July 2023 - Summer holidays? Not for your accountant! He or she is working overtime these days to complete your company's annual accounts. As required by law, these must be submitted to the Central Balance Sheet Office within seven months of… ➤

July 2023 - Sale! Everything must go! -50 per cent! Most traders pull out all the stops during the sales period to remove their old stock. But what are the rules around bargains? How much discount can you legally give? Is selling at a loss permitted? And how do you ensure a big sales spike during sales? What does the law say about sales? ➤

July 2023 - On 26 February 2021, the annual tax on securities accounts came into force.
This annual tax of 0.15% is levied on the average value of taxable financial instruments during the reference period, provided this average value exceeds €1 million. ➤

July 2023 – In 2022, the Administration formulated stricter application conditions for the exemption from withholding tax for shift and night work. To qualify for a pass-through of only 80%, a company must meet the following conditions: The work is done in at least two shifts of at least two workers. ➤

July 2023 – In Belgium, the tax deductibility of dependent professional income for the Belgian debtor only applies when these expenses are reported to the Belgian tax authorities via a specific fiche. This reporting obligation applies not only to classic wages of 'employees' (sheet 281.10) and 'directors... ➤

July 2023 – Flemish companies faced with the consequences of the energy crisis could apply for financial support for the fourth quarter of 2022 until February 2023. At the end of February, the Flemish government announced an extension of this support, more specifically, until the first quarter of 2023. ➤

June 2023 – To be legally valid, an invoice must meet a variety of formal and substantive requirements. We list them below. Mandatory inclusion:
1 - the word 'invoice' must be explicitly mentioned
2 - invoice date, but also: delivery… ➤

June 2023 – As an SME, you need to pay suppliers, employees and all kinds of fixed and variable costs. To do so, you obviously need money. But exactly how much working capital does your company need to function properly? And how can you tackle cash… ➤

June 2023 – Your website is your company's online business card. To convince prospects and attract customers to your business, you need to be strong online. We share four tips for a professional website that will make you look confident and rank well in Google search… ➤

June 2023 – An economic crisis, unexpected financial setbacks, cut-throat competition... There are many reasons why you might want to cut costs in your SME. Below, we list a few possibilities. 1 - Save by optimising costs:
To make savings, you first need to know exactly what you are spending your money on. ➤

June 2023 – Any crisis can be the crisis too much for an SME. So it seems anyway. What can you do to protect your business from unexpected events such as the war in Ukraine, terrorist attacks in Brussels or the global health crisis? How shockproof is your business? Economic and financial shocks… ➤

June 2023 – Public authorities that are late in paying their debts under a public contract (whether works, supplies or services) have to reckon with significant late payment interest. At 10.5%, the applicable interest rate has never been higher. ➤

June 2023 – Following the annual tax return, the FPS Finance lists on its website the filing deadlines you need to consider this year. Which deadlines can you find in MyMinfin? Are you a taxpayer required to file a tax return? The following deadlines are listed in MyMinfin ➤

June 2023 – From 2024, new ground rules will apply when it comes to taking annual leave. Specifically, these include the carryover of holidays to the following year and a conversion from holidays to sick days. What do these new rules look like in practice? From next year, holidays… ➤

June 2023 – With a target group reduction for first hires, the federal government supports you as an entrepreneur in bringing your first employees on board. In this article, we briefly refresh the basics of this measure. And how does the government intend to reform… ➤

June 2023 – As a result of the corona crisis, many companies have introduced structural home working. This form of work offers you and your employees numerous opportunities. But what if 'home' for your employee is a different country from where you are… ➤

May 2023 – Selling goods online without having to store them in a warehouse yourself: that is dropshipping in a nutshell. A miracle solution for those starting out in e-commerce, proponents claim. But is this really true? Dropshipping is a form of direct online… ➤

May 2023 – In 2022, the federal government concluded the much-discussed labour deal. One of the measures in this deal is the right of deconnection for employees. Since 1 April 2023, companies with at least 20 employees must put compulsory agreements on paper. ➤

May 2023 – A new list of flat-rate per diem allowances for foreign business trips was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 15 February 2023. You can pay these new per diems tax-free to your employees for the expenses they incur during a foreign business trip. It is the first time in five years that… ➤

May 2023 – May 2023 – As a result of new company legislation, which came into force in 2019, all existing companies have to amend their articles of association by 1 January 2024. This obligation causes resentment among a lot of entrepreneurs, as it... ➤