Belgian tax refunds can be surprisingly lucrative so if you’ve ever worked on a Belgian ship, it’s worth checking what you’re owed. We can file your Belgian tax return and make sure you get any tax that you’ve overpaid. We will also check if you can avail of any additional tax relief or deductions. Best of all, it’s free to find out what you’re owed.
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Why apply for your seafarer tax refund with Taxback?
- We guarantee your maximum tax refund
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Collect your seafarer tax back easily online today with Taxback. The average Belgian tax refund is €2,300.
Claiming a tax refund as a seafarer or sailor in Belgium
Seafarers who sail under the Belgian flag are often entitled to claim a substantial Belgian tax refund.
In fact, the average Belgian refund a Taxback customer receives is €2,300.
The Taxback team will handle all of the paperwork so you don’t have to. We will review your individual circumstances and help you to claim your maximum refund amount.
So if you’ve ever worked on a Belgian ship be sure to apply with Taxback.
Who can claim a Belgian seafarers tax refund?
You may be due a refund if…
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You worked in Belgium during the entire calendar year
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Your annual income is under the tax-free allowance
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Your Belgian income is more than 75% of your annual worldwide income
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Your spouse has low income
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You have children under the age of 18
Belgian seafarers tax refund FAQs
You can claim your tax back from Belgium 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.
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’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 Taxback 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 tricky tax paperwork or Belgian tax code – we’ll do it all for you
- Multi-lingual currency
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.
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.
The amount of money you get back will depend on a couple of factors, such as:
- How much you earned
- Whether you earned money outside of 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 average customer gets a tax refund of €2,300!
Occasional delays may arise with the Belgian tax office. While your tax refund is outstanding, we’ll contact the tax office frequently to get updates on the status. We will share any updates with you immediately via your account.
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@taxback.com and we’ll track it down for you.
Yes, you can.
However, if you are unsure of your Belgian 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!
Filing your tax return means filing the document with the tax office that states your earnings, taxes paid, deductible 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 your eligibility to claim back 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.
The average Belgian tax refund is €2,300
Useful Tax Info for Sailors
- The Belgian tax year runs from 1 January to 31 December
- The amount of tax back depends on how long you worked in Belgium and how much you earned
- If you incurred expenses through your work, you could be entitled to a bigger tax refund
- It’s FREE to find out how much tax you’re owed via our tax refund calculator
The average Belgian Taxback refund is €2,300