Paying Taxes in Belgium

The table below addresses the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year in Belgium, as well as measures of administrative burden in paying taxes.

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Tax or mandatory contributionPayments (number)Notes on PaymentsTime (hours)Statutory tax rateTax baseTotal tax rate (% profit)Notes on TTR
Social security contributions1online filing40variesgross salaries or 108% of gross salaries50.2 
Corporate income tax1online filing2034.0%taxable profits5.3 
Fuel tax1 -  1 
Property tax1 -fixed fee (EUR 9,000)cadastrial revenue0.5 
Tax on interest0 -15.0%interest income0.4included in other taxes
Transport tax1 -fixed fee (EUR 1,500) 0.1 
Municipal tax1 -fixed fee (EUR 750) 0 
Provincial tax1 -fixed fee (EUR 750) 0 
Regional tax1 -fixed fee (EUR 600) 0 
Stamp duty1 -EUR 7.5 per page  small amount
Employer holiday social security contributions1online filing-varies108% of gross salaries  
Value added tax (VAT)1online filing9621.0%value added not included
Totals:11 156  57.3 


Notes:
Name of taxes have been standardized. For instance income tax, profit tax, tax on company's income are all named corporate income tax in this table.
The hours for VAT include all the VAT and sales taxes applicable.
The hours for Social Security include all the hours for labor taxes and mandatory contributions in general.