{"id":20429,"date":"2025-12-26T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/how-income-tax-prepayments-work-in-the-app\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:17:11","slug":"how-income-tax-prepayments-work-in-the-app","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-income-tax-prepayments-work-in-the-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How income tax prepayments work in the app?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<h1 id=\"h_ddfc1ff09f\"><b>How prepayments work?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The goal of income tax prepayment is to pay 100% of your tax in advance, in order to get a tax bonus (or avoid a penalty, depending on how you look at it).<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You can pay gradually in 4 installments of 25%, or make a higher initial prepayment the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Prepayments are only optional for the first 3 years of your freelance activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Read more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/independent-professions\/advance-payments\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">FOD website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<h1 id=\"h_02bfeb6146\"><b>How is the amount computed in the app?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">By default, the app will suggest a prepayment amount based on the estimated taxable income. 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