{"id":15177,"date":"2023-04-17T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/deductions\/computers-laptops-tablets-and-phones\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:52:49","slug":"computers-laptops-tablets-and-phones","status":"publish","type":"deduction","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/deductions\/computers-laptops-tablets-and-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Deduct computers, laptops, tablets and phones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"maximize-tech-professional-expenses\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Maximize tech professional expenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">IT costs are generally an easy source for deductible expenses for independents in Belgium, <em>regardless of their professio<\/em>n: indeed, the link with your professional activity is usually obvious and there are very few professions that can function without IT (you have to draw up invoices, answer calls from your customers, suppliers or prospects, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">So you can go ahead and deduct the cost of buying your computer, your tablet (including iPad) or your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"do-you-use-your-computer-in-both-your-private-and-professional-life\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Do you use your computer in both your private and professional life?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">In this case, the <strong>VAT deductibility<\/strong> of \u2018technological\u2019 costs (e.g. computers, keyboards, screens, mice, cables, adapters, etc.) is up to 100%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">For<strong> income tax<\/strong>, the flat rate does not apply with the same severity: the deductibility must simply reflect the professional use of the equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"lifetime-and-amortisation-of-it-purchases\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Lifetime and amortisation of IT purchases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">IT purchases are generally expensive and their life usually spans over several years. For this reason, Belgian Tax Authorities require you to depreciate them over several years (e.g. 3 years).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In Accountable, these purchases are automatically depreciated, so that there is no risk of error (unless of course you decide to do otherwise).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"is-it-possible-to-deduct-more-than-one-phone-at-the-same-time\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Is it possible to deduct more than one phone at the same time?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, it is possible, <em>if you can justify the simultaneous u<\/em>se of both phones.<br>Software developers who need to test their applications on multiple platforms (Android vs iOS, Windows vs MacOS, etc.) are perfect example of such situations 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