{"id":82771,"date":"2025-12-15T13:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/beroepskost\/subcontracting-as-a-professional-expence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:42:57","slug":"subcontracting-as-a-professional-expence","status":"publish","type":"beroepskosten","link":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/business-expense\/subcontracting-as-a-professional-expence\/","title":{"rendered":"Subcontracting as a professional expence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subcontracting includes all services that you hire from external parties to support or expand your business activities. This can range from technical support provided by a consultant to tasks that you have specifically performed by a subcontractor. It is important that these services are directly related to your business activities and are resold to your customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of subcontracting by profession<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Administrative expert<\/strong>: Hiring an accountant for specialised financial tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Garage mechanic<\/strong>: Calling in a specialist for complex repairs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Self-employed in construction<\/strong>: Renting an electrician or plumber to specifically perform work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marketer<\/strong>: Collaborating with a graphic designer or copywriter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Animal carer<\/strong>: Hiring a trainer for animal behaviour training specifically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Event manager<\/strong>: Contracting a caterer or lighting technician.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial expert<\/strong>: Hiring an IT consultant for financial software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Self-employed person in the hospitality industry<\/strong>: Hiring a guest chef for special events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Childcare<\/strong>: Hire an educational expert for workshops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Management consultant<\/strong>: Collaborate with an IT consultant for business transformations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Care worker and nurse<\/strong>: Hire a specialist for specifically medical treatments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Therapist<\/strong>: Contract other therapist for specialised treatments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artist<\/strong>: Collaborate with a gallery for art exhibitions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seller<\/strong>: Hire a marketing consultant for promotional campaigns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Driver<\/strong>: Collaborate with a logistics planner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Store operator<\/strong>: Hire a merchandiser for product displays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Estate agent<\/strong>: Collaborate with a property photographer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nutrition specialist<\/strong>: Contract a nutritionist for specialised diets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subcontracting as a deductible professional expense<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The costs for services provided by subcontractors and consultants can be considered professional expenses, which means you can deduct them <strong>100% <\/strong>from your taxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/expenses\/\"><strong>Register the expenses in your accounting system<\/strong><\/a>: Record all subcontracting costs in your accounting system under the appropriate category. This makes it easier to deduct these costs on your <a href=\"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/personal-income-tax-as-a-self-employed-person\/\">tax return<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82660,"template":"","activiteiten":[],"class_list":["post-82771","beroepskosten","type-beroepskosten","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/beroepskosten\/82771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/beroepskosten"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/beroepskosten"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activiteiten","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activiteiten?post=82771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}