{"id":21462,"date":"2026-03-10T16:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/%f0%9f%94%a7-managing-2026-copyright-income-in-accountable-temporary-method\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:30:53","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a7-managing-2026-copyright-income-in-accountable-temporary-method","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/%f0%9f%94%a7-managing-2026-copyright-income-in-accountable-temporary-method\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd27 Managing 2026 copyright income in Accountable: temporary method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">As of the <b>2026 income year<\/b>, the <b>flat-rate expense deductions<\/b> for copyright income have been removed. Withholding tax must now be calculated on <b>100% of the income<\/b>, without any automatic deductions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Our tool will soon be updated to reflect these changes. \u2705 In the meantime, here is a simple <b>method<\/b> to help you invoice correctly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<h2 id=\"h_e20dc63414\">\ud83d\udd39 Temporary steps to invoice copyright income in 2026<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Toggle on<\/b> the &#8220;Client will pay the withholding tax&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">This displays the calculated amount and who is paying it on the invoice.<br \/>\u200b<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/c9wnmh12\/1978186918\/85f485dad156246c5077bb2ffd64\/image.png?expires=1775736000&amp;signature=9c3e499cfa2013823351039e25f434142963a220d43ebc285c783a57447f3bef&amp;req=dSkgHsh2m4heUfMW1HO4zRc7309ovlBNcuvhDmZ4UI6T3k4kd6lfLYGzosgp%0Aw%2F4i%0A\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Copy the information<\/b> from the green box (withholding tax amount, total, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Toggle the option off again<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">This prevents the system from applying outdated calculations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Paste the information<\/b> into the &#8220;Notes &amp; comments&#8221; section of the invoice.<br \/>\u200b<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/downloads.intercomcdn.com\/i\/o\/c9wnmh12\/1978187609\/5f97c5c95fcd8027dbd4a38822a4\/image.png?expires=1775736000&amp;signature=854dbd070bcd15901df9bf34a7026120a0aa29e4a5754a64b3da9686e68c603f&amp;req=dSkgHsh2modfUPMW1HO4zfLqgcsYV5QPoezpXwMcVg4VOFTyWAvnhY8QxGrP%0AqhtU%0A\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\u26a0\ufe0f <b>Important<\/b>: <b>double the amount of withholding tax manually<\/b> <b>and therefore adjust the amount owed to Romain Accountable in this example to \u20ac10,600<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The system still calculates it on <b>50% of the income<\/b>, but it should now apply to <b>100%<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\ud83d\udcde <b>If you have any questions or need additional help, feel free to reach out to us at <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">support@accountable.eu<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udc49 This article explains how to adapt your copyright invoices while waiting for the 2026 system update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-21462","help_center","type-help_center","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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