Hi all,
I've been working in Brussels for almost 1 and a half year and now want to change my tax status from employee to an Independent.
Is there any company / agency helping professionals in this process. I speak very very basic french so am unable to squeeze the required info from the townhall or other offices.
cheers
Info required for the Independent Status
nak
09 January 2013 03:03:48
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hannahhadman
09 January 2013 09:55:05
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All i know on this that the taxes for someone self employed are very high. I should suggest just calling the tax people the flemmish ones here spoke english to me that or get an accountant
schoolmum
09 January 2013 10:20:42
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Follow the instructions here.
http://www.belgium.be/fr/economie/entre … ependants/
nak
10 January 2013 10:21:26
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Schoolmum and Hannah thanks for the help 
simonlo
14 January 2013 21:45:15
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hannahhadman wrote:All i know on this that the taxes for someone self employed are very high. I should suggest just calling the tax people the flemmish ones here spoke english to me that or get an accountant
All I know is that this is untrue and misleading.
Taxes for self-employed are very favourable. Especially when done correctly with a competent accountant as, like most things in Belgium, it is not straight forward.
hannahhadman
14 January 2013 21:49:02
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Well i had a friend who became a self employed part time achutect(cant spell it lol) and had to pay over 700 euros in tax 4 times a year leaving her with 50 euros a month.
I also planned on setting up a small business from home probs earning less than a few 1000 a year and it turned out i would have to pay out more in tax than i would earn
Jemmy12
31 January 2013 03:11:01
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I've recently went from being an employee to being self employed
(werknemer to zelfstandig)
There are pro's and con's to it, the main downside is that you will loose your rights to "dop" (social security payments) should you lose your job, you also loose your pension (and should pay into one yourself)
At the very least you will need to pay your own social insurance quarterly, (minimum is €670 per Qtr if I remember correctly, i pay mine through Acerta)
Basically you should really speak to a competent accountant as they can tell you about all and any pitfalls and how to ensure you don't pay any more than you need to and tell you exactly what you can claim tax relief against because sure as the sun rises in the east the Belgian authorities WILL NOT be helpful to you.
Best of luck with whatever venture you are starting
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