{"id":82793,"date":"2026-03-09T17:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/beroepskost\/reception-costs-as-a-deductible-expense\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:43:02","slug":"reception-costs-as-a-deductible-expense","status":"publish","type":"beroepskosten","link":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/business-expense\/reception-costs-as-a-deductible-expense\/","title":{"rendered":"Reception costs as a deductible expense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Receiving customers, partners, and guests is an important aspect of many sole proprietorships. Whether you are a coach, marketer, event manager, photographer, graphic designer, hospitality entrepreneur, therapist, or artist, the costs of creating a welcoming environment can be deducted as business expenses. Let&#8217;s take a look at how you can consider and process these reception fees as business expenses in your accounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What counts as reception costs?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reception costs include all spending you do to welcome people and create a pleasant atmosphere. Think of drinks, snacks, flowers, small decorations, and furnishings. These expenses help make a good impression and foster a positive working environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reception costs as deductible business expenses<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The costs of receiving guests and customers can be considered a professional expense and are partially (50%) deductible from your taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keep all receipts and invoices<\/strong>: Collect all proof of purchase for reception costs and store them in a safe place. <a href=\"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/expenses\/\">Or scan them immediately using the Dexxter app<\/a>! This is crucial for your accounting and tax return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Record the expenses in your accounting system<\/strong><\/strong>: Record all reception costs in your accounting system under the appropriate category. This makes it easier to deduct these expenses on your tax return. Reception costs can be found as a cost category in our <a href=\"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/demo\/\">accounting platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82668,"template":"","activiteiten":[],"class_list":["post-82793","beroepskosten","type-beroepskosten","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/beroepskosten\/82793","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\/82668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activiteiten","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dexxter.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activiteiten?post=82793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}