🔧 Managing 2026 copyright income in Accountable: temporary method

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As of the 2026 income year, the flat-rate expense deductions for copyright income have been removed. Withholding tax must now be calculated on 100% of the income, without any automatic deductions.

Our tool will soon be updated to reflect these changes. ✅ In the meantime, here is a simple method to help you invoice correctly.

🔹 Temporary steps to invoice copyright income in 2026

1. Toggle on the "Client will pay the withholding tax" option.

   • This displays the calculated amount and who is paying it on the invoice.
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2. Copy the information from the green box (withholding tax amount, total, etc.).

3. Toggle the option off again.

   • This prevents the system from applying outdated calculations.

4. Paste the information into the "Notes & comments" section of the invoice.
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5. ⚠️ Important: double the amount of withholding tax manually and therefore adjust the amount owed to Romain Accountable in this example to €10,600.

   • The system still calculates it on 50% of the income, but it should now apply to 100%.

📞 If you have any questions or need additional help, feel free to reach out to us at support@accountable.eu.

Author - Valesca Wilms

As content marketing lead at Accountable Belgium, Valesca writes about freelancing, self-employment, and taxes based on her own experience as a freelancer.

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