Guides: everything about bank gifts, hand gifts and gift registration

Practical guides on inheritance, bank gifts, hand gifts, gift tax and drafting proof of a gift in Belgium.

• What is the difference between inheriting and a bank gift or hand gift?

  Passing on wealth through inheritance or during life: the key differences in tax treatment and certainty.

• Bank gift in Belgium: how it works and mistakes to avoid

  Step by step: the transfer, the classic mistake in the payment reference, and what to keep as proof.

• Hand gift in Belgium: rules, risks and proof

  What counts as a hand gift, why it is fragile without proof, and how to record it properly anyway.

• Should you register a gift? Gift tax and the suspect period

  The trade-off between paying gift tax now or accepting the risk of the suspect period.

• Drafting proof of a gift: what belongs in it?

  The required elements, and why a signature from both parties makes the proof stronger.

These guides contain general information, not legal or tax advice. If in doubt, consult a notary or a legal or tax adviser.