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Stock buybacks versus capital gains makes all the difference for Belgian residents. No capital gains here. Foreign dividends get taxed at >= 40.5%, local divide
by markvdb 7y ago
Stock buybacks versus capital gains makes all the difference for Belgian residents. No capital gains here. Foreign dividends get taxed at >= 40.5%, local dividends at 30%.
Which is why accumulating funds are getting rather popular in Belgium...
- bduerst 7y agoBecause it creates a tax loophole? Im not sure if that's something to brag about.
- markvdb 7y agoI just highlighted one aspect of the Belgian tax system relevant to the discussion. Observing a tax avoidance loophole does not in any way correlate to bragging about it. Just to make things absolutely clear, I'll even happily make it explicit: I oppose it.