Social contributions

As an independent, you pay social contributions every quarter. This is how you build up social rights and claim reimbursement of medical expenses, among other things. To find out exactly how much social contributions you have to pay, you can rely on our blogs.

Social security refunds: how to declare them in your tax return

Social contributions Taxes

When you’re self-employed in Belgium, you pay social security contributions every quarter. But what happens if you pay too ...

Receiving social contributions as e-invoices: is it possible?

Peppol Peppol Social contributions

Have you already switched to e-invoicing and would you like to receive payment requests from your social security fund (Liant...

Adjusting your social security contributions when you’re self-employed

Social contributions Sole trader

When you’re self-employed, you need to set aside a portion of your income every quarter to pay your social security contrib...

Primostarter: benefit from reduced social security contributions

Become self-employed Full-time self-employed Social contributions

Have you just become self-employed as your main activity? Under certain conditions, you’re allowed to pay reduced minimum s...

Social security contributions for the self-employed in 2025

Become self-employed Deductible expenses Social contributions

In Belgium, every self-employed person has to pay social security contributions. When you’re an employee, it’s your emplo...