--- title: "» Payments towards tax havens: wake-up call for non-compliant companies" description: Case In a case that was handled by the Court of Appeal of Antwerp, a Belgian company late-filed the annex 275F (so not along the CIT declaration). 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The company declared a payment of a Russian vendor invoice, on a Lithuanian bank account. The account, however, was held by a company in a tax haven. This ‘indirect payment’ should have been added to the CIT declaration, which was not the case. The Court of Appeal was merciless and followed the tax administration, stipulating that the payment should be added to the tax base of the company. Even if the payment itself was a correct deductible cost. The Court argued that the legislation has to be interpreted very strictly given the fact that the measure is drawn up in order to fight international tax fraud. ## “Get to know your counterparty” and foresee a correct follow-up system This case is a good example that payments towards tax havens should be looked after and be treated carefully. Companies should foresee a correct follow-up system of its diverse counterparties (so not only their vendors) in order to declare **all** tax haven payments once the 100.000 EUR level has been exceeded. ‘Forgetting’ a payment could lead to a serious tax raise, even if the payment itself has been done for an economic reason (for instance buying goods from a seller in a tax haven). ## Penalty As stated above, in case of non-compliance, the payment will be treated as a non-deductible cost. Next to this, a tax raise or administrative fine are also possible. ## Annex – Tax Havens Countries according to art. 179, royal decree in the execution of the corporate income tax law: 1. Abu Dhabi 2. Ajman 3. Anguilla 4. Bahamas 5. Bahrain 6. Bermuda 7. British Virgin Islands 8. Cayman Islands 9. Dubai 10. Fujairah 11. Guernsey 12. Jersey 13. Isle of Man 14. Marshall Islands 15. Micronesia 16. Monaco 17. Montenegro 18. Nauru 19. Uzbekistan 20. Palau 21. Pitcairn Islands 22. Ras Al Khaimah 23. Saint-Barthélemy 24. Sharjah 25. Somalia 26. Turkmenistan 27. Turks and Caicos Islands 28. Umm Al Qaiwain 29. Vanuatu 30. Wallis and Futuna Non-compliant countries according to the OECD that are not included in the Belgian list: 1. Trinidad and Tobago, For an analysis of your situation or further information, do not hesitate to contact your trusted HLB expert. ### Heeft u nog vragen over dit onderwerp? 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