A natural person with several properties came to the attention of the Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (CTIF-CFI) and was criminally prosecuted for money laundering offences related to the purchase and sale of real estate. The prosecution demanded the confiscation of the object of these crimes...

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Diamond dealers subject to the Act of 18 September 2017 on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and on the Restriction of the Use of Cash (Preventive Anti-Money Laundering Act) were audited by their supervisory authority, the FPS Economy, on their compliance with...

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An economic professional with an office in Belgium who personally resides in a country with a favourable tax regime was investigated for alleged domicile fraud. Tuerlinckx took on the defence in both the criminal and tax investigations related to the alleged domicile fraud (tax fraud,...

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A well-known criminal lawyer was at the centre of a complex case revolving around allegations of tax fraud, money laundering and accounting offences. The office took on the defence with the aim of safeguarding the client's criminal liability. The prosecution had demanded a severe punishment,...

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A multinational company called on the CRIMINAL team because one of its employees was guilty of committing internal fraud of a cross-border nature. As a result of a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the damage suffered and the company's internal processes, the team was able...

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A company specialising in event organisation was linked to tax (VAT) fraud, tax forgery, money laundering and membership of a criminal organisation. An agreement was reached with the public prosecutor's office (a Prior Recognition of Guilt - VES). Through this intervention, the case was handled...

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A company was audited by the Economic Inspectorate and accused of illicit labour practices and inadequate provision of electronic payment facilities. Tuerlinckx's legal team wanted to safeguard against criminal liability. Through quick actions, adjusting the company's administrative policy and negotiations with the economic inspectorate, an...

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Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers took on the appeal defence of a well-known Belgian accounting firm as well as a numerical professional in a disciplinary prosecution by the ITAA. In the first instance, a conviction was handed down and both the accounting firm and the numerical professional...

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A Belgian accountancy firm received an ITAA audit in connection with the application of preventive anti-money laundering legislation. The importance of this should not be underestimated with regard to safeguarding liability and adjusting money laundering policy. Through the intervention of the legal team, the accountancy...

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After the successful sale of their business, a wealthy family approached us asking how they could transfer their assets to the children in a tax-efficient manner, without losing control and income from those assets. To meet these needs, we worked out a tailor-made structure using...

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