About to start a new contract in Belgium

[skubidoo]

Hi all,

I would be very grateful for some clear cut and straight forward advice on this.

I have a UK Ltd company and am due to start a contract in Brussels.

I had read through the various related threads, spoken to a number of "ManCo" reps and my own accountant. I'm a little reluctant to go via the ManCos (e.g. Pearl, Access Financials, PBP, ITEC, etc.) simply because they feel a little risky.

Essentially, I would like to hear from somebody who is contracting in Belgium via their own UK Ltd and address the following:

• what are the main differences between contracting in the UK vs. Belgium, from a tax perspective?
• what are the prerequisites to setting up (e.g. a little more on LIMOSA and e101 would be helpful)?
• is it true that if i simply continue to pay UK tax (NIC, PAYE, etc.) i do not need to pay any Belgian tax (as long as I stay within the 183 days)?
• i will be paid in euros, should i continue using my existing UK business account or should i setup a "euro account"?
• how can i improve my retention on earnings generated?
• anything else you think i should consider?

Any responses will be gratefully received.

Regards,
S

[northernladuk]

Are you sure you have searched the forums? I see a post that is directly above this which appears to answer most of your questions

and thats in this business forum. I just noticed there is one rumbling around the top of the accounting one on a similar vein.

[nodric]

Have a read here