice of amendment like a proposal. Those who read them that way discover only when the assessment notice arrives that the discussion has already taken place, without them. What you reply within the one-month time limit determines what the tax authorities can still put right and what you can still prove later. For those owed money, the same clock is ticking: as the months pass, an unpaid invoice does not become a stronger claim, just an older one. Proceedings generate work. We earn our fees from advice. We therefore put your file in order before anyone starts to dispute it.
What we do
We advise individuals and entrepreneurs on Belgian taxation, preferably before the transaction: the structure of your company and your assets, the tax consequences of a purchase, gift or transfer, and the choice that costs nothing today but a great deal in five years. A structure must not only be advantageous. It must also withstand a tax audit. Where advance certainty is possible, we apply for an advance ruling.
If the tax authorities do come knocking, we answer the request for information or the notice of amendment in a way that will still hold up later, and we draft the objection if an assessment is issued all the same. In the meantime, we monitor collection: as a rule, the disputed part of an assessment is not collected while the objection is pending. The undisputed part remains subject to collection. A manageable payment plan is often worth more than a stand on principle.
If you are on the other side, as an entrepreneur with unpaid invoices, we first put your terms, evidence and formal notice of default in order. An undisputed debt between businesses can be recovered through a bailiff, without going to court. When dealing with consumers, the Belgian Code of Economic Law imposes strict rules on reminders and charges. Those who disregard them lose the very charges they intended to claim.
Our standard
A correct assessment, a paid invoice, a structure that remains defensible tomorrow. Deadlines expire. Interest mounts. We step in before either happens.