Working in Belgium via Connexion

[Fatterboy]

Very interesting! Struck off in Ireland. Anyone gonna send them money back? All on this site under company search

http://www.cro.ie/search/companyresultse.asp

Type
Company

Number 296685

Name
INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS CLUB EUROPE LIMITED

Address
16 Windsor Place
Dublin 2



Registered
23/11/1998

Status
Strike Off Listed

Effective date: 01/03/2009

Last AR Date
30/09/2007

[fm123]

It's been very interesting and not a tad scary reading this thread. I was with Connexion for a number of years up until the middle of last year, when they terminated their contract with me (another story).

Anyway, just the other day I received a letter from the tax people, asking me what the exact nature of my activity as an independent was in 2007, and what the total amount of my 'recettes' was.

Has anyone else received a similar letter?

[Pepso]

asking me what the exact nature of my activity as an independent was in 2007, and what the total amount of my 'recettes' was.

Stressful situation. I received roughly the same letter last year. They know very well the job done by CNX till now.

[fm123]

Stressful situation. I received roughly the same letter last year. They know very well the job done by CNX till now.

Hi Pepso, what was the outcome with this letter? I would be extremely grateful for any information.

[ContractorGR]

It's been very interesting and not a tad scary reading this thread. I was with Connexion for a number of years up until the middle of last year, when they terminated their contract with me (another story).

Anyway, just the other day I received a letter from the tax people, asking me what the exact nature of my activity as an independent was in 2007, and what the total amount of my 'recettes' was.

Has anyone else received a similar letter?

Were you on a payroll or as self employed?

[fm123]

Were you on a payroll or as self employed?

I was working as an employee via Connexion.

[Pepso]

Hi fm123,
as for me, you should ask CNX and prepare the answer with them. I did it.
Moreover, they are still discussing with the BTA on this matter. Were you employed by K.O.?

[fm123]

Hi fm123,
as for me, you should ask CNX and prepare the answer with them. I did it.
Moreover, they are still discussing with the BTA on this matter. Were you employed by K.O.?

Yes, I was with K.O.

Thanks very much for this advice, Pepso, much appreciated.

[Nig123]

Now why is it that you are such the guru

Hi there,

So why is it that you see yourself as the Guru, is it that you are one of the cowboys who still belive the wildwest is alive and kicking. Personally i think you need to have your head read.

have you not heard that S3 was raided, a friend of mine told me that he heard another one agency was too. in the past i was happy to do the stuff i did and after speaking to the guys at Connexion, i think there is merit in what they say. its bound to happen, i dont know if you realise, but there is an economic meltdown happening around us, do you think the different governments dont want a piece of money. get with the programme Fatboy or should i say slim one.

Hi,

I am surprised that there appear to be no thread concerning the current situation about working in Belgium via Connexion.

The news I have is nothing short of astonishing.

Just before the end of Jan, on the 29th to be precise I received an email from Connexion stating that the split scheme was a thing of the past and that they had received an 'exclusive agreement' with the BTA(Belgian Tax Authorities) to offer a 75% - 25% split in its place.

They also sent an email with a letter attached supposedly from the BTA signed by two of their goons, where it states that Connexion are the only company to have been awarded this preferential status.

Another email arrives from Connexion states that returns for 2007 and 2008 must be revisited and that an effective penalty of one months salary for each year must be paid to the BTA in order to get into the new scheme.

They also quote threatening comments about doing this will avoid, fines, back taxes and raids etc etc.

They also appoint one Christophe Boerave Tax Specialist and professor of Fiscal studies at the ULB(Free University fo Brussels) to collect and pay the money.

If you do all the above you will arrive on a "Golden List" which will exempt you from further investigation, for example , when the tax people turn up at your company HQ and star comparing names and amounts supposedly earned. Any "Golden Boys" or 3girls 3 for that matter will be given the red carpet treatment.

I have questions, loads of them.

1. So we are supposed to send money to Mr Boerave who will then distribute to the BAT and you will get a Golden certificate in return - fine - but what about my usual accountant, taxman and normal tax return, how will they be affected? Answer from Connexion, it won't they won't know anything about it. All stays dilly squat. Sounds dodgy doo to me.

2. How come Connexion and no other agent have the agreement, they can't give it to one an not the others. Likewise why should I as an independent in Belgium gain a fiscal advantage over all the others, without this agreement being law? Again sounds dodgy. The taxman simply can’t go around offering better deals that the Belgian statute says that it can.

3. The 25% will be paid into some sort of fund somewhere - the contractor gets a debit card - the BTA accept all this so that the contractor can use the money for expenses. Your name will not be anywhere connected with the account, you don't have online access etc etc . Connexion charge 1% to put the money in the account and Cash withdrawals are 2% Again this sounds so dodgy I can hardly believe it.

I have yet to establish the validity or otherwise of the doc from the BTA.

I have arrange a meeting with Boerave and have a few question for him, but get this as well.

I am hearing all sorts of noises about Connexion - they are going down, they are under a three country investigation etc etc, VAT fraud etc etc. certainly the owner Hugo Jankovitz does not answer any mails and his Cape Town based property dealing co's emails are bouncing back.

Someone has suggested to me that if there is a very heavy clamp down in Belgium the like of which has been already reported on this forum for Germany, then a class action suit against Connexion may follow. They earned their money doing the split it was their scheme and they even adjusted monies yearly advising people what they should charge - they controlled the whole thing. Many years back I studied law and it has been suggested that as they earned their money arranging and advising on the split they too could be liable if a class action were forthcoming

Any information which anyone else has would be welcome.

fatboy

[Pepso]

Thanks very much for this advice...

Hi fm, do not hesitate to send me a PM if you want to discuss more in detail this matter.