{"id":14350,"date":"2026-08-24T15:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/help-center\/influencer-obligation-and-tax-return\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:06:54","slug":"influencer-obligation-and-tax-return","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/help-center\/influencer-obligation-and-tax-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer: obligation and tax return"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_e614cd160a\">What is an influencer?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Influencers (streamers, vloggers, artists, etc.) promote products or services through social networks by creating original content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">More and more companies are now adopting &#8220;influencer marketing&#8221; as an alternative means of raising awareness of their products or services. <\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">In exchange for their recommendations, influencers receive either products or remuneration. As an influencer, it is essential to comply with tax obligations for these influencer marketing activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h1 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_88f5389078\">Legal obligations<\/h1>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">If you frequently provide services on a freelance basis, this means that you must be registered as a self-employed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">This does not mean that you do something exceptionally, but rather that you regularly publish promotional content, whether on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, and receive remuneration in return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_f421362cbc\"><b>VAT<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_a8e1d8fb7d\">\u2192 2 options:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Subject to VAT<\/b>: In this situation, you must generate invoices with VAT. This VAT will be paid to SPF Finances via your quarterly VAT returns. You can also deduct VAT from your business expenses. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Franchisee VAT regime<\/b>: If your annual sales are under \u20ac25,000, you won&#8217;t have to invoice your customers with VAT, but you won&#8217;t be able to deduct VAT from your business expenses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_349aabf82f\">Income tax return<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">The promotional services you provide are taxable. When companies supply you with products or pay you to promote their products, this is a result of your popularity on social networks and is part of your role as an influencer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">This income should be declared in Part 2 of your income tax return, under code 1650\/2650, Grid XVIII (&#8220;Profits&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<div class=\"intercom-h2b-video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NgChS8VOHoc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an influencer? Influencers (streamers, vloggers, artists, etc.) promote products or services through social networks by creating original content. 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