{"id":15597,"date":"2020-02-07T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fix-blog.local\/blog\/deadlines-self-employed\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:53:17","slug":"deadlines-self-employed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/blog\/deadlines-self-employed\/","title":{"rendered":"Key deadlines for the self-employed in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>The life of an independent professional tends to be very hectic and it&#8217;s not always easy to be up-to-date with all the tax deadlines imposed by the Federal Public Service of Finances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>That&#8217;s why we list them for you below. Put them in your diary or simply save this page as a bookmark to never miss a deadline.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-social-contributions\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">1. Social contributions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">Social contributions are a cost no full-time self-employed professionals can escape. They can often be quite high, especially if you forget to pay for them and receive a fine! Make sure you pay them on time by transferring the amount to your social security fund before the deadlines below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">Not sure how much social contributions you should pay? Accountable will give you the answer in real-time! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>31-03: <\/strong>contributions for the 1st quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>30-06: <\/strong>contributions for the 2nd quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>30-09: <\/strong>contributions for the 3rd quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>31-12: <\/strong>contributions for the 4th quarter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">In reality, these dates may differ depending on your social security fund. So always check the due date carefully!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/blog\/social-security-contributions-self-employed\/\">Find out more about social contributions here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2-advance-tax-payments\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">2. Advance tax payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">Paying your taxes in advance? We admit it may not sound very attractive, but it might be worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The tax authorities reward new natural person enterprises who pay their taxes in advance in their first 3 years of being self-employed. This way they try to encourage it as much as possible. After three years, you won&#8217;t receive a bonus for doing your advance payments anymore and you even risk a fine if you don&#8217;t pay them on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">As it is difficult to estimate the amount of taxes you pay when you&#8217;ve just started and do no risk anything by not doing it, our partner accountant recommends not to do the advance payment in the first year of being a natural person enterprise. Self-employed professionals in companies (BV\/SRL), however, are obliged to pay from year one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">Write the deadlines below in your calendar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>10-04-2026:<\/strong> advance payment for the 1st quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>10-07-2026:<\/strong> advance payment for the 2nd quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>10-10-2026:<\/strong>&nbsp;advance payment for the 3rd quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>20-12-2026:<\/strong> advance payment for the 4th quarter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/blog\/advance-tax-payments\/\">Learn more about advance tax payments here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"3-vat-submission\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">3. VAT-submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">If you are subject to VAT, you receive VAT on your goods and services for each sales invoice. Every quarter, you need to return this VAT to the state. That means you kind of act as an intermediary between the state and the consumer. The good news is that you can make the amount of VAT you have to pay back to the state smaller, by deducting the VAT you pay on professional costs from this amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The handling of your VAT goes in two steps: the submission of your VAT-return and the payment of the amount you&#8217;re due. Wondering what that exact amount should be or how to submit your VAT return? Accountable tells you the exact amount in realtime and generates your VAT-returns for you automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>25-04-2026<\/strong>&nbsp;payment and submission for the 1st quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>27-07-2026:<\/strong> payment and submission for the 2nd quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>25-10-2026:<\/strong> payment and submission for the 3rd quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>25-01-2027:<\/strong> payment and submission for the 4th quarter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"4-intra-eu-sales-listing\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">4. Intra-EU sales listing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The intra-EU sales listing is a list of all sales of goods or se<span style=\"color: #000000\">rvices your enterprise did to clients<\/span> outside of Belgium, but inside the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>You will only need to submit this if you&#8217;re subject to VAT and you&#8217;ve sold to at least one intra-EU client.<\/strong> The deadlines for the submission are exactly the same as the VAT submission deadlines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>25-04-2026:<\/strong> submission of the intra-EU sales listing for the 1st quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>25-07-2026:<\/strong> submission of the intra-EU sales listing for the 2nd quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>25-10-2026:<\/strong> submission of the intra-EU sales listing for the 3rd quarter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>25-01-2026:<\/strong> submission of the intra-EU sales listing for the 4th quarter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"5-client-listing\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">5. Client listing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The client listing is a list of the Belgian VAT numbers belonging to the clients to whom your enterprise has supplied goods or services during the previous calendar year for a total amount that&#8217;s higher than \u20ac250 (excl. VAT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">Submitting your client listing is mandatory for every self-employed professional who&#8217;s subject to VAT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>31-03-2026:<\/strong> submission of client listing of 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>31-03-2027:<\/strong> submission of client listing of 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/blog\/annual-client-listing\/\">Find out more about the client listing here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"6-income-tax-submission\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">6. Income tax submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">And last but not least: the personal income tax return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>30-06-202<\/strong>6: personal income tax return on paper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>15-07-2026<\/strong>: digital personal income tax return (MyMinfin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\"><strong>October 2026<\/strong>: personal income tax return for specific income (self-employed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><em><a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fin.belgium.be\/nl\/particulieren\/belastingaangifte\/indienen\/belastingaangifte#q1\">Consult the website of the FPS Finance for the latest updates.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>We hope that this blog post will help you to remember every important deadline for the upcoming year. 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