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Belgium: Research and development: Belgian tax opportunities

January 03 2012

With the introduction of the notional interest deduction in 2005 and the patent income deduction in 2007, Belgium increased its attractiveness as a prime location for companies involved in R&D activities and in the exploitation of patents. Eric Warson and Koen Van Ende, of KPMG Brussels go through the tax opportunities Belgium has to offer when it comes to R&D

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