🇧🇪 Belgium Tax Guide - Income Tax, Corporate Tax & Special Regimes

Top income tax 50.0% effective 53.5%

Corporate tax 25.0%

BTW/TVA 21.0% standard rate

Tax residency — 95 tax treaties

Belgium tax profile

Data year: 2026

Tax system: Worldwide Federal progressive PIT (25–50%) plus regional surcharges on reduced federal tax. Municipal surcharges (0–9%, average about 7%) apply on the income tax due.
Top PIT rate: 50.0% (eff. 53.5%)
Corporate tax rate: 25.0%
BTW/TVA: 21.0%
Capital gains tax: 10.0% From 1 January 2026, gains on financial assets (including crypto) within normal management of private wealth are taxed at 10% above a EUR 10,000 annual threshold (with limited carryforward). Internal share sales and substantial holdings have separate rates. Real estate and legacy private-wealth rules still apply for other assets; speculative gains outside normal management remain taxed at 33% plus municipal surcharge.
Social security (employee): 13.1%
Social security (employer): 27.0%
Dividend withholding: 30.0%
Interest withholding: 30.0%
Royalty withholding: 30.0%
Inheritance tax: 30.0%
Treaty count: 95

Personal income

Personal income brackets
Bracket min	Bracket max	Rate	USD equivalent
EUR 0	EUR 16,720	25.0%	--
EUR 16,720	EUR 29,510	40.0%	--
EUR 29,510	EUR 51,070	45.0%	--
EUR 51,070	and above	50.0%	--

Special regimes
Name	Type	Rate/amount	Duration	Status
Belgium expat tax regime Tax-advantaged regime for qualifying executives and researchers recruited or sec...	Impatriate	--	5yr	Active

Crypto Rules Participation Exemption

Residency rules: Resident if domiciled in Belgium or, without a Belgian domicile, the centre of economic interests is in Belgium. Registration in a commune population register is a deeming rule. No fixed day-count test; married couples and legal cohabitants are generally resident where the family is established.
Exit tax: No
CFC rules: Yes CFC rules (Cayman tax) tax certain income of low-taxed or transparent foreign legal constructions in the hands of Belgian individuals.

FPS Finance Belgium — tax rates (accessed Oct 9, 2026) Indexed federal PIT brackets and personal allowance for income years 2025 and 2026
PwC Belgium Tax Summary (accessed Oct 9, 2026) PIT, CIT, VAT, social security, withholding, residency, expat regime, 2026 capital-gains reform
PwC Belgium — significant developments (accessed Oct 9, 2026) 2026 financial-asset capital-gains tax and pending PIT reform