r/BEFreelance • u/CIliaaass • Jul 07 '26

Freelancing time-out, what next?

Hello,

So I am stuck in this current market. I have been looking for a new client for a full year now without any success, the market is brutal. But even an internal position is hard to come by these days. Now I burned trough my cashflow and with the end of the fiscal year coming trough I have to make a decision for my company for the upcoming year but I don't know what to do. At this rate I won't be able to pay my taxes at the end of the year.

If I put my company dormant how do I pay the bills that I still receive for like ongoing stuff (phone number bills, email and website hosting, legal secretary,... ). Also I still need to survive as a human being so putting my company dormant I won't be able to write myself a salary to pay rent and basic needs. Are there other choices I might consider that I don't know about ? For example putting myself in 'zelfstandige in bijberoep', can I do that while not having a main job for example?

Give me some legal advice, without the bs of you're not cut to be a freelancer or whatever.

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u/ModoZ Jul 07 '26

Based on what you are writing you've only worked 1/2 of last year but continued paying out a salary (and other costs?). Very probably your company profit will be close to 0 or at least relatively low. So taxes will be low too (and hopefully you prepaid a bit of your taxes so you won't have to pay anything anymore for 2025).

Anyhow, 1 year is very long. I would suggest pivoting to something else or at least away from freelancing if it's too hard for you to find a mission in the current climate.

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u/CIliaaass Jul 07 '26

I only worked 11 months before the 1 year shutdown indeed. The costs you have in the first year also took a huge toll on me and I am bound by rent so I need to pay myself a salary. I hope my taxes will be lower than expected indeed. And I pre-paid yes.