Tax & Legal Academy

What Tax & Legal Academy does

Tax & Legal Academy, operated by the Belgian company MD&D Services, is a Brussels-based professional education organization that delivers training, seminars, and subscription-based fiscal updates for Belgian accountants, expert-comptables, réviseurs d'entreprises, fiscal advisors, corporate tax managers, and legal professionals. Founded in 2011 and active since at least 2014, the firm runs a curriculum spanning eight categories — VAT (TVA), fiscalité, douanes et accises, droit économique, succession et planification, corporate, legal, and management — with topics updated annually to reflect Belgian and EU legislative changes and CJUE jurisprudence. Courses are delivered in three formats (in-person at venues in Wavre, Namur, and Spain; live webinar; and on-demand replay), are capped at 25 participants for interactivity, and award ITAA / IRE / IPCF / IEC continuing professional education hours.

Name

Tax & Legal Academy

Legal name

MD&D Services

Website

https://taxlegal-academy.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Tax and Legal Education Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDABAJAD

Taxation (Corporate, Indirect, International)

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Finance, Accounting & Risk Training

SECONDARYEDAAALAA

Accounting, Audit & Tax (CPA/CA/ACCA CPE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYEDAAALAB

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYEDAAAPAI

Accounting, Audit & Tax

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Industry-Specific Training (Healthcare, Tech, etc.)

Keywords

• Professional tax training
• VAT education services
• Fiscal continuing education
• Customs training programs
• Accounting professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual training enrollment fees: Professionals pay per training course or event. Pricing varies by format (in-person vs. webinar) and member status, with 20% discount for members. Single-day courses range from 190€ to 370€ htva; multi-day immersions up to 1,050€ htva.
2. Annual club membership subscriptions: Annual membership (01/09–31/08 academic year) with tiered pricing for fiduciaries (80–400€ htva) and corporates (130–480€ htva). Provides 20% discount on all training, 30%+ on fiscal news subscription, and priority registration. Tacitly renewed each July.
3. Fiscal News Subscription (Abonnement Actualités Fiscales): Subscription covering 4 half-days of fiscal news updates (TVA, IPP, ISOC, Douanes) valid for one year and up to 13h of recognized training. Offers ~30% discount vs. individual course pricing. 1-day + 2 half-days combination also available.
4. Annual dinner-conference networking event: Annual networking dinner-conference (16 June) held at Château de Namur. Ticket price 120€ htva; free for T&LA members and OmniVAT Consulting clients. Includes keynote by guest speaker and walking dinner.
5. Residential fiscal seminar: Three-day residential seminar (04–06 May 2026) in San Sebastián/Bilbao, Spain. Covers direct and indirect taxation. Pricing: 840€ htva (member), 1,050€ htva (non-member), plus optional companion fee and hotel.
6. In-house / intra-company training: Tailored in-company training delivered at client premises. Members receive 10% discount on intra-company packages. Contact-based pricing; bespoke proposals per engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tax & Legal Academy delivers continuing professional education courses, seminars, and conferences for Belgian accountants, tax advisors, corporate finance managers, and legal professionals. Its core offering is accredited training in VAT (TVA), fiscal law (IPP, ISOC), customs and excise, commercial law, succession planning, and management, delivered as in-person courses, live webinars, replay access, annual club membership, subscription packages, and flagship annual events.

Product overview

Tax & Legal Academy is a professional training organization offering structured education programs primarily focused on Belgian and European tax law (TVA/VAT, IPP, ISOC), customs and excise, commercial law, succession planning, and management skills. The portfolio consists of core training courses organized by topic (TVA, Fiscalité, Douanes, Legal, Corporate, Management), subscription-based tax news packages (Abonnement Actualités Fiscales), an annual membership club with preferential pricing, and flagship events including the Summer Session TVA and annual networking dinner. Training is delivered in multiple formats including in-person (at venues in Wavre, Namur, and residential seminars abroad), live webinar (distanciel), and replay options. Individual courses range from half-day sessions to comprehensive 3-day immersion programs, with certifications recognized by ITAA and IRE professional bodies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Club (annual) Annual membership program (academic year 01/09–31/08) providing 20% discount on all training, 30%+ discount on fiscal news subscription, 10% discount on intra-company training, priority registration, and free Summer Session participation. Tiered pricing for fiduciaires/independent (80–400€ htva) and corporate/ASBL (130–480€ htva), tacitly renewed each July.
• Abonnement Actualités Fiscales — 4 demi-jours (Fiscal News Subscription) Annual subscription package of 4 half-day fiscal news update sessions covering TVA, IPP, ISOC, and Douanes, valid for one year with up to 13h of ITAA/IRE-recognized CPE credits. Provides ~30% discount vs. individual course pricing. Webinar tier available.
• Abonnement Actualités Fiscales — 1 jour + 2 demi-jours Annual subscription combining 1 full-day fiscal declaration training (TVA, IPP, or ISOC) with 2 half-day fiscal news updates. Consumes 2 half-day allocations. Valid one year with recognized CPE credits.
• Summer Session TVA (annual summer event) Annual summer VAT tax-update training event with networking lunch and apéritif, held at Château de Namur (Belgium). Half-day format. Free for T&LA members.
• Dîner-conférence networking annuel (annual networking dinner-conference) Annual networking dinner-conference held in June at Château de Namur, featuring a keynote speaker on international economic/financial topics. Ticket 120€ htva; free for T&LA members and OmniVAT Consulting clients. Includes apéritif, conference, and walking dinner.
• Séminaire fiscal résidentiel (Residential Fiscal Seminar, San Sebastián/Bilbao) 3-day residential fiscal seminar held annually in May in San Sebastián/Bilbao, Spain, covering direct and indirect taxation. Includes welcome dinner, VIP dinner, syllabus, and Guggenheim Museum visit. Member: 840€ htva; non-member: 1,050€ htva; companion: 350€ htva. Flights and hotel not included.
• Formation de base en TVA: immersion de 3 jours (3-Day VAT Immersion) Comprehensive 3-day foundational VAT training program covering essential principles, taxable operations, exemptions, invoicing, deduction rights, and intracommunity operations. Recognized for 21h ITAA CPE credits. In-person: 1,050€ htva; webinar: 900€ htva.
• In-house / Intra-Company Training Tailored corporate training delivered at client premises or online, covering VAT, customs, fiscal law, and related topics. Pricing by bespoke proposal; 10% member discount applies. Minimum participant thresholds apply.
• Formations TVA (VAT Training Courses) Category of professional training courses focused on Belgian and international VAT (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée), covering VAT declarations, supplier accounting, import/export operations, real estate VAT, reverse charge regimes, permanent establishment, and e-invoicing. Delivered in-person or as webinar; each full day = 7h ITAA-IRE recognized credits. Standard full-day: 370€ htva (in-person) / 320€ htva (webinar).
• Formations Fiscalité (Fiscal Law Training) Category of tax training courses covering personal income tax (IPP), corporate tax (ISOC), fiscal montages, and the transition from individual to corporate structures. Recognized for ITAA/IRE CPE credits.
• Formations Douanes & Accises (Customs and Excise Training) Category of customs and excise training courses covering customs procedures, EU Customs Code (CDU), DAU declarations, and customs optimization for international trade operations.
• Formations Droit économique (Commercial Law Training) Category of commercial law training courses covering legal risks, reflexes for accountants, and key attention points for advising businesses.
• Formations Succession & Planification (Succession and Estate Planning Training) Category of succession and estate planning training covering family business transfer, donation rules, and crisis planning in case of serious illness.
• Formations Legal (Legal Training) Category of legal training courses covering tax audit disputes, fiscal litigation, and business rescue proceedings (PRJ).
• Formations Management (Management Training) Category of management training courses covering team leadership, professional change management, and stress/emotional intelligence.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% cost savings through membership and subscription packages vs. individual course enrollment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ITAA (Institut des Experts-Comptables et des Conseils Fiscaux)coreOthersITAA provides official recognition and accreditation for T&LA training programs. Courses award ITAA continuing education credits (hours). ITAA approval is a prerequisite for Belgian accountants and fiscal advisors to count training toward mandatory professional development requirements.
• IRE (Institut des Réviseurs d'Entreprises)coreOthersJoint accreditation body with ITAA for recognizing T&LA training hours toward mandatory CPE for Belgian statutory auditors (réviseurs d'entreprises).
• IPCF (Institut des Professionals de la Comptabilité et de la Fiscalité)coreOthersIPCF provides additional CPE accreditation alongside ITAA and IRE. Training schedule is published on IPCF website (sem.ipcf.be) with direct registration links for IPCF members.
• IEC (Institut des Réviseurs d'Entreprises) — Formation permanentecoreOthersIEC approves T&LA courses under reference B0721/2020-11 for permanent education of statutory auditors.
• SPF Finances (Belgian Federal Public Service Finance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior officials from SPF Finances (François Coutureau — Conseiller Général TVA; Tony Lamparelli — Expert TVA; Olivier Evrard — Conseiller Inspecteur principal, Liège) serve as expert speakers and course instructors. This government practitioner-expert channel is a distinctive competitive asset.
• Administration des Douanes et Accises (Belgian Customs and Excise Administration)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichaël Vico, consultant from the Belgian Customs and Excise Administration, co-instructs import/customs VAT courses. Provides authoritative government perspective on customs procedures and DAU documentation.
• Région Wallonne — Chèques FormationminorOthersT&LA holds agréation #0895 from Région Wallonne, enabling participants to use subsidized formation cheques (chèques-formation) as partial payment for training courses.
• KMO PortefeuilleminorOthersBelgian SME portfolio (KMO Portefeuille) subsidy scheme accepted for training fees, reducing net cost for qualifying small and medium enterprises.
• IPF AlimentominorOthersIPF Alimento subsidy scheme accepted as training fee payment option alongside KMO Portefeuille and Région Wallonne chèques-formation.
• OmniVAT Consulting srlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Katia Delfin Diaz, who is also founder and managing director of OmniVAT Consulting. OmniVAT Consulting clients receive free access to the annual dinner-conference. Close operational and brand linkage.
• QForminorOthersQFor quality certification for training organizations. Displayed in website footer as a quality assurance signal to prospective training buyers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Editions Francis Lefebvre: Major French tax and accounting publisher and training provider. Closely comparable as a Francophone tax training and publishing specialist; though France-focused, the audience, regulatory depth, and content-driven training model closely parallel T&LA's Belgian positioning.
• IBFD (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation): Amsterdam-headquartered global leader in cross-border tax knowledge and training. Directly comparable as a tax-focused professional education provider serving accountants and tax advisors with courses and credentials, though operating at international rather than national scale.
• Febelfin Academy: Belgian financial sector training academy run by the banking federation. Comparable as a domestically focused professional training provider selling courses, certifications, and events to Belgian regulated professionals with similar small-format, accredited programs.

Regional players

• Plantyn (Van In): Belgium's largest educational publisher (Van In) with fiscal/accounting textbooks and digital learning tools. Comparable as a Belgian-language professional content provider, though primarily secondary/Vocational rather than CPE-focused.
• UCM Formation (UCM asbl): Walloon SME cooperative offering subsidized training (including chèques-formation) to small businesses and independents in Belgium. Overlaps as a Belgium-based professional training provider utilizing the same subsidy mechanics, though broader in subject matter.

Others

• IPCF (Institut des Professionnels de la Comptabilité et de la Fiscalité): Belgian professional body that accredits T&LA courses and maintains its own training calendar (sem.ipcf.be). Adjacent ecosystem participant — functions partly as a referral channel and partly as a competing training resource for the same professional audience.

Broad incumbents

• Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Belgium: Belgian arm of the global Wolters Kluwer tax and accounting publishing and software group. Provides professional tax content, software, and training to the same accounting/fiscal advisor buyer in Belgium with broader product portfolio and deeper content libraries.
• Larcier (Intersentia group): Belgian legal publisher under Intersentia offering fiscal and legal content, journals, and conferences for Belgian professionals. Comparable as a Belgian legal/fiscal education provider with broader portfolio coverage and incumbent distribution.

Emerging players

• Coursera Professional Certificates: Global online learning platform with accounting/tax specializations from universities and accounting bodies. Partial overlap with T&LA's tax CPE offerings as a digital-first, scalable alternative; lacks T&LA's Belgian regulatory specificity and in-person format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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