Collaborating spouse: the deadline you can't miss (December 31, 2026)

Have you been a collaborating spouse since before January 1, 2022, and were you born after 1964?

Please note: your situation changes on December 31, 2026.

This collaborating spouse status only lasts 5 years; by December 31, 2026, you must therefore choose one of the following options:

• Become a salaried spouse: set up an employment contract and payslips, and receive a salary

• Choose the status of associate spouse: requires holding shares in the company

• Stop your involvement in the company's activity.

Without any action on your part, salaried status applies by default, with all the obligations that entails…

Many small business owners haven't yet anticipated this change, even though the preparation (contract, possible update of the company's articles) takes time.

Does this apply to you, and do you have questions about your situation?

Contact me, and we'll look into it together.