About to start a new contract in Belgium

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nodric replied

18 November 2009, 13:06
Have a read here
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northernladuk replied

16 November 2009, 09:51
Are you sure you have searched the forums? I see a post that is directly above this which appears to answer most of your questions

and thats in this business forum. I just noticed there is one rumbling around the top of the accounting one on a similar vein.

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skubidoo started a topic About to start a new contract in Belgium

15 November 2009, 21:10
About to start a new contract in Belgium
Hi all,

I would be very grateful for some clear cut and straight forward advice on this.

I have a UK Ltd company and am due to start a contract in Brussels.

I had read through the various related threads, spoken to a number of "ManCo" reps and my own accountant. I'm a little reluctant to go via the ManCos (e.g. Pearl, Access Financials, PBP, ITEC, etc.) simply because they feel a little risky.

Essentially, I would like to hear from somebody who is contracting in Belgium via their own UK Ltd and address the following:

what are the main differences between contracting in the UK vs. Belgium, from a tax perspective?

what are the prerequisites to setting up (e.g. a little more on LIMOSA and e101 would be helpful)?

is it true that if i simply continue to pay UK tax (NIC, PAYE, etc.) i do not need to pay any Belgian tax (as long as I stay within the 183 days)?

i will be paid in euros, should i continue using my existing UK business account or should i setup a "euro account"?

how can i improve my retention on earnings generated?

anything else you think i should consider?

Any responses will be gratefully received.

Regards,
S
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