{"id":4641,"date":"2019-11-11T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwstaging.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/consumptiekosten-zakelijk-opgeven-uitgelegd\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T13:41:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T13:41:51","slug":"specifying-consumer-goods-as-business-expenses-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwstaging.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/specifying-consumer-goods-as-business-expenses-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Specifying consumer goods as business expenses explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4641\" class=\"elementor elementor-4641 elementor-3809\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51356ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51356ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985067a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985067a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Deducting a business dinner from your profit. When you make expenses to benefit your business you can specify these costs as business expenses in your tax declaration. This also includes business dinners and lunches.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8461b25 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8461b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ed1d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92ed1d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d807ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d807ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"text-block block columns-1\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 offset-xl-2 col-xl-8\">\n<div class=\"text-block__text-wrapper rich-text d-block\">\n<section class=\"text-block block columns-1\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 offset-xl-2 col-xl-8\">\n<div class=\"text-block__text-wrapper rich-text d-block\">\n<p><strong>What are business costs?<br \/><\/strong>It depends on the type of activities involved in your business. The tax authorities are not allowed to determine what\u2019s necessary for your business and what\u2019s not. So if you as an entrepreneur think it\u2019s necessary to make these expenses and you can substantiate them from a business perspective, then you are allowed to specify these expenses as business expenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"text-block block columns-1\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 offset-xl-2 col-xl-8\">\n<div class=\"text-block__text-wrapper rich-text d-block\">\n<ul>\n<li>Suppose you have dinner in a fancy gourmet restaurant and you order every champagne on the menu? Are these business expenses? Well, if you\u2019re making a movie and this is your way to persuade an investor to invest, then yes. Business.<\/li>\n<li>Having a pizza in Toscany? If you\u2019re writing travel or foodblogs, yes. Business.<\/li>\n<li>Getting a quick dinner at a McDrive, business expenses? If you\u2019re on your way to a business meeting, then yes. Business.<\/li>\n<li>You just moved your office to a really cool location and you\u2019re throwing an opening party for all your business associates? Business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"text-block block columns-1\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"deeplink-anchor\"><strong>VAT is not deductible<br \/><\/strong>Unfortunately you can\u2019t deduct the VAT of your expenses for consumer goods. So those receipts will not be of any use for your quarterly VAT declaration. Still you need to enter the receipts in your administration. Because they CAN be used for your income tax declaration at the end of the year.<br \/><br \/><strong>Don\u2019t forget to leave a tip<br \/><\/strong>Not just the food and drinks can be submitted as expenses, the tip you leave can be submitted as well. So make sure you pay your tips with your bank card and keep your receipts. This way you can demonstrate you made these expenses.<br \/><br \/><strong>Fully deductible?<br \/><\/strong>Because everyone needs to eat and drink, these costs aren\u2019t fully deductible. The tax authorities have two options for you to compensate for the private part of the expenses.<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 offset-lg-1 col-lg-10 offset-xl-2 col-xl-8\">\n<div class=\"text-block__text-wrapper rich-text d-block\">\n<p>1. The first \u20ac 5.600 is not deductible. Everything above this figure is fully deductible.<br \/>2. The costs are deductible for 80% (73.5% in VPB, vennootschapsbelasting, corporate tax). Which means you have to add 20% of the expenses for consumer goods to your income.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deducting a business dinner from your profit. When you make expenses to benefit your business you can specify these costs as business expenses in your tax declaration. This also includes business dinners and lunches. What are business costs?It depends on the type of activities involved in your business. 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