Q1 - 2024

Pension savings more attractive for self-employed again

Pension savings more attractive for self-employed again

January 2024 - Increased interest rates are making retirement savings attractive again for the self-employed. We take a closer look at the various forms of saving through the second and third pillars. Third-pillar retirement savings involve savings where a deposit of 990 euros (1,270 euros) entitles you to a tax reduction of 30 (25) per cent. In… ➤

3 questions and answers for a smooth start to financial year 2024

3 questions and answers for a smooth start to financial year 2024

January 2024 - What are the deadlines for corporate and personal income tax returns for assessment year 2024? And what about car taxation? Three questions to start the new year well prepared.
What are the declaration deadlines for assessment year 2024 and subsequent years? ➤

Flemish self-employed never so satisfied with their jobs before

Flemish self-employed never so satisfied with their jobs before

January 2024 - Although work stress remains a concern, Flemish self-employed people's satisfaction is in good shape. This is according to research by SERV, the socio-economic council of Flanders.
Of the 1,788 Flemish self-employed who gave their input this year (in the first measurement since the corona… ➤

Flat-rate formula mobility budget from 2024 onwards

Flat-rate formula mobility budget from 2024 onwards

January 2024 - In March 2019, you as an employer had the opportunity to introduce the mobility budget in your company. As part of a simplification of this measure, a flat-rate formula to calculate this budget will be available from 1 January 2024. Through the mobility budget, an employee can exchange his or her company car for… ➤

Disclosure requirement for tenants deducting rent as professional expenses

Disclosure requirement for tenants deducting rent as professional expenses

January 2024 - Through a bill dated 19 October 2023, the federal government announced a new measure for tenants deducting rent paid as a professional expense. This bill was passed on 28 November 2023. Today, if an owner of a second home rents this property privately, it is not taxed on the real… ➤

"Federal Learning Account": online registration of training courses

"Federal Learning Account": online registration of training courses

January 2024 - Under the November 2022 labour deal, every full-time employee will be entitled to at least five training days a year from 2024. Before 2023, this amounted to four days. At the same time, this law requires companies employing at least 20 workers to draw up a training plan once a calendar year. ➤

Renewed audit and assessment deadlines for income taxes

Renewed audit and assessment deadlines for income taxes

January 2024 - The Miscellaneous Tax and Financial Provisions Act of 20 November 2022 extends the audit and assessment deadlines for income taxes in certain situations that the tax administration must take into account. The applicable three-year period for checking a timely filed and formally correct return remains unchanged. ➤