What should I do to close my business?

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Contact your business counter:

Whatever the reason for the closure of your business, you should contact your business counter, which will initiate the procedures for you with the CBE to remove your company registration and VAT number.

If you wish, you can cease your VAT number yourself by completing form 604 C via MyMinfin. Please note that before completing form 604 C, you must first have taken the necessary steps to stop your business number with the CBE via your business counter.

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What to do in Accountable?

→ If you are subject to VAT:

• Download your VAT return for the current quarter

• Download your Intracom listing (to be submitted at the same time as your VAT return)

• Download your annual client listing (to be submitted within three months of the end of your VAT liability).

• Take screenshots of the information you need to complete your in­come tax sub­mis­sion (part 2):

  

• Then you'll need to cancel your Accountable subscription so that it won't be renewed.

→ If you are VAT franchisee:

• Download your annual client listing (to be submitted within three months of the end of your VAT liability), unless if nil.

• Take screenshots of the information you need to complete your in­come tax sub­mission (part 2):

  

• Then you'll need to cancel your Accountable subscription so that it won't be renewed.

Support to help you bounce back

If you would like support to make the administrative process easier, we suggest you contact Revival (info@revival.be), an organisation dedicated to outplacement for the self-employed.

• They offer free support to Belgian entrepreneurs faced with going out of business or bankruptcy, guiding you through the process of bouncing back on both a personal and professional level.

• Their team first initiates a process aimed at clarifying the post-liquidation stages, re-establishing your social rights and tackling any debt management.

• By joining their community of volunteer professionals, you will benefit from collective assistance through workshops bringing together men and women in situations similar to yours.

• At the same time, you will receive individual and dedicated support from a coach and mentor.
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  Their ultimate aim is to offer you all-round support so that you don't have to go through the difficulties alone, speeding up your recovery and making it easier for you to make a fresh start.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via chat or by email to the following address: 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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