Freelance Tax & Optimisation Day
December 11 @ 09:00 - 17:00
€49 – €89
The Freelance Tax & Optimisation Day is a practical online event for freelancers who want to understand their options, optimise their finances and keep more of what they earn.
- Date: Friday 11 December 2026
- Time: 09:00 to 17:00
- Location: Online
- Language: English
- Ticket price: From €49 excl. VAT Early Bird, up to €89 excl. VAT. Combo tickets for both events are available.
Two events to help you make more of your freelance finances
Freelance Tax & Optimisation Day focuses on understanding your options and optimising your freelance finances, with guidance for both sole traders and company owners.
Also join Freelance Investing & Income Day on 4 December 2026 to explore ways to grow your income, invest and build your financial future.
Book a combo ticket to attend both days at a lower price than buying two separate tickets.
What you will learn
- Tax optimisation opportunities tailored to your business structure, with parallel sessions for sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle) and company owners (BV / SRL).
- Which professional expenses and benefits to discuss with your accountant
- How contracts, copyright remuneration and home-office costs can affect your finances
- What to consider when planning your pension, choosing a professional car and arranging financing
- How to prepare for the next tax year and turn what you learn into practical next steps
- What other freelancers are actually doing to optimise their finances
We’re deliberately hosting parallel sessions for sole traders and company owners, so you can choose the guidance most relevant to your business structure.
Agenda overview
All times are Belgian time.
- 09:00 | Welcome and connect with fellow freelancers
- 09:15 | Tax optimisation for sole traders and company ownersTwo sessions run at the same time. Join the one for your business format.
- Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)
With Accountable - Company owners (BV / SRL)
With Hassan Ayed (Catalyst)
- Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)
- 10:15 | Reward yourself tax-efficiently with meal, eco and gift vouchers
- 10:35 | Short break
- 10:50 | Contract clauses that protect your freelance profit
- 11:20 | Copyright remuneration for sole traders and management company ownersTwo sessions run at the same time. Join the one for your business format.
- Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)
Copyright Invoicing for Sole Traders: Could It Work for Your Freelance Business?
With Judith Bussé (PIVOT Law & Artpay) and Benjamin Daemen (Creative Finance) - IT freelancers with a management company (BV / SRL)
How to set up your 2026 copyright remuneration
With Maxime Vermeesch (Alongsight)
- Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)
- 11:50 | Working from home: expenses and practical tax questions
- 12:30 | Lunch break
- 13:15 | Choose the right pension plan as a freelancer
- 13:55 | Choosing a professional car: costs, taxes and trade-offs
- 14:30 | Vehicle financing with ING (session details to be confirmed)
- 15:05 | Short break
- 15:15 | Prepare your freelance finances for 2027
- 15:50 | What are freelancers doing to optimise their finances?
- 16:20 | Turn today’s insights into an action plan
Speakers
Accountable — Speaker to be confirmed
Accountable will lead the sole-trader tax session and contribute to the home-office and tax-planning discussions. Individual speaker to be confirmed.
Hassan Ayed — Chartered Accountant & Tax Advisor, Catalyst
Hassan Ayed will cover tax optimisation for company owners, home-office questions, professional cars and planning for the next tax year.
Melissa Fejzullahu — Sales Onboarding Associate, Monizze
Melissa Fejzullahu is a Sales Onboarding Associate at Monizze. For the past two years, she has guided business owners and companies through their first steps with meal vouchers and other employee benefits. She takes a personal approach: she listens to each customer’s questions, understands their needs and finds practical ways forward. She brings the same approach to supporting new colleagues. What she enjoys most is the moment someone says, “Now I understand!”
Stijn Bearelle — Sales Onboarding Associate, Monizze
Stijn Bearelle is a Sales Onboarding Associate at Monizze. He helps companies set up meal vouchers and other employee benefits and supports them through their first steps. Before joining Monizze, he worked in the food and catering sector and in insurance, which gave him a broad commercial and customer-focused background. He’s a multilingual Brussels native who enjoys connecting with people and finding practical solutions. Outside work, he performs as a beatboxer with choirs and music groups.
In their joint session, Stijn and Melissa explain how freelancers can use meal, eco and gift vouchers through their company, and which conditions apply.
Eveline Van den Abeele — Commercial Legal Counsel & Founder, Rechtaan
Eveline Van den Abeele is a commercial legal counsel and the founder of Rechtaan. She supports businesses with contracts, corporate matters, policies, legal-risk management and interim legal guidance. Her approach combines legal expertise with the operational and commercial realities entrepreneurs face every day.
Maxime Vermeesch — Tax Lawyer & Partner, Alongsight
Maxime Vermeesch will discuss copyright remuneration and the questions around eligibility and implementation.
Judith Bussé | Intellectual Property Lawyer, Founder of PIVOT Law & Artpay
Judith Bussé is an intellectual property lawyer and founder of PIVOT Law, an independent Brussels law firm. She helps businesses understand, protect and use their intellectual property, including copyright. Before founding PIVOT Law, she worked at Crowell & Moring and EDSON. She studied law at KU Leuven and completed a master’s in Competition, Innovation and Trade Law at the London School of Economics.
Benjamin Daemen | Accountant, Creative Finance & Artpay
Benjamin Daemen is an accountant at Creative Finance, a Belgian accountancy firm for the creative sector. His areas of focus include the gaming industry and management companies.
In their joint session, Judith and Benjamin will explain when sole traders may qualify for copyright remuneration, what to agree with clients, and how to weigh the potential financial benefit against Artpay’s fees using practical examples.
Lana Van den Acker — Independent Insurance Broker, LV Agency
Lana Van den Acker is an independent insurance broker at LV Agency and KMO-Assur. She works closely with freelancers and small-business owners, helping them understand insurance and pension solutions in practical language.
ING — Speaker to be confirmed
Business banking.
Jenny Björklöf — Founder & Community Manager, Freelancers in Belgium
Jenny Björklöf is the founder and community manager of Freelancers in Belgium, a community connecting more than 18,000 freelancers. Through events, partnerships and Freelancers in Belgium PRO, she helps independent professionals build stronger businesses and learn from one another.
Ticket prices
Tax & Optimisation Day — 11 December
- Early bird: €49 excl. VAT, 6 October–Tuesday 17 November.
- Standard: €69 excl. VAT, 18 November–Thursday 3 December.
- Last tickets: €89 excl. VAT, Friday 4–11 December, until the event starts at 09:00.
Combo ticket — both 4 and 11 December
Join Investing & Income Day and Tax & Optimisation Day with one ticket.
- Early bird: €89 excl. VAT, 6 October–Tuesday 17 November.
- Standard: €119 excl. VAT, 18–Thursday 26 November.
- Last tickets: €159 excl. VAT, Friday 27 November–4 December, until the first event starts at 09:00.
All sales dates and times are Belgian time. Book early for the best price.
Event partners and community offers
Alongsight, Accountable, Artpay, Catalyst, ING, Monizze, LV Agency and Rechtaan support Freelance Tax & Optimisation Day.
Accountable
Manage your invoices, expenses, VAT and taxes in one app, with practical guidance to help you understand your finances and deductible expenses.
Community offer · Get two free months of the TAXES package with code FIBEMEMBER.
Alongsight
Create software or other original work through your management company? Alongsight can assess whether copyright remuneration applies to you and help you make the most of the tax treatment available in your situation.
An eligibility assessment costs €250 excluding VAT. If you qualify, implementation costs €1,500 excluding VAT and includes a tailored agreement, calculation sheet and defence document explaining why copyright remuneration is justified and how much your company can pay, with instructions for you and your accountant. Optional annual follow-up costs €250 excluding VAT per year and includes a review of your continued eligibility and supporting evidence.
For more information, contact Maxime Vermeesch.
Artpay
Artpay is a soon-to-launch copyright invoicing service for freelancers working as sole proprietors. It aims to help eligible creators arrange remuneration for the use of their work and manage the associated invoicing and administration.
Catalyst
Accounting and tax advice for freelancers, especially company owners, with guidance on remuneration, pensions and tax optimisation.
Community offer · A free 30-minute introductory call with accountant and tax advisor Hassan Ayed, plus dedicated accounting packages for FiBe members. Book your introductory call.
ING
Banking and financing solutions for established freelancers, from managing everyday business finances to funding your next investment.
Services for existing freelancers · Explore business loans, vehicle financing, mortgages and savings solutions to support your professional and personal plans.
Monizze
Digital meal, eco, gift and sport & culture vouchers that can form part of your company’s remuneration approach.
Community offer · Free wallet setup, worth €22, and a reduced order fee of €6.95 instead of €7.99. Access the Monizze offer.
LV Agency
Personal advice on pension planning, insurance and income protection for freelancers.
Community offer · A free personal insurance audit with Lana Van den Acker to identify gaps, overlapping cover and ways to improve your protection. Book your free audit.
Rechtaan
Practical legal support for freelancers, from client contracts and general terms and conditions to GDPR, collaboration agreements and unpaid invoices. Eveline Van den Abeele provides advice in Dutch and English.
Offer · A 30-minute legal consultation for €60 excluding VAT, for a specific question or urgent issue. Other services are available through a tailored, no-obligation quote. Contact Rechtaan.
This event provides general educational information. Discuss decisions specific to your situation with your accountant or adviser.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the event in English?
Freelancers in Belgium brings together people from Dutch-speaking, French-speaking and international backgrounds. English gives us a shared language to exchange ideas, learn together and build connections across Belgium.
Why pay for an online event when there is so much free information?
This is a full day of learning, live questions and connections with fellow freelancers. Being online saves you travel time and costs, while bringing expert guidance directly to you.
We carefully select speakers who make financial topics accessible and practical. Putting together the programme, coordinating speakers and creating an engaging experience takes time and work. Your ticket helps make that possible.
You’ll discover options you hadn’t considered, including things you didn’t know to ask about, and hear what other freelancers are actually doing.
We also see booking a ticket as a commitment: setting aside time to work on your finances, with intention to put what you learn into practice.
Your ticket includes the session recordings, excluding Q&A, and slides. It can be deducted as a business expense when relevant to your professional activity.
By joining, you also support the ongoing work of the Freelancers in Belgium community.
Book early for the best price.
Who organises the event?
Freelancers in Belgium is a community founded by Jenny Björklöf to help independent professionals build successful freelance businesses in Belgium.
Through events, expert sessions and peer exchange, we connect freelancers with practical knowledge, trusted contacts and opportunities to learn from each other. Our Facebook community brings together more than 18,000 members.
Want support beyond the event? Freelancers in Belgium PRO helps you build your entrepreneurial skills through monthly growth workshops, peer exchanges and an ongoing community for advice, connections and accountability.
Explore Freelancers in Belgium PRO
Is the event fully online?
Yes. Join from wherever suits you, without travelling. Both events run from 09:00 to 17:00 Belgian time.
Will this be a full day of watching presentations?
We design the day around participation as well as learning. Expect opening polls, interactive moments, live questions and opportunities to connect with other freelancers.
We do our best to bring the welcoming atmosphere and good vibes of our in-person events online.
Is this relevant to my situation?
The events are designed for freelancers who want to understand their financial options and make more informed decisions.
Investing & Income Day focuses on earning more and exploring ways to invest and build your financial future.
Tax & Optimisation Day focuses on understanding and optimising your freelance finances in Belgium.
We’re deliberately hosting parallel sessions for sole traders and company owners, so you can choose the guidance most relevant to your business structure.
Do I need to attend the whole day?
You’ll get the most from joining live, especially for questions and networking, but you can attend the sessions that matter most to you. The recordings help you catch up on presentations you miss.
Will recordings and slides be available?
Yes. After the event, attendees will receive the session recordings and slides.
Q&A sections will be excluded from the recordings to help protect attendees who discuss sensitive information.
When will I receive the event link?
We’ll email your access link closer to the event. Please register with an email address you check regularly and check your spam folder if you haven’t received it.
Can I cancel or transfer my ticket?
You can cancel for a full refund up to 14 days before the event.
You can also transfer your ticket to someone else free of charge until the event starts.
To arrange either, email Jenny at jenny.bjorklof@freelancersinbelgium.be.
Can I book both events?
Yes. The combo ticket includes Investing & Income Day on 4 December 2026 and Tax & Optimisation Day on 11 December 2026, at a lower price than buying two separate tickets.
