Death and taxes, the only two certainties in life. Being an immigrant, tax is complicated. In Belgium, am getting a special very low tax rate. Getting help from KPMG with my tax returns. There is not way I would be able to get it right, not to mention language barriers. As normal, tax is only assessed at the end of a tax year which can be a long time to mess up. For a normal Belgium resident, tax it is a simple one page online submission. Very easy to reach the top 50% tax bracket (€38,830). They do have big allowances for children.
Income tax table for 2017
From EUR To EUR EUR Percent
0 11,070 0 25
11,070 12,720 2,767.50 30
12,720 21,190 3,262.50 40
21,190 38,830 6,650.50 45
38,830 Over 14,588.50 50
Personal allowances EUR
Basic personal allowance 7,270
Personal allowance 1 child 1,550
Personal allowance 2 children 3,980
Personal allowance 3 children 8,920
Personal allowance 4 children 14,420
For every extra child 5,510
Extra allowance per child less than 3 years old (if no deductions for actual child care expenses incurred are claimed) 580