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DROI2008-1  Income tax, in-depth elements
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Advanced Master in Tax LawToute l'année5
Holder(s) :  Olivier Bertin, Olivier D'aout
Language :  French language
Course contents :  Taxes on natural persons :
- Reminder of the main principles;
- Income from property;
- Income from goods;
- Professional income (categories of professional income, professional expenses, deductions for investments, capital gains tax and deductions, ...)
- Deductible deductions;
- Different incomes;
- Towards calculating taxes


Company taxes :
- Different approaches to company taxation.
- Some exempt reserved profits (capital gains on shares, tax shelter ...)
- Some expenses not admitted (fines, car expenses, some interest ...)
- Assimilation of distributed dividends: acquisition of personal shares
- Deductions from the result: various gifts and exemptions, patents, notional interest, earlier losses, deductions for investment
- Distinct contributions
- Advantages and disadvantages of setting up a company
Course objective :  In terms of taxation on natural persons, the course's main aim is to allow students on the one hand to update their knowledge of this field (which is often subject to change) and on the other hand to apply legal articles relating to this tax to concrete cases.

The part of the course relating to company taxation aims to deepen knowledge of certain steps involved in the constitution of a company's basic tax, using a legal and taxation approach. Most of the themes chosen will be illustrated with examples.
Prerequisites :  Students should already have followed a course in company taxation and taxation on natural persons. Where this is not the case, consult the teacher.
Workshops :  None
Organization :  Theory will be supported by examples.
Written notes :  Slides.

Basic recommended bibliography:

- 1992 Income tax code, to be brought to class;

- Darte D>, Honhon N. & Van Acker L., Les personnes physiques et l'impôt, ANTHEMIS, Edition 2009;
- Afschrift Thierry, Impôts des personnes physiques, LARCIER, 2005;
- Coppens P. & Bailleux A., L'impôt des personnes physiques, LARCIER, 1992;
- Tiberghien, Manuel de droit fiscal, LARCIER, Ed. 2009;
- Kirkpatrick, J. and Garabedian, D., Le régime fiscal des sociétés en Belgique, BRUYLANT, 2003;
- Van Crombrugge, S., Beginselen van de Vennootschapsbelasting, Biblo, 2009.
Assessment :  A written examination in two parts will be organised for Tuesday 8th December.
The exam will be written and will include the resolution of several cases.
Contacts :  Olivier D'AOUT
Rue de Joie 56
4000 LIEGE
Tel 04/254.15.45 - Fax 04/226.36.58
o.daout@skynet.be

Olivier BERTIN
Place du champ de Mars, 2
1050 BRUXELLES
Tel. 02/289.29.85 - Fax 02/513.60.68
Olivier.Bertin@dewolf-law.be


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