Tax refunds for workers in Belgium

You can claim your tax back after the end of the tax year. The Belgian tax year runs from 1 January – 31 December, so you can claim your tax refund any time after that.

The amount of money you get back will depend on a couple of factors, such as:

• How much you earned in Belgium
• Whether you earned additional income outside Belgium
• How long you worked for
• How many reclaimable expenses you incurred

We will take all your individual factors into consideration to make sure we get you the maximum legal tax refund possible. Our customers get an average Belgian tax refund of €2,300.

On average, it takes around nine months to get your tax refund – sometimes longer, sometimes shorter; the length of time depends on each individual case. Don’t worry though; as soon as we get your refund, you’ll get your refund. You can even keep an eye on how your refund is progressing in your online account.
Here are the steps involved in the refund application process:
1 – Review of your application
2 – Estimation of your refund
3 – Completion of your forms and documents and sending them to the tax office
We also remain in regular contact with the tax office in order to update you on the progress of your refund.

Occasionally delays may arise with the Belgian tax office. While your tax refund is outstanding, we’ll contact the tax office regularly and keep you updated on the progress of your refund application.

Easy!
Simply register online with Taxback and share all necessary documents.
Next, sit back and relax while our team take care of all the tricky tax paperwork.

To find out what’s happening with your tax refund all you have to do is login to your account.

• You get the maximum legal tax refund possible
• You get to use all of the free tax refund calculators on our website
• You can talk to us whenever you like through our 24/7 live chat service
• You don’t have to worry about tax return paperwork or the Belgian tax code – we’ll do it all for you
• Multi-lingual service
• Choice of currencies for your refund

It will cost you 12.5% of your total refund amount + handling fee (minimum €62.50). This handling fee enables us to provide you with all the services you love, such as:

• Live chat
• Your online tracker account
• Constant phone, fax and email services
• Tax technicians
• Tax researchers and a legal team to keep up to date with the latest tax law and the best way to get your maximum legal tax refund.

Don’t worry about it. For a small fee, we can get them for you. Just email Belgium@taxback.com to let us know and we’ll track them down.

This is the official form you get from your employer at the end of the tax year outlining your total pay and total tax withheld. You should get it by April of the following year – if you haven’t, let us know by emailing Belgium@taxback.com and we’ll track it down for you.

Yes, the tax office will ask us for this information so you should let us know at the beginning of the process so we can include it on your tax return.

Yes, you can.
However, if you are unsure of your tax entitlements, it’s a good idea to apply with a tax agent like Taxback.
We have been helping customers to claim Belgian tax refunds since 1996… so it’s safe to say we know what we are doing!

No, we can’t, but our estimate is based on all the information you send us so it’s usually very close.
In the end, the Belgian tax office has the final say about the size of the refund you get.

Filing your tax return means filing the document with the tax office that states your earnings, taxes paid, expenses and allowances.
The tax office reviews this and if you have overpaid taxes, you will be due a tax refund.
A tax refund is money that is returned to you due to your overpayment of taxes, or you claiming tax deductible expenses.
Our estimate of your refund is a prediction of what the tax office may decide to refund you when they review your tax return.