In Belgium, the interest on regulated savings accounts is exempt from withholding tax up to an amount of 990 euros (2020 income). The interest that Belgians receive on foreign savings accounts can, in theory, also fall under that exemption. Provided that those foreign savings accounts have the same characteristics as the Belgian ones, such as… Continue reading
Friends’ capital can become ‘stillborn child’
June 05, 2020 Today at 18:25 The chance that the friends’ capital can repeat the success of the win-win loan seems minimal. The federal tax shelter offers a greater tax advantage to those who invest savings in the capital of a company. It will not be possible to profit from both tax benefits with the… Continue reading
Cooperant has little trouble with corona
M.he are more than 800,000, the holders of public cooperative shares. The latter cannot be compared with listed shares. An important difference is that in principle the value of cooperative shares does not change. The nominal value remains the same, so there is no prospect of potential added value. There are also major differences in… Continue reading
More Belgians report interest savings accounts
The increase is due to the halving of the tax-free bracket that the government implemented at the end of 2017. In 2017, interest on savings accounts was still exempt from withholding tax up to 1,880 euros. In 2018, the tax-free bracket was set at 960 euros. At a savings interest rate of 0.11 percent, EUR… Continue reading
Belgians are less likely to go into the red
Of the 18.7 million current accounts held by Belgians, about 1.2 million were in the red at the end of 2019. That equates to 6.4 percent of the bills. The trend is clearly declining, because at the end of 2014, 9.4 percent of the 16.2 million current accounts were still in the red, according to… Continue reading
Coronavirus: all you need to know about the All Saints’ Day holidays
Since September 25, 2020, Belgians can once again travel to red areas, but these destinations remain nonetheless strongly discouraged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Indeed, there is a triple risk to opt for this type of destination. First, there is a health risk. That said, Belgium is one of the European countries which currently… Continue reading
All Saints’ Day: what if I have a reservation in France?
“I decided that it was necessary to find from Friday, the confinement which stopped the virus”, declared the French President Emmanuel Macron during a televised address this Wednesday, October 28. This re-containment is already planned at least until 1er December. It provides for the closure of catering and non-essential shops. Only essential travel will be… Continue reading
The sauces of life: Jamy’son, Corsica at home
In the heart of Waterloo, André Marret offers you from his Jamy’son to taste at home a series of specialties inspired by his native Island of Beauty. The Jamy’son brand could make you think of an Irish pub… And yet, the establishment, located in the heart of Waterloo, is in fact a restaurant… Corsican! Its… Continue reading
McDonald’s sees life in green with its vegetarian Big Mac
McDo detractors like to present the Big Mac and its little ones as the absolute symbol of junk food. They will undoubtedly have to review their classics: the first fast food chain in the world will indeed be offering vegetarian products in the coming months. The first product of this new range will be a… Continue reading
Raclette, tartiflette, fondue … Hot cheese is available to vary the pleasures
Hot cheese has many other culinary variations, as Etienne Boissy, head of From-Comptoir, explains. While we were talking about the undisputed start of the raclette season a few days ago in these pages, we should not believe that other winter cheese specialties are being forgotten, on the contrary. Always with Etienne Boissy, creator with his… Continue reading