Belgian tax refunds for married couples
We’re the Belgian tax refund specialists
- Simplified online tax refund application process
- Your maximum Belgian refund guaranteed
- ‘Round the clock customer service
We support thousands of couples in Belgium in claiming their tax back every year
Filing a tax return as a married or jointly assessed couple in Belgium
People working in Belgium may be required to pay up to 57% in income tax.
Fortunately, married couples or couples who are in legally registered partnerships are often entitled to avail of a large tax-free allowance and claim a substantial tax refund.
In order to receive your tax refund, you must first file your Belgian tax return.
At Tax Quick Refund, we have been helping customers to claim Belgian tax refund since 1996.
Who can claim a Belgian tax refund?
Every year, thousands of married couples in Belgium are due a big tax refund.
You and your spouse could be due tax back if:
- You worked in Belgium during the whole calendar year
- Your annual income is under the tax-free allowance
- Your Belgian income is more than 75% of your annual worldwide income
- Your children are under the age of 18
Belgian married couples tax refund FAQs
You can claim your Tax Quick Refund after the end of the tax year. The Belgian tax year runs from 1 January – 31 December. You can claim your refund any time after that. The earlier you submit your documents, the sooner you’ll be among the first to receive your tax refund at the end of the tax year.
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 money outside of Belgium
- How long you and your spouse worked for
- How many reclaimable expenses you incurred
We will take both your and your spouse’s circumstances into consideration to make sure we get you the maximum legal tax refund possible. Our married or legally registered couple customers get an average tax refund of €2,300. Let’s check how much you’re owed.
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.
- To find out what’s happening with your tax refund all you have to do is login to your account.
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.
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@TaxQuickRefund.com and we’ll track it down for you.
Yes, you can.
However, if you are unsure of your tax entitlements, it’s a good idea to apply with a tax agent like Tax Quick Refund.
We have been helping customers to claim Belgian tax refunds since 1996… so it’s safe to say we know what we are doing!
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.
Yes. If you are married or in a ‘legally registered partnership’ you can file a joint tax return. Married or couples in a legally registered partnership are eligible for a higher tax-free allowance than individuals which means they may be able to claim more Tax Quick Refund from Belgium.
In Belgium, registered partnership equivalent to marriage is called ‘legal cohabitation’. A declaration of legal cohabitation can only be signed if the signatories are legally competent to conclude a contract, are not married and do not legally cohabit with another person. Registered partnership allows two people living in couples to register their union with the relevant authorities of their country of residence.
Registered partnership abroad is equivalent to marriage in Belgium if it was registered in compliance with legislation in one of the following countries: Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Norway, UK or Sweden. In this case, it gives the same rights in immigration to both partners.
On average, it takes approximately nine months to get your tax refund.
However, 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’s 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.
Easy!
Simply register online with Tax Quick Refund and share all necessary documents.
Next, sit back and relax while our team take care of all the tricky tax paperwork.
- You get you 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 whatever time you like in 24/7 live chat
- You don’t have to worry about the Belgian tax code – we’ll do it for you
- Multi-lingual currency
Don’t worry about it. For a small fee, we can get them for you. Just email Belgium@TaxQuickRefund.com to let us know and we’ll track them down.
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.
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.
It’s free to get a tax refund estimation
It doesn’t cost a cent to find out what you’re owed. In fact, you can get a free refund estimation with Tax Quick Refund. We operate on a no refund no fee basis so you only pay for the service if you (a) decide to apply for a tax refund with us and (b) are due a tax refund. Our Belgian tax refund calculator gives an instant refund calculation so you can see what you are owed and then decide if you want to proceed.
Useful Belgian Tax Facts
- The Belgian tax year runs from January 1st until December 31st
- The average Belgian tax refund is €2,300
- If you incurred expenses through work, you may be entitled to claim these back
- It takes around 9 months to get your Tax Quick Refund from Belgium so don’t delay and apply today!
- Both married and legally registered couples can avail of a higher tax-free allowance than individuals.