Expat Lawyers in Belgium - Relocation, Tax & Employment
Holistic approach
Some examples of areas in which CMS Belgium can be of assistance:
- Employee agreements covering all legal aspects of the international assignment lifecycle in the relevant jurisdiction from initial assignment through to termination;
- Application for the required permits to reside and work in the country, both for expats and their family members;
- Setting up mobility policies;
- Offering solutions for international transfers of pension benefits and continued participation in another jurisdiction;
- Termination of international assignment services agreements;
- HR data protection requirements;
- Analysis of the applicable social security scheme(s) and providing support with application procedures;
- Implementation of the preferred social security scheme;
- Taxation of expatriates / employees with cross-border activities, also with regard to wage tax obligations of foreign companies (permanent establishment issues);
- Taxation of severance payments, company car taxation, travel expenses, benefits in kind and wage supplements, other wage tax liability of the employer;
- Tax optimization of salary splits and employee benefits;
- Employers’ tax obligations, multi-state wage and income tax returns;
- Tax procedural support for external wage tax audits, fiscal court and criminal or fine proceedings.
Fun fact
Did you know that the work permit process and visa process has been modified and that now a single application for both documents is applicable?
References
An international company in luxury goods
We provide advanced technical assistance to our client in its HR day-to-day management and, in particular, in the implementation of its salary policy towards its employees (profit bonuses, company car policy, etc.). In this context, our range of services is complete and includes, among others, the drafting of specific contractual documents (act of accession, etc.) for the various entities of the group in Belgium.
Global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation
Advice to the client on transferring a high number of Indian employees to Belgium.
Famous actors
We assisted several famous actors, and world champion athletes regarding their work permits and remuneration schemes.
World leader in Mineral-Based Specialities
Our client is a global leader active in developing mineral specialties for industrial customers. CMS Belgium assisted them in a complex group restructuring and in this regard provided advice on labour law issues related to redundancies, transfer of staff and negotiation of contract termination.
High net Worth individuals
We are assisting a large number of French high net worth individuals with their relocation to Brussels. We have been advising on relocation of expats and high net worth individuals to Belgium for more than 10 years.
