Bringing in rent from your house or flat?

Just to outline the situation: you are enabled as a self-employed person through a sole proprietor. Student, secondary occupation or main occupation, it doesn’t really matter. What interesting cost then quickly springs to mind? Right, that monthly rent from your house or flat. But can you simply bring in the rent from your house or […]

Insurance without an invoice?

You’re updating your accounts, next item on your list: that insurance premium you pay monthly. Annoying, because you (sometimes) don’t receive a monthly document on that. Insurance without an invoice, so how do you get it into your accounts? Surely here you just go to work with, say, a bank statement. Something from document actually […]

Three reasons why you are better off not putting your house or home office in as a cost

As a self-employed entrepreneur, you are probably familiar with the idea of bringing in expenses in order to get tax benefits. One method considered is bringing in your home or home office as an investment (with associated depreciations). While this may seem attractive, there are some important reasons why it is better not to bring […]

Light cargo as a company car, the conditions

Planning to buy a light cargo commercial vehicle? Super! You can even take advantage of a more favourable tax regime than ordinary passenger cars. But you have to meet some conditions, discover them in this article! 🚚 What is a light cargo according to the tax definition? 🔎 A light cargo is defined as a […]

A mileage allowance as a sole proprietor

Beware, as a self-employed person with a sole proprietorship, mileage reimbursement for travel by car is not as simple as you sometimes read! You often hear and read about it in the context of an employee making a trip for his employer with his own car. Or a self-employed person with a company who then […]

Depreciation: can I choose from when?

When you have made an investment, you have to write off that amount. If you are still in doubt when we talk about ‘depreciation’ or when something is an investment (which you then depreciate), be sure to read our blog article on depreciation and how to do it. In a nutshell, ‘depreciate’ means that means […]

Depreciating an investment: how do you do it?

When an entrepreneur purchases something with a heftier price tag, you will sometimes hear the word ‘investment’ and perhaps even the exotic word ‘depreciation’. We are then talking about an entrepreneur who purchases something for his business where the price tag is already a bit higher on the one hand and, on the other, it […]

Deductible expenses for your accounting: what do you need?

You may have heard it before: ‘Do you send the invoice because it’s on business’ or ‘Can I have the restaurant receipt for my accounts’. It sometimes seems that, for a self-employed person, there are only deductible costs for their bookkeeping. Especially as a self-employed person starting out, you may therefore already be in doubt […]

Eco vouchers in a sole proprietorship

Eco vouchers, also known as ecocheques, are becoming increasingly popular as an fringe benefit that employers give to their employees. They are an additional allowance exempted from taxes, hence their popularity. Eco vouchers for the self-employed? Attention, if you are self-employed with a sole proprietorship, eco vouchers are unfortunately not possible for you personally! It […]

Bicycle allowance for sole proprietorships

Being self-employed with a sole proprietorship also allows you to take advantage of a bicycle allowance. We explain below what you need to pay attention to, what type of travel qualifies and why a trip administration is crucial. This kilometer allowance can also be used in addition to the purchase of an (electric) bike. You […]