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The restaurant costs you incur for your customers, future customers, suppliers or partners are tax-deductible. In practice, you will deduct 69% of the amount of the bill from your...

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Maximize tech professional expenses IT costs are generally an easy source for deductible expenses for independents in Belgium, regardless of their profession: indeed, the link...

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It is not recommended to deduct your gym subscription as an independent. It is indeed a well-known trap for tax auditors. In Belgium, deducting your subscription to your sports...

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You can deduct the costs you incur to travel for business As an independent in Belgium, travel expenses incurred for business purposes, such as attending meetings, conferences, or...

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Your car is often one of the most important business expenses you can incur as an independent in Belgium (sadly 🥹?): the amounts you can deduct through your car are usually...

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PSPS, PASE: we help you make sense of all this! The Private Supplementary Pension for the Self-employed (PSPS/PLCI/VAPZ) You may have heard about this already: the pension for the...

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You can deduct water electricity gas bills, in a similar way to rent & leasing costs. It is only natural: you need a place to work and for this place to work, you need to...

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Business gifts are gifts that you give to your customers or partners to strengthen or develop your professional activity. Typical business gifts include boxes of pralines (the...

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Internet fees are easily deductible, as the link to your activity is generally obvious. Who does not need the internet to work today? Subscription for your office If you rent a...

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Your phone bill is generally deductible Indeed, as an independent, you need a phone subscription to call and receive calls from clients, prospects, and suppliers: the link to your...

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The company director’s remuneration is fully deductible. When your company, a BV, SRL, NV, SA, or any other form of legal entity, pays its director (you), it is a deductible...

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Train, tram, metro, bus: everything is good! In terms of deductibility, public transport is an excellent option!They are fully deductible (if the journey has a professional...

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Your training costs are of course deductible ✨ You can deduct all the costs you have to cover to train yourself in your professional activity. No matter what type of training you...

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Software subscriptions are deductible if they are directly related to your professional activity. If you subscribe to or purchase a piece of software necessary for your...

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Can you deduct all of your accounting fees? The only reason you have to pay accounting fees, is because you are self-employed: these fees are therefore fully deductible from your...

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Easy The banking fees you pay for your professional bank account are 100% deductible. After all, you need the account to do your professional activity. It’s essential when...

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Dreaming of an electric bike? Now’s the time to go for it, because, as a self-employed professional, it will probably be deductible, both for your income tax and your VAT...

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Ready to have brand new business cards printed out? You would not need your own business cards if you did not to represent your own business. Order business cards that reflect...

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Shared mobility, a safer bet than your own car? As the legislation is not yet very well developed on this subject, the general regime applies: shared cars are partially...

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A nice fiscal advantage The only rule? Respect the professional use of your costs. If it’s living space costs, like heating, you need to deduct it proportionate to the part...

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Of course this is a professional cost! Your postal and shipping costs are deductible for both VAT and income tax, as long as the costs are incurred for a business purpose. As a...

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Can I deduct Spotify for business use? It is possible to claim your subscriptions to music streaming services such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Music (and others) as business...

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Stationery is generally an obvious expense for your business activity These are professional fees that are generally obvious to the self-employed: few professions do not require...

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Are you buying the right to use a professional database? It’s deductible, of course. These expenses are 100% deductible for both income tax and VAT. The key is naturally to...

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Insurances that you take out for your business are always deductible. You can deduct your subscriptions to all the insurance you need for your professional activity. This is one...

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You can deduct tea, coffee and snacks at the office Do you eat snacks at the office? Those are 100% deductibles!It’s wonderful news – except maybe for your diet 😉...

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Have you already subscribed, or are you dreaming of subscribing, to this slightly expensive but massively inspiring magazine? You can probably deduct it. Your newspaper and...

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You can deduct meal delivery costs on one simple condition You’ll need to prove that you shared your meal ordered from Deliveroo, UberEats, or Takeaway.com, with a customer,...

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Advertising goods need to meet a couple of conditions, in order to be deductible Those conditions are: (i) the trade name of the company should be clearly and permanently visible...

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You own property and work from home? This can be very interesting! You can deduct part of your property tax. The part you can deduct is proportional to the square meters that you...

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The decoration of your office is deductible No worries: the items you buy for your office are 100% deductible, both for VAT and for income tax. This applies to all capital goods...

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This cost is deductible, but be sure to keep the 80% rule in mind. As a self-employed professional in a company, you are allowed to deduct the premiums for your Individual Pension...

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In general, these costs are non-deductible! Fines, even if imposed as part of the professional activity, are generally never deductible from income tax. It is even simpler for VAT...

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You only pay fines, you do not deduct them You will never be able to deduct a fine from your taxes, even if you get fined e.g. when exceeding the speed limits to rush to a client...

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Deduct first aid kit You must have a first aid kit at the office, for you and your team: it is therefore 100% deductible. Of course, in order to be able to deduct it, you must...

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You can deduct the flowers you buy for your office. Indeed, flowers and plants you buy to decorate your office are 100% deductible🌹, even if you work from home. It’s good...

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All types of fuel are deductible, but one might be more fiscally attractive than the other. 🚘 You can deduct your car fees, like fuel, according to the professional use of the...

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The professional use and the amortisation are very important! Investments in furniture and materials for your professional space are deductible, depending on their professional...

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Good news, generally, interest is fiscally deductible. When it is linked to your freelance activity, interest is deductible. That said, there are 2 exceptions: 1 / excessive...

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Yes but not as a self-employed You are allowed to deduct the kilometers between your home and your workplace.Be careful though: you do not deduct them as a self-employed but in...

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It is in your advantage to reduce your emissions The deductibility is calculated based on the CO2 emissions of your lease or rental vehicle. In both cases you do not have to pay...

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Are your legal fees high? Don’t worry, these legal costs are fully deductible for VAT and income tax. You spend those amounts during your work and they help you protect or...

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(Almost) always 100% deductible. Maintenance and repairs to your commercial vehicle are fully tax-deductible… if your use of the vehicle is entirely professional! Otherwise,...

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This must make sense in the context of your professional life! A motorbike is in fact much more deductible than a car: you deduct it in proportion to the professional use you make...

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Association fees are often a significant cost. You register with these associations to practice your profession: the costs associated with them are generally fully deductible...

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As long as it is professional! You can deduct the provincial tax as long as it applies to your workplace, as a...

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Do not forget the deduction for investment! You had solar panels installed? Deductibility wise, it is a pretty good idea, as you can judge here: Are you self-employed as a natural...

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Your second best option after public transport You can deduct a taxi trip as long as, as always, you can prove the professional link: a taxi to the airport for a business trip is...

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Good news! It’s fiscally deductible Just like with other insurance products, VAT does not apply in this case. After all, no VAT is charged on these costs. For income tax, on...

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Different rules for access fees and reception fees. During a VIP event (e.g. a sporting event), access fees are fully deductible if you can prove the advertising motive (i.e. the...

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You can deduct the cost of conferences you attend for your professional activity Do you attend a conference or congress to acquire (or brush up 😉 ) your knowledge? Or simply to...

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Do you use this vehicle a little, a lot, exclusively for business purposes? The carwash is part of the costs associated with a car, just like maintenance, for example. Conclusion?...

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Business gifts in the form of spirits or tobacco are 50% tax deductible. Like all business gifts, this type of gift is 50% deductible from your professional income as an...

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That depends on surface area of the part of the building that is dedicated to your professional activity Do you work from home? You can deduct a part of this cost in proportion to...

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To deduct your camera, the link with your activity as a self-employed must be obvious. Thinking of buying a nice Canon camera? A little expensive, yes – but so exciting 😉...

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Could you deduct your lunch? The canteen, in this context, does not refer to the refectory of a school: it refers to the meals you take and offer to your team or partners, as part...

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These expenses are deductible even if the calculation is not easy! Maintenance and repairs to the vehicle for business purposes are also deductible. The calculation of this...

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This payment may be your first business expense! When you start out as a self-employed person, you face several professional costs. One of the firsts, and not the least, is the...

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Do you work from home? Do you have an office separate from your home? You deduct the cleaning costs 100%! You work from home? These expenses are more difficult to...

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Take the depreciation rate into account! You are making a major investment: a new studio comes out of the ground, for example. You deduct this construction in proportion to your...

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The professional contributions that you pay to ONSS/RSZ are deductible You are facing these charges solely because you work as a self-employed person. They are therefore fully...

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This is, of course, a professional expense Social security contributions are a cost you incur only because you are a self-employed. It is therefore logical that you can deduct...

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You can deduct the cost of plane tickets for your business trips Your plane tickets are fully deductible when, and only when, you can prove the business nature of your trip...

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You deduct the fuel of your utility vehicle based on its professional use. The fact that your vehicle is a utility vehicle does not automatically allow you to deduct the fuel...

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In this case too, make sure the invoice is detailed enough You do a lot yourself, but you can’t do everything yourself, so you occasionally subcontract a third-party. You...

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You can deduct (part of) your glasses or lenses as professional expenses. Deduct prescription glasses and lenses as a professional expense The question is similar to any other...

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These goods for resale are not stock yet Do you resell goods? In the course of the year, you fully deduct these goods for resale. These goods are not (yet) stock. At the end of...

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Professional and reasonable are key words Hotel fees must be: (i) necessary for business reasons, (ii) not to be unreasonable and (iii) If your other half travels with you, those...

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You still need to justify the professional use of your motorcycle! Same rules apply to the deduction of your moto and its related costs, such as insurance: you deduct it in...

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Meal vouchers, a good idea for everyone! Do you offer meal vouchers to your company’s staff? Good for them, good for you too: the employer’s contribution is deductible...

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Good to know if your work from home! Do you have property on which you pay a mortgage? You can deduct your mortgage interest in proportion to the part of the property that you use...

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You do not deduct only compensations. These costs are all expenses relating to personnel that are borne by the employer: among them, insurance for accidents at work, direct...

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You can easily deduct your parking costs as an independent in Belgium, as long as you parked for a professional activity. For instance, when you visited a trusted client,...

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Who parks that motorbike? If you pay for a motorbike parking space that you reserve for your suppliers and customers, you deduct 100% of it. If you reserve a motorbike parking...

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The purchase of raw materials is 100% deductible The purchase of raw materials to be later used in an end product, is of course completely professional by nature. You can...

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Above all, you deduct according to the professional use of your car You pay the registration tax once, for a new or second-hand vehicle. You pay the road tax every year. From now...

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Above all, you deduct according to the professional use of your moto You pay the registration tax once, for a new or second-hand vehicle. You pay the road tax every year. From now...

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For taxes, there is only one rule: the product must belong to the company. This is logical, the costs incurred in the production of commercial samples are only deductible for...

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As long as the rules of the game are clear You pay an expert to provide you with a detailed market analysis of the country where you intend to export or you pay the services of a...

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Deduct at a fair depreciation rate! Tools and small equipment you invest in to run your business are deductible. If you invest in e.g. a sewing machine or gardening tools that you...

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Utility vehicle, always deductible at 100%? The fact that your vehicle is a utility vehicle does not automatically allow you to deduct it 100%! You can deduct it fiscally at 100%...

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Always the same question: what are your CO2 emissions? Car accessories are deducted in the same way as fuel, insurance, and all car expenses. First, you deduct your car...

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Driving green is in your best interest.You can deduct expenses related to your car, including insurance, only to the extent that you use it professionally: 50% of your trips,...

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You can deduct compensation you pay your employees or manual workers in full The salary or compensation you pay your employees or manual workers is fully deductible for your...

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Art purchases are unfortunately not deductible in Belgium An architect who buys and exhibits a work of art in his office will not be able to deduct the price of purchase from his...

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Land is not amortizable Did you invest in build land in the context of your business? You deduct this investment, in proportion to your professional use of it. Please note that...

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Your clothing purchases are generally not deductible. For income tax, general-purpose clothing purchases will systematically be rejected by the tax authorities. Therefore, clothes...

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Deduct it, with the adequate depreciation rate! To the extent that invest in building developments to grow your business, you deduct them. Of course, you take into account the...

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Costs for demonstrations are 100% deductible, costs for promotional events only for 50% Demonstration costs are, for example, costs that you make when you are distributing...

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Think of the federal deduction for investment! Are you installing a professional space? That too is deductible, of course in proportion to your professional use of that...

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You deduct the insurance of your commercial vehicle based on its professional use. Just like all other costs related to your utility vehicle, the insurance of your utility vehicle...

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Land is deductible but not depreciable. Are you investing in land to grow your business? This investment is deductible, in proportion, of course, to your professional use of the...

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Land and buildings are not equal when it comes to depreciation! You deduct these investments in proportion to the business use you make of them. For buildings, you should also...

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Will you use it exclusively for professional purposes? Not only cars can be leased or rented: motorbikes can too! In this case, the deductibility is calculated in proportion to...

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Will you use it exclusively for professional purposes? Not only cars can be leased or rented: utility vehicles can too! In this case, the deductibility is calculated in proportion...

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Take into account the useful life of these recent investments! Did you invest in a machine that is necessary to your business? You can deduct it as a professional charge. You...

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This is one of the reasons why a motorbike is a good choice, fiscally speaking You deduct your motorcycle in proportion to the professional use you have of it, and that’s...

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Are you planning to invite your team’s family? These costs are 100% deductible if this event takes place ONLY once a year, is for ALL staff members and if the cost per staff...

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Per-diems are an excellent fiscal lever… when used wisely. The self-employed as natural persons are not entitled to deduct “per diems”. These daily allowances...

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Professional use is key! You deduct these property rights in proportion to their professional use, without exaggeration of...

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Electric cars are the winning choice when it comes to tax deductibility You may have noticed a number of self-employed professionals buying or leasing electric cars, despite the...

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Do you still hope to deduct dry cleaning for that nice cocktail dress? The logic applying to professional clothing also applies to their dry cleaning. If you are a lawyer and buy...

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Deducting your rental costs can either be very easy, or very impossible Logically, your office expenses are fully deductible, whether it is your rent, water, electricity or...

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Your supermarket purchases are rarely deductible It is a well-known trap: it is often difficult to prove the professional nature of these expenses. The only exception is to...

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In most cases, this applies when travelling abroad In principle, motorways in Belgium are free of tolls for cars. Only the Liefkenshoek tunnel is subject to tolls, which vary...

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It is possible to deduct a part of your wedding costs as a professional expense Incredible news but true ✨. According to the jurisprudence, wedding expenses are tax...

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Not the best choice for fiscal optimization… You are a natural person, self-employed, and you wish to deduct your hospitalisation insurance? This will not work...

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When on a business trip abroad, deduct the parking for your moto Do you cross the border to prospect, occasionally advise a client or follow a training? Then you can deduct your...

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Above all, you deduct according to the professional use of your car You pay the circulation tax every year. From now on, this matter falls under the authority of your Region, be...

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When does an expense become unreasonable? A self-employed person organises his professional activity as he sees fit: the administration does not supposedly have to question the...

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Tech accessories are a must-do expense for most independents in Belgium Indeed, the link to your activity is often obvious and amounts are generally limited: you should maximize...

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You are importing goods for your business as an independent and need to pay hefty import costs? Don’t worry, import costs are generally entirely deductible (at least if the...

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