{"id":15595,"date":"2019-06-13T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T09:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fix-blog.local\/blog\/advance-payment-on-your-taxes-your-strategic-move-as-a-freelancer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:29:35","slug":"advance-tax-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/blog\/advance-tax-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Advance tax payments for the self-employed in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Paying taxes in advance? Admittedly, it&#8217;s not the most appealing concept. Technically, these advance payments aren&#8217;t mandatory, but failing to make them results in a substantial tax surcharge. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2026, this surcharge is set at 4.5%, applicable whether you&#8217;re a sole trader, a company director, or a supporting spouse. By making advance payments, you can avoid this tax increase.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advance tax payments 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In essence, the <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/enterprises\/corporation-tax\/advance-payments\">Federal Public Service Finance<\/a> nearly always implements a tax surcharge, acting as a form of interest on your taxes. This is because without these advance payments, self-employed individuals would end up paying their taxes the following year, while employees have tax deducted from their pay each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Viewed as a prepayment on your total tax bill, these advance payments are calculated based on your estimated professional income for the year,<\/strong> similar to the system used for employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you don\u2019t make advance payments, the surcharge will be 4.5% (in 2026)<\/strong>. Fortunately, you can &#8216;neutralise&#8217; this tax surcharge by making advance payments, with a payment in the first quarter having the most significant effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Advance tax payments<\/strong><br><strong>(income year 2026, tax year 2027)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tax benefit<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advance tax payment Q1<\/td><td>6 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advance tax payment Q2<\/td><td>5 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advance tax payment Q3<\/td><td>4 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advance tax payment Q4<\/td><td>3 %<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who needs to make advance tax payments?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Advance tax payments are not strictly mandatory, but those who don\u2019t make them will face a tax surcharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>All self-employed (both sole traders and company directors), liberal professionals, and collaborating spouses who have been self-employed for more than three years <\/strong>and do not make advance payments risk a tax increase.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Self-employed for less than three years? In that case, no tax surcharge will be applied<\/strong>, but you may receive a bonus (tax reduction) if you do make advance payments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <!-- wp:acf\/blog-annotation -->\n    <div class=\"wp-block-acf-blog-annotation flex items-start gap-4 bg-light-purple py-6 px-4 rounded-lg mb-3 mt-3\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"flex-shrink-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/wp-content\/themes\/accountable\/assets\/rebranding-images\/icons\/blog\/widgets\/exclamation.svg\" alt=\"exclamation\">\n        \n        <div class=\"blog-annotation__text\">\n            <p class=\"font-inter text-lg text-purple m-0\">You must explicitly indicate on your tax return if you have not made any advance payments because you have been active for less than 3 years; otherwise, <strong class=\"font-bold\">the tax surcharge may still be applied<\/strong>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/wp:acf\/blog-annotation -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do advance tax payments work? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can make quarterly advance payments, but as you can see from the table above, prepayment in the first quarter has the most impact.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calculation of tax surcharge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say you are a self-employed sole trader, and based on your estimated income, you would owe a total of <strong>\u20ac10,000 <\/strong>in taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Public Service (FOD) applies a tax surcharge of <strong>4.5%<\/strong>. This means that if you do not make advance tax payments, you would have to pay an additional <strong>\u20ac477<\/strong> in taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Calculation of the surcharge:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The calculation base for the surcharge is <strong>106%<\/strong> of the tax amount you owe on your income. In this example: <strong>\u20ac10,000 \u00d7 106% = \u20ac10,600<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The tax surcharge of <strong>4.5%<\/strong> is then applied: <strong>\u20ac10,600 \u00d7 4.5% = \u20ac477<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example: largest advance payment in Q1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is recommended to make the <strong>largest advance payment in the first quarter<\/strong>. This is because a payment in <strong>Q1 provides a tax benefit of 6%<\/strong>, whereas a payment in the last quarter only yields <strong>3%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Advance payment<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tax benefit<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q1<\/td><td>\u20ac7,500 (75%)<\/td><td>\u20ac450 (6%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q2<\/td><td>\u20ac2,500 (25%)<\/td><td>\u20ac125 (5%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q3<\/td><td><em>no advance payment<\/em><\/td><td><em>no benefit<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q4<\/td><td><em>no advance payment<\/em><\/td><td><em>no benefit<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u20ac10,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u20ac575<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the large advance payment in Q1, the additional tax of \u20ac477 has already been reduced to \u20ac0, because if the final surcharge is <strong>less than \u20ac100 or 0.5% of the tax base<\/strong>, it <strong>will not be applied<\/strong>\u2014effectively bringing the surcharge to <strong>\u20ac0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, in principle, you do not need to make further advance tax payments in the following quarters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Note:<\/strong> The \u201cother\u201d tax benefit in this example of \u20ac98 (\u20ac575 \u2212 \u20ac477) is <strong>not applied as a tax discount<\/strong>. You can only neutralise the additional tax.<\/p>\n\n\n    <!-- wp:acf\/blog-annotation -->\n    <div class=\"wp-block-acf-blog-annotation flex items-start gap-4 bg-light-purple py-6 px-4 rounded-lg mb-3 mt-3\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"flex-shrink-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/wp-content\/themes\/accountable\/assets\/rebranding-images\/icons\/blog\/widgets\/bulb.svg\" alt=\"bulb\">\n        \n        <div class=\"blog-annotation__text\">\n            <p class=\"font-inter text-lg text-purple m-0\">During the current financial year, you don\u2019t yet know how much tax you\u2019ll ultimately need to pay. Therefore, try to make as accurate an estimate as possible and make a <strong class=\"font-bold\">substantial advance payment in the first quarter<\/strong>, but don\u2019t overdo it. Of course, you will receive a refund if you overpay your taxes in advance.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/wp:acf\/blog-annotation -->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example: spread-out advance tax payments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s quite normal for self-employed individuals not to be able to make a 75% advance payment in the first quarter. However, be aware that the tax reduction decreases each quarter, so <strong>it is always beneficial to make the largest advance payment in Q1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Advance payment<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><strong>Tax benefit<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q1<\/td><td>\u20ac2,500 (25%)<\/td><td>\u20ac150 (6%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q2<\/td><td>\u20ac2,500 (25%)<\/td><td>\u20ac125 (5%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q3<\/td><td>\u20ac2,500 (25%)<\/td><td>\u20ac100 (4%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q4<\/td><td>\u20ac2,500 (25%)<\/td><td>\u20ac75 (3%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u20ac10,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u20ac450<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, the remaining additional tax of \u20ac27 (\u20ac477 \u2212 \u20ac450) is <strong>not applied<\/strong>, because if the amount of the additional tax is less than \u20ac100 or 0.5% of the tax on which the tax surcharge was calculated, the FPS Finance does not apply it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax reduction (bonification) for advance tax payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>bonification<\/strong> is a tax reduction granted to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All self-employed individuals who settle their tax debt faster than required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All self-employed individuals whose advance payments exceed what is necessary to avoid the <strong>tax surcharge<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All self-employed individuals who are <strong>first-time main occupation entrepreneurs<\/strong> in 2024, 2025, or 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Note: to be eligible for this bonification, you must have paid 106% of the amount of your final owed taxes in advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Advance tax payments<\/strong><br><strong>(income year 2026, tax year 2027)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bonification<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advance payment Q1<\/td><td>3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advance payment Q2<\/td><td>2.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advance payment Q3<\/td><td>2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Advance payment Q4<\/td><td>1%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example of tax reduction (bonification) for advance payments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total taxes owed: <strong>\u20ac10,000<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To be eligible for the <strong>bonification<\/strong>, you must have paid <strong>\u20ac10,600<\/strong> in advance (106% of the amount of your final owed taxes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quarter<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Prepayment<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bonification<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q1<\/td><td>\u20ac6,000<\/td><td>\u20ac180 (3%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q2<\/td><td>\u20ac3,000<\/td><td>\u20ac 75 (2.5%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q3<\/td><td>\u20ac1,000<\/td><td>\u20ac20 (2%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q4<\/td><td>\u20ac1,000<\/td><td>\u20ac10 (1%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u20ac11,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u20ac285<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1By making advance payments, you have eliminated the tax surcharge, and in this example, you will pay <strong>\u20ac285 less in taxes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical aspects of advance payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When should you make advance payments in 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the final payment dates for each quarter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quarter 1: by 10\/04<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarter 2: by 10\/07<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarter 3: by 12\/10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarter 4: by 21\/12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds must be in the government\u2019s account by these dates. Make sure to execute your payment in time, considering weekends and public holidays. Payments made after these dates will count for the next quarter and will have less impact due to the lower reduction percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you make an advance payment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have several options for making the payment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can pay online via <a href=\"https:\/\/idp.iamfas.belgium.be\/fas\/XUI\/?spEntityID=fediam.minfin.fgov.be&amp;service=fas&amp;goto=https:\/\/idp.iamfas.belgium.be:443\/am\/saml2\/continue\/metaAlias\/fas2\/idp?secondVisitUrl%3D\/am\/SSORedirect\/metaAlias\/fas2\/idp?ReqID%253Ds2a990e976fefce971f5dbd1bb9c61f3078530dfaa&amp;AMAuthCookie=\">MyMinFin<\/a>. If the amount is too high, you might encounter payment limits, but these can be increased through your bank.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternatively, you can use a bank transfer, preferably from an account in your own name. Be sure to use the structured communication code for your business, which you can find on MyMinFin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.accountable.eu\/\">Make your advance payment with <strong>Accountable<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Bank details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Account number: BE61 6792 0022 9117 (BIC: PCHQ BEBB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payable to: \u2018Inningscentrum \u2013 Dienst voorafbetalingen\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address: Koning Albert II-laan 33, 1030 Brussel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exceptions to the tax increase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, you won&#8217;t face a tax increase even if you don&#8217;t make advance payments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This applies, for instance, to <strong>newly established self-employed individuals and small companies that have been operating for less than three years<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additionally, if the increase is less than \u20ac100, it is not applied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure about your situation, contact our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/tax-coaches\/\">Tax Coaches<\/a><\/strong>; they are ready to assist you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>if you have already made a significant profit in these first three years, it might still be beneficial to make advance payments.<\/strong> This way, you won\u2019t have to pay a large sum of taxes all at once the following year. While this provides peace of mind, unfortunately, it does not yield a tax benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n    <!-- wp:acf\/blog-annotation -->\n    <div class=\"wp-block-acf-blog-annotation flex items-start gap-4 bg-light-purple py-6 px-4 rounded-lg mb-3 mt-3\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"flex-shrink-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/wp-content\/themes\/accountable\/assets\/rebranding-images\/icons\/blog\/widgets\/bulb.svg\" alt=\"bulb\">\n        \n        <div class=\"blog-annotation__text\">\n            <p class=\"font-inter text-lg text-purple m-0\">If you have a creative profession and part of your revenue comes from <a class=\"text-purple underline\" class=\"text-purple underline\" class=\"text-purple underline\" class=\"text-blue-600 hover:underline\" class=\"text-purple underline\" class=\"text-purple underline\" class=\"text-blue-600 hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/blog\/copyrights-revenue-for-belgian-freelancers\/\">copyright royalties<\/a>, you won\u2019t have to pay taxes on that portion.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/wp:acf\/blog-annotation -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Never overpay on taxes with Accountable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The calculations from the examples above are based on the total tax amount, which you only know after the final settlement. However, you can still accurately estimate how much tax you will need to pay during the fiscal year. If you keep track of your income and expenses in Accountable, the app automatically calculates this for you. Convenient, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accountable is the perfect partner for planning your advance tax payments. The app sends you notifications when advance payment deadlines are approaching, provides payment instructions, and suggests an appropriate amount. It also takes into account your start date, as you don\u2019t need to make advance payments in the first three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use this feature, simply go to the \u2018Taxes\u2019 tab and navigate to the \u2018Advance Personal Tax Payments\u2019 section, and enter a few details, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your <strong>estimated profit <\/strong>for this year (or you can enter a standard amount)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your <strong>preference for advance payments<\/strong>: none, gradually throughout the year, or as much as possible at the start of the year (choose the latter if it is financially feasible).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This way, you can easily avoid a tax increase and never pay more taxes than necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What may seem complex, Accountable makes easy for you. This is true for advance payments as well as for your entire accounting. With Accountable, you always have a perfect view of your finances, and you can optimally plan your advance payments. This ensures you never overpay taxes, neither in advance nor afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.accountable.eu\/signup?\">Try Accountable now for free.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paying taxes in advance? Admittedly, it&#8217;s not the most appealing concept. Technically, these advance payments aren&#8217;t mandatory, but failing to make them results in a substantial tax surcharge. In 2026, this surcharge is set at 4.5%, applicable whether you&#8217;re a sole trader, a company director, or a supporting spouse. 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