• 24 October 2023

    Regularisation of social security contributions: how does it work?

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    As a self-employed person, you pay quarterly social security contributions. These are calculated based on your estimated income. When the tax authorities forward your actual income to your social security fund 2 to 3 years later, the fund calculates your actual and final social security contributions. After this final calculation, there will be a regularisation.
  • 24 October 2023

    How can you optimise your social security contributions?

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    If you are self-employed, you will have to pay quarterly social security contributions. During the first 3 years of your career, you pay provisional social security contributions, calculated from your estimated income. 
  • 22 May 2024

    Wallonia: a subsidy to finance a place in a childcare centre in 2024

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    Finding a place in a childcare centre may be a challenge for expectant parents. As an employer, you can finance the creation of places in a childcare centre. In Wallonia, a pilot project provides a subsidy of 4,000 € per place in a childcare centre.
  • 12 November 2018

    Taking out an individual pension plan (IPP).

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    If you carry out your self-employed activity within the context of a partnership company, you can make contributions to a pension fund via a group insurance policy or an Individual Pension Plan (IPP).
  • 12 November 2018

    You're self-employed

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    Partena Compass As a self-employed person, you're responsible for your own social security and insurance arrangements. Partena Compass goes further than compulsory social security contributions and insurance fund memberships. We also offer a host of options for extending your social security plan and optimizing your earnings.
  • 20 October 2023

    Dreams Lab: from business dream to dream business

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    Are you itching to start your own business, but don’t know how? Partena Professional’s Dreams Lab programme boosts your future business by providing you with professional support in every phase of your company’s development.  No matter where you’re at with your project, from a fun idea to a complete concept, we can help. 
  • 21 September 2023

    Do I have to pay the maximum bicycle allowance?

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    Since 1 May 2023, a bicycle allowance is laid down in those sectors that do not allocate a specific allowance. All employees in the private sector are now entitled to a bicycle allowance. Does this mean that all employees are entitled to 0.27€/km? No, and here's why.
  • 01 February 2019

    About Partena Professional

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    "Supporting entrepreneurs": that is Partena Professional’s mission. As business entrepreneurs, you take care of the foundations of our economy. Partena Professional will support your passion by being the perfect partner for your plans with the same dedication and ambition.
  • 24 October 2023

    How social contributions are calculated

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    As a self-employed person, you must pay social contributions to your social insurance fund. In return, you receive some social rights and benefits (legal pension, healthcare, child allowance, bridging rights, etc.) But how are social contributions calculated? On what criteria is the calculation based? We explain it all here. 
  • 24 October 2023

    Can I increase or decrease my social security contributions?

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    At the start of your self-employment career, you always pay provisional social security contributions because they are usually calculated based on your income from 3 years earlier.