The Belgian holding company enjoys important tax advantages, even compared with holding companies in other countries renowned for their appealing tax system. Therefore, the Belgian holding shows interesting for international companies that wish to set up in Europe; as well as for Belgian companies, that, for any reason, wish to give a structure to shareholding by using holding companies.

Belgium is an ideal place to create holding companies which enjoy there a very interesting tax system. For the last few years, this tax system proper to holding companies has been relatively stable, which adds to their appeal within the scope of organising groups of international companies. The Belgian holding company is also an effective tool for Belgian companies, inasmuch as its tax system does not prejudice the companies’ results, and allows at the same time to give a structure to their shareholding.

However in some cases, the Belgian holding company may not be as effective as other identical foreign structures, it is then convenient to turn to holding companies from other countries, like Luxemburg, Switzerland or Spain. Afschrift Law Firm foreign heads of office are ideally settled to meet such needs.