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Income Tax for Embassy staff
Does anyone know whether staff of Embassies/Diplomatic Missions of foreign Nationals are subject to Belgian Income Tax?
I was told that if you are foreigner working for an Embassy, you do not have to pay the tax but suddenly I received a bill for it this year, with the tax calculations from God knows where, since I never fill my tax declaration forms.
Any information/help will be much appreciated.
Tecnically, an embassy is "foreign" soil, so if you have a certain diplomatic status, you are not working in Belgium and are subject to the employment law and taxes of your own country.
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However, if you are locally employed, or do not have diplomatic status; you would be employed under Belgian law with Belgian taxes.
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Just being "foreign" and working "for" em embassy do not tell me what your status is.
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> I received a tax bill for this year
The Belgian tax man can make up the figures based on what you /should/ have earned, and you have a very short time (4 weeks) to appeal it.
I would suggest you talk to your employer to clarify your employment status, and talk to a tax accountant. Now.
