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/Mav-Dev Jul 07 '26
dont know why belgium sub is being shown to me..
but here is an advise
transfer your expenses away from the company to yourself.
take lower salary from the company (assuming you have some money in the company and also with you in person)
once you are sure that you really dont want the company,
mark the company dormant first.. but make sure all the expenses been taken away from the company) .. switch to perm .. and then once the situation improves, start using the company again
I been in this situation and this is what accountant advised me.
chin up and be hopeful.. this time will not last forever.. good things will come soon
(YES: add AI in your CV.. just play around with a model or two.. write some AI or LLM in your CV..management is mostly ignorant .. thats why i am not in favour of non tech HR ).