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Hours criterion for freelancers
1,225 hour check
Do you indicatively meet the hours criterion for the self-employment deduction (zelfstandigenaftrek)?
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600 / 1225 hours (49%)
About 625 hours still needed to meet the hours criterion.
Only hours for your own business count. Track hours in a spreadsheet or your own admin. In SmartWerk PREMIUM: enter hours worked in the tax calculator.
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