‘Don’t ask your accountant or tax consultant today if he has a workable job’ – Taxes
‘Don’t ask your accountant today if he has a workable job. You would light the fuse’, says Jan Tuerlinckx, partner attorney at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers.
At the end of September, the day and night are even long for the second time in the year. That’s called the equinox. This dominance provides insight into the economic fabric. Then it is possible to use which companies are still working late at night and early at night. That’s not a statistic. The light is still on for bookkeepers, accountants and tax consultants, who start filing tax returns. Even during the weekend, the lamp is still on during this period, although it is less visible.
But that in 2021, in full digital evolution, still? Is that possible in times when stress is under control, burnout is one of the most important occupational diseases and workable work has become a central human right? Workable work stands for quality work, dixit the government. Work that captivates and allows you to grow. It is work that is in balance with your private life. It doesn’t make you too stressed and it doesn’t make you sick. A workable job is a nice job that you can keep up for a long time.
Don’t ask your bookkeeper, accountant or tax consultant today that he has a workable job. You would light the fire. In the fall they have to work double shifts and more to get the work done. An outsider might ask whether this has more to do with efficiency than with coercion. The professionals must have their declarations by the beginning of November. The assessment year is then more than ten months old.
Don’t ask your accountant or tax consultant today if he has a workable job.
But the idea that there are more than ten months to complete the declaration does not correspond to reality. Tax-on-web, the application with the personal income tax return to be announced, will be carried out no earlier than May. Updates of that application are also sent until a few months later. With each of those updates, there are performed that in fact no declaration can be published. The tax return comprises of sheets prepared by various government departments. It is no exception that the government uploads the last chips at the end of June.
However, the fiscal midfield will not play a crucial role in the running of the country’s revenues. The fact that it comes with a veritable list of obstacles leads to top complaints: the malfunctioning of Tax-on-web government, the appalling communication around it, the increase in administrative obligations (DAC6 and the UBO register), the coincidence quarterly VAT returns, personal income tax returns and annual accounts.
It is fair to mention that Minister Vincent Van Peteghem (CD&V) allowed a collective postponement at the last minute for the personal income tax returns. No last year and the year paid. That a lot of blood, sweat, tears, petitions, parliamentary questions, actions by professional associations, and fives and sixes.
Never before have so few students enrolled in accountancy and tax law. That is a shame, because every stakeholder benefits from qualitative figures. If you enjoy counting a number professional in your social circle, feel free to support him or her during a stressful period like this. They can use the support. If you have even more fun and are in charge in this country, think about this problem structurally and involved. In this way we prevent the number professionals from becoming tax collectors. We know from the Bible that they were not loved. Everyone benefits from correct figures and professional support. Without them, the latter turns off the light.
At the end of September, the day and night are even long for the second time in the year. That’s called the equinox. This dominance provides insight into the economic fabric. Then it is possible to use which companies are still working late at night and early at night. That’s not a statistic. The light is still on for bookkeepers, accountants and tax consultants, who start filing tax returns. Even during the weekend, the lamp is still on during this period, which is less visible. But also that in 2021, in digital evolution, still? Is that possible in times when stress is under control, burnout is one of the most important occupational diseases and workable work has become a central human right? Workable work stands for quality work, dixit the government. Work that captivates and allows you to grow. It is work that is in balance with your private life. It doesn’t make you too stressed and it doesn’t make you sick. A workable job is a nice job that you can sustain for a long time. Don’t ask your bookkeeper, accountant or tax consultant today whether he has a workable job. You would light the fire. In the fall they have to work double shifts and more to get the work done. An outsider might ask whether this has more to do with efficiency than with coercion. The professionals must have their declarations by the beginning of November. Then the assessment year is already more than ten months old. But the idea that there are more than ten months to complete the tax return does not correspond to reality. Tax-on-web, the application with the personal income tax return to be announced, will be carried out no earlier than May. Updates of that application are also sent until a few months later. With each of those updates, there are performed that in fact no declaration can be published. The tax return comprises of sheets prepared by various government departments. It is no exception that the government uploads the last chips at the end of June. However, the fiscal midfield will not play a crucial role in the running of the country’s revenues. The fact that it comes with a veritable list of obstacles leads to top complaints: the malfunctioning of Tax-on-web government, the appalling communication around it, the increase in administrative obligations (DAC6 and the UBO register), the coincidence quarterly VAT returns, personal income tax returns and annual accounts. It is fair to mention that Minister Vincent Van Peteghem (CD&V) allowed a collective postponement at the last minute for the personal income tax returns. No last year and the year paid. That a lot of blood, sweat, tears, petitions, parliamentary questions, actions by professional associations, and fives and sixes. That is a shame, because every stakeholder benefits from qualitative figures. If you enjoy counting a number professional in your social circle, feel free to support him or her during a stressful period like this. They can use the support. If you have even more fun and are in charge of this country, think about this problem structurally and involved. In this way we prevent the number professionals from becoming tax collectors. We know from the Bible that they were not loved. Everyone benefits from correct figures and professional support. Without them, the latter turns off the light.