Guides
Guides
Answers to one precise question, sourced and dated. What Belgian law says, and how Kiadah puts it into practice.
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Gifting a property: how gift duty works in Belgium
Mandatory notarial deed, progressive regional scales, aggregation of successive gifts, reserved usufruct: how property gifting works in Belgium.
3 min read - Tax
Inheritance tax on a property: how is it calculated?
Inheritance tax is regional and progressive, calculated on the value of the property according to the family relationship. Why the valuation of the property on the date of death is decisive.
3 min read - Tax
How is the cadastral income calculated, and what is it used for?
The cadastral income is a notional rental income set in 1975 and indexed every year. How it is determined, what it triggers and why you must declare it after renovation work.
3 min read - Tax
Real estate capital gains: are they taxed in Belgium?
Selling for more than you paid: when the capital gain is exempt, when it is taxed, and the holding periods that make all the difference between a built property and land.
3 min read - Tax
Property tax (précompte immobilier): who pays it and how is it calculated?
The property tax is an annual tax calculated on the indexed cadastral income. How it is made up, why it varies sharply from one municipality to another, and who is liable for it.
3 min read - Tax
Purchase costs: what the buyer really pays, on top of the price
The structure of acquisition costs in Belgium - registration duties, deed fees, credit - and why you need to work them out before making an offer.
4 min read