{"id":15183,"date":"2024-07-14T20:53:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T20:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/deductions\/deduct-the-cost-of-your-dog\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T20:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T20:53:12","slug":"deduct-the-cost-of-your-dog","status":"publish","type":"deduction","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/deductions\/deduct-the-cost-of-your-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Deduct the cost of your dog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">As a Belgian self-employed person, you can deduct the cost of a dog, provided <strong>it is used for the security or protection of your office, premises or professional practice<\/strong>, even if your office is at home.<\/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\">Suppose you can prove the \u201csecurity\u201d character (the cat will therefore a priori not be deductible). In that case, this case is not hazardous: the Belgian Ruling Commission ruled on the question in 2015 (ruling no. 2015.268, 30.06.2015) \ud83d\ude09.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"deducting-the-purchase-of-your-dog\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Deducting the purchase of your dog<\/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\">The cost of buying your dog, as well as the cost of his kennel (if you decide to build one), are deductible.<\/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\">Be careful, though, as <strong>these are investments<\/strong> (their economic life exceeds one year). You\u2019ll <strong>need to depreciate them over time<\/strong>.<\/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\">The tax authorities don\u2019t specify the depreciation period, so it\u2019s up to you or your accountant to decide. In practical terms, 5 to 10 years seems perfectly reasonable and defensible in the event of an audit.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"deducting-veterinary-expenses\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Deducting veterinary 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\"><strong>Veterinary expenses are also deductible, considering that you already deduct your dog as a guard dog<\/strong>. This is all the more attractive as veterinary costs are generally high.<\/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\">They are as deductible as <strong>any other expenses you incur for your dog<\/strong>.<br>These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">food (a major cost item)<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">construction and maintenance of his kennel,<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">toys,<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">leash,<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">muzzle (if applicable)<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-percentage-of-deductible-expenses-can-you-deduct-for-your-dog\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">What percentage of deductible expenses can you deduct for your dog?<\/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\">Please note that expenses related to your dog will always be deductible to the extent of its professional use.<\/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\">In this case, the deduction will be entirely <strong>that of the business premises<\/strong>: 100% if you deduct it entirely, as a professional percentage of the surface area (e.g. 15%) if shared with your home.<\/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\">Don\u2019t hesitate to contact our tax coaches in the application if you have any questions on this subject \ud83d\udc36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-about-other-pets\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">What about other pets?<\/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\">They won\u2019t be deductible unless you can prove the direct link to the security of your office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","deduction_tag":[552,558],"class_list":["post-15183","deduction","type-deduction","status-publish","hentry","deduction_tag-administration","deduction_tag-home-office"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deduct the cost of your dog | Accountable<\/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.accountable.de\/en\/deductions\/deduct-the-cost-of-your-dog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deduct the cost of your dog | Accountable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As a Belgian self-employed person, you can deduct the cost of a dog, provided it is used for the security or protection of your office, premises or professional practice, even if your office is at home. 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