New lump-sum amount for reimbursement of business use of private car
Employees using a privately-owned car for business purposes can now be reimbursed a lump-sum amount of EUR 0.3460 per kilometre. Costs that an employee incurs when using a privately-owned car for business purposes can be reimbursed by the employer free of income tax and exempt from social security contributions. Repayment can be made on a
Costs proper to the employer – homeworking
If certain conditions are met, no income taxes and no social security contributions are due on allowances which are attributed as a ‘repayment of costs proper to the employer’. The National Social Security Office has recently decided to increase the maximum lump-sum allowance which can be attributed as a cost proper to the employer for
New daily lump sum allowances list as from 1 April 2015
An employer/company can pay daily lump-sum allowances for foreign business travel to employees or company directors in order to reimburse certain expenses. If the lump-sum reimbursements for short-term business trips abroad (not exceeding 30 calendar days) are determined on the basis of the list of allowances paid by the Federal Public Department of Foreign Affairs
Costs proper to the employer – Belgian business trips
Costs incurred by an employee during a Belgian business trip can be reimbursed free of income tax by their employer on a lump sum basis, provided the amount reimbursed is in line with the expense rates applied by the government for its own state personnel. In a recently published Q&A, the Minister of Finance confirmed
Lump sum allowances for foreign business trips exceeding 30 calendar days
An employer/company can pay daily lump-sum allowances for foreign business travel to employees or company directors in order to reimburse their expenses. In principle, no tax-free lump-sum allowances are permissible for business trips of more than 30 calendar days. However, in the past, the Rulings Commission agreed that, under certain circumstances and up to a
New daily lump-sum allowances list as from 1 April 2013
New daily lump-sum allowances list as from 1 April 2013 Reimbursements by the employer of expenses, incurred by an employee within the scope of his employment, are exempt from tax to the extent that they can be supported by appropriate documentation. The tax exemption of a lump-sum reimbursement of such expenses may also be allowed
New daily lump-sum allowances list as from 1 April 2012
Context Reimbursements by the employer of expenses incurred by an employee within the scope of his employment are exempt from tax to the extent that they can be supported by appropriate documentation. The tax exemption of a lump-sum reimbursement of such expenses may also be allowed provided the lump-sum amount is determined based on reasonable
