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🇧🇪 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙜𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨: 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙏𝙊𝘽 𝙊𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨! 🏠 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺. If you're buying or selling stocks in Belgium you’re subject to the Tax on Stock Exchange Transactions (TOB). This tax applies to most securities transactions and is calculated as a percentage of the transaction amount: 📉 𝟬.𝟭𝟮% for bonds 📈 𝟬.𝟯𝟱% for stocks 📊 𝟭.𝟯𝟮% for investment funds (on sale only) 💡 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Belgian brokers handle this automatically. But 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 📝 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲: Since 14 July 2025, you can no longer declare TOB via email. Instead, you must submit your declaration 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝘆𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻 (www.minfin.fgov.be/): 1. Go to MyMinfin 2. Under the "𝗠𝗶𝗷𝗻 𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲/𝗠𝗮 𝗱𝗲́𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" tab, choose "𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗲𝗻/𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀" 3. Fill in your transaction details and submit 💳 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆: Transfer the tax amount. You can pay directly from MyMinfin. 💱 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: If your transaction was in a currency other than EUR, you must: - Convert the amount to EUR using the 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗖𝗕 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 - Use the rate from the 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (purchase or sale) 👉 Find the rates here: www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.en.html 📅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Declare and pay by the 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 following the transaction. 📚 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: Visit the official page on TOB at financien.belgium.be/nl/experten_partners/investeerders/taks-op-beursverrichtingen#q4 ⚠️ Late declarations can result in fines up to €2,600—so don’t delay! 💬 Got questions or need help navigating MyMinfin? Drop a comment below!

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