On 13 February 2026 Belgium’s Ministry of Finance quietly published new instructions for multinational enterprises (MNEs) making advance payments of the Pillar Two income-inclusion-rule (IIR) top-up tax. From January 2026, Belgium shifted to entity-level payments via the MyMinFin portal, but the guidance clarifies structured communication codes and confirms that each group entity—rather than the parent—must settle its own liability.
Although framed as an administrative refinement, the change matters to global-mobility managers. Many short-term assignees are contracted to Belgian entities even when their economic employer sits abroad. Failing to allocate the correct structured code could trigger late-payment interest, complicating year-end tax equalisation and shadow-payroll reconciliations.
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Global mobility teams juggling these payroll complexities will also need to ensure that assignees enter Belgium on the correct immigration status. VisaHQ’s Belgium desk (https://www.visahq.com/belgium/) can streamline the visa and work-permit process for short-term assignees and their dependants, providing real-time tracking and compliance alerts that slot neatly into broader mobility timelines.
Tax advisers recommend updating payroll vendor instructions immediately and mapping which entity numbers (enterprise or BIS) apply to inbound assignees on local contracts. Groups that budget centrally for IIR should adjust cash-pooling arrangements so Belgian subsidiaries can pre-fund payments ahead of the quarterly deadline.
Belgium remains an ‘early mover’ on Pillar Two implementation, having already legislated the qualified domestic minimum top-up tax (QDMTT) and income inclusion rule. Further clarifications on safe-harbour calculations for mobile employee stock-option gains are expected before the 20 March instalment due date.
Although framed as an administrative refinement, the change matters to global-mobility managers. Many short-term assignees are contracted to Belgian entities even when their economic employer sits abroad. Failing to allocate the correct structured code could trigger late-payment interest, complicating year-end tax equalisation and shadow-payroll reconciliations.
Global mobility teams juggling these payroll complexities will also need to ensure that assignees enter Belgium on the correct immigration status. VisaHQ’s Belgium desk (https://www.visahq.com/belgium/) can streamline the visa and work-permit process for short-term assignees and their dependants, providing real-time tracking and compliance alerts that slot neatly into broader mobility timelines.
Tax advisers recommend updating payroll vendor instructions immediately and mapping which entity numbers (enterprise or BIS) apply to inbound assignees on local contracts. Groups that budget centrally for IIR should adjust cash-pooling arrangements so Belgian subsidiaries can pre-fund payments ahead of the quarterly deadline.
Belgium remains an ‘early mover’ on Pillar Two implementation, having already legislated the qualified domestic minimum top-up tax (QDMTT) and income inclusion rule. Further clarifications on safe-harbour calculations for mobile employee stock-option gains are expected before the 20 March instalment due date.
