Taxes (you can't avoid them).

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Taxes for Belgian investors: what you need to know (2026)

The single article we'd give our friend asking what they owe on their investments. The TOB, Reynders tax, capital gains tax, foreign accounts. All of it, plain English.

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· Updated May 2026
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Four paths through the Belgian tax system

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Tax basics

What every investor needs to know.

Investor's guide to the Belgian capital gains tax
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Reynders tax: all you need to know for your investments
9 minutes
Taxation of Belgian pension saving: what you should know
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Taxes Italian investors should know about
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The Belgian dividend tax for ETFs: what you need to know
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TOB: what you need to know for your investments (tax on stock exchange transactions)
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Filing and declaring

Step-by-step guides for the paperwork.

Declaring the TOB: the complete guide (tax on stock exchange transactions)
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How to declare the closing of your foreign account as a Belgian
4 minutes
How to declare your foreign account to the Belgian authorities
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Declaring your broker account

Broker-by-broker walkthroughs for the Belgian tax man.

DEGIRO tax return for Italy: all you need to know
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How to declare your BUX account to the Belgian authorities
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How to declare your DEGIRO account to the Belgian authorities
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How to declare your Interactive Brokers account to the Belgian authorities
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How to declare your LYNX account to the Belgian authorities
9 minutes
How to declare your MEXEM account to the Belgian authorities
9 minutes
How to declare your Revolut account to the Belgian authorities
5 minutes
How to declare your Trade Republic account to the Belgian authorities
9 minutes
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Taxes on your crypto

What to declare when you hold crypto.

Should you declare your Binance account to the Belgian authorities
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Should you declare your Bitvavo account to the Belgian authorities
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Should you declare your Coinbase account to the Belgian authorities
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Taxation of crypto in Belgium: how it works
4 minutes
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