Taxing second homes on the coast is illegal, yet 106,000 owners do not get all their money back: why is that?

After the Council of State previously annulled the second residence tax on the coast, 106,000 owners of an apartment or bungalow by the sea can now expect their money back. But the province of West Flanders withholds part of it. How is that possible? And is that legal? Tax lawyer Thomas De Jonckheere explains what you should do to get your money back. “It is better not to tick this box.”

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