Signing out of Belgium discretely
I need to sign out of Belgium without leaving a forwarding address (Underestimate the taxes). I've already moved, got a new contract, I'm back to sign out as best I can.
I think I can safety sign out of the town hall without a forwarding address. I'd also like to deregister for social taxes too, but only if I can do it without submitting a forwarding address. Does anyone know the signing out routine and what information is passed for each form? It's going to be 2 years plus to get myself back firmly in the black, so I won't be trying to pay in instalments, this will not be a nice exit.
Also the Limosa, the company I'm working for now wants me to do the installer for the next versions each year, it's about 2 months each time. Do I need to do a Limosa for such short projects + living in a hotel? The only good answer there is obviously no. Does the BE company have a penalty if they don't insist on one?
Finally, I had another (!) tax bill from 2006 in the mailbox waiting for me. I worked for 2 weeks Christmas cover, in Belgium at the end of 2006, the Social tax dept says I have to pay for the whole of quarter 4 2006 SS taxes based on my average for the 2007/8. They want me to pay SS to cover the same period I was on the bench in Germany and paying German SS, which doesn't seem fair. Not least because the Social Security is twice the money I was paid for those 2 weeks! I know it's moot, because I can't pay it, but that can't be right surely?
What I've learnt from this:
Belgium self employed structure is not good for expat contractors.
Don't start or end contracts in the middle of a quarter if you're paying BE SS, you get hit with the full quarter.
I think I can safety sign out of the town hall without a forwarding address. I'd also like to deregister for social taxes too, but only if I can do it without submitting a forwarding address. Does anyone know the signing out routine and what information is passed for each form? It's going to be 2 years plus to get myself back firmly in the black, so I won't be trying to pay in instalments, this will not be a nice exit.
Also the Limosa, the company I'm working for now wants me to do the installer for the next versions each year, it's about 2 months each time. Do I need to do a Limosa for such short projects + living in a hotel? The only good answer there is obviously no. Does the BE company have a penalty if they don't insist on one?
Finally, I had another (!) tax bill from 2006 in the mailbox waiting for me. I worked for 2 weeks Christmas cover, in Belgium at the end of 2006, the Social tax dept says I have to pay for the whole of quarter 4 2006 SS taxes based on my average for the 2007/8. They want me to pay SS to cover the same period I was on the bench in Germany and paying German SS, which doesn't seem fair. Not least because the Social Security is twice the money I was paid for those 2 weeks! I know it's moot, because I can't pay it, but that can't be right surely?
What I've learnt from this:
Belgium self employed structure is not good for expat contractors.
Don't start or end contracts in the middle of a quarter if you're paying BE SS, you get hit with the full quarter.
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