Calculate your annual accounts filing deadline

Enter the closing date of the financial year. You immediately see the deadline for the general meeting, the filing deadline at the National Bank and from when a surcharge applies.

Your figures

Pre-filled with an example. Replace the figures with those of your company or your customer.

Filing fees

Indicative 2025 prices for a normal filing with the National Bank, VAT included. Filing on time costs only this amount.

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Late-filing surcharge

Indicative 2025 amounts for your format, on top of the normal filing fee. The National Bank indexes the amounts every year.

Result

Your timeline

  1. Judicial dissolution possible

    Without a filing, the enterprise court can dissolve the company at the request of the public prosecutor or any interested party. After three financial years without filing, this happens on simple request.

This tool gives an indication based on the figures you enter. It does not replace advice from your accountant.

How it works

  1. The general meeting must approve the annual accounts within six months of the end of the financial year (art. 3:1 of the Companies and Associations Code).

  2. Filing with the Central Balance Sheet Office of the National Bank takes place within 30 days of approval and at the latest seven months after the closing date (art. 3:10).

  3. From the ninth month after the closing date, the National Bank charges a surcharge in three tiers that rise with the delay.

  4. Directors are presumed liable for damage suffered by third parties due to late filing, and after three financial years without filing the court can dissolve the company.

Frequently asked questions

What if my financial year does not end on 31 December?

The deadlines always run from your own closing date: six months for the general meeting, seven months for filing. If you close on 30 June, the filing deadline is 31 January.

What does late filing cost?

On top of the normal filing fee you pay a surcharge that rises with the delay: a lower amount in the ninth month, more from the tenth to the twelfth month and the most from the thirteenth month. The amounts are higher for a full format than for an abbreviated or micro format.

Can my company be dissolved if I do not file?

Yes. Seven months after the closing date the public prosecutor or any interested party can request dissolution. After three consecutive financial years without filing, the enterprise court can dissolve the company on simple request.

Where can I see whether a company filed on time?

The Financial statements tab of every company page on Jaarrekening.be shows the filing date per financial year. If it falls months after the deadline, or the latest year is missing, that is a signal.

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