{"id":108,"date":"2018-10-22T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T11:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fidupress.be\/ba\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=108"},"modified":"2020-12-24T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T15:52:11","slug":"are-my-investments-assets-that-i-purchased-before-starting-my-belgian-business-tax-deductible","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.brussels-accountants.be\/en\/nouveaux-clients\/are-my-investments-assets-that-i-purchased-before-starting-my-belgian-business-tax-deductible\/","title":{"rendered":"Are my investments (assets) that I purchased before starting my Belgian business tax deductible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes, if used within the context of my Belgian professional activities and not older than 5 years prior to the start date. Some examples are: car, ICT, office furniture or other specialised equipment. Any interest incurred on related business loans are tax deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In reference to the car, many times a 5\/7 working day ratio can be applied to compute its deduction. Note: car expense for freelancers is 75% of the 5\/7th. &nbsp;For companies it is a different matter. <strong>BRUSSELS ACCOUNTANTS<\/strong> would be happy to discuss with you personally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-108","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Are my investments (assets) that I purchased before starting my Belgian business tax deductible? - Brussels Accountants<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brussels-accountants.be\/en\/nouveaux-clients\/are-my-investments-assets-that-i-purchased-before-starting-my-belgian-business-tax-deductible\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Are my investments (assets) that I purchased before starting my Belgian business tax deductible? - Brussels Accountants\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yes, if used within the context of my Belgian professional activities and not older than 5 years prior to the start date. 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