Dear tenant,
Wishing you a warm welcome at your studio in Leuven!
This is a one-time reminder to proactively send us the required city tax documents asap, so we can apply for a reduction or exemption from the Leuven City Tax on your behalf.
⚠️ Two setps + documents apply:
① Proof of enrolment at an educational institution
Even if you already did while signing the contract – for ease of administration – reply to this mail adding your studio number, description and documents.
→ Required for reduced student city tax rate.
→ Valid document: official certificate of enrolment (e.g., from KU Leuven or LUCA School of Arts, your home school, ...).
→ ASAP
→ After sending the documents, pay the reduced student rate.
→ RATE: 118€ (by banktransfer. Possible online payment costs 2,5% are for the tenant and will be arrangd at the end of the stay)
REFERENCE: ‘studio number + city Tax + name’
② Registration at the City of Leuven
Your obligations and deadline depend on your nationality and length of stay, see below. For ease of administration – reply to this mail adding your studio number, description and documents.
→ Required for full exemption from city tax.
→ Valid documents: annex 33, annex 3septies, annex 8 FOREIGNERS REGISTER, Attest van woonst
→ ASAP, see below
→ RATE: 0 €
If provided in time the proof of full registration with the City of Leuven (valid on 1 January) → you are eligible for a full exemption and refund of paid student tax rate at the end of your stay.
EU/EEA/Swiss nationals
Non-EU nationals
Useful Information:
🔹 Registration info (City of Leuven): https://www.leuven.be/en/stay-belgium
🔹 General KU Leuven info: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/life-at-ku-leuven/immigration-residence/registration-at-town-or-city-hall/residence-permit
🔹 2025 City Tax rates: https://leuven.be/belasting-tweede-verblijven
🔹 Contract Art. 7. BELASTING OP TWEEDE VERBLIJVEN
✅ Please send us your documents digitally by email, preferably PDF and named accordingly the type.
🚫 If no documents are provided, the standard rate applies, in line with the City of Leuven tax regulations.
⚠️ Important: We will not send reminders throughout the year. If you don’t act proactively, you risk losing the refund, even if you were eligible.
ONLINE PAYMENT COST
Voor Belgische verkopers gelden deze tarieven volgens PayPal België:
Een firma (Shopify blog) vermeldt zelfs expliciet dat kaartenbetalingen via PayPal 1,80 % + € 0,49 kosten, maar dat is via de PayPal-knop voor bedrijven in NL — mogelijk niet direct van toepassing op standaard ontvangers in België Shopify.
Donaties vallen onder aparte tarieven (als je daarvoor in aanmerking komt als liefdadigheid):
Enkele quotes geven je een beter idee van hoe het voelt in de realiteit:
“Paypal is absolutely looting us with fees … we recently charged a client an invoice of 1250 USD. Around 50 USD went to Paypal as fees … another 25 USD to withdraw … lost 100 USD total.” Reddit
“Paypal takes hidden exchange fees around 3 %.” Reddit
| Type transactie | Tarief ontvangend (PayPal België) |
|---|---|
| Commercieel – binnenlands | 3,40 % + € 0,35 |
| Commercieel – internationaal | ± 4,9 % + € 0,35 (3,4 % + 1,5 %) |
| Bancontact (APM) | € 0,39 (vast) |
| Andere APM | 1,80 % + € 0,35 |
| Donaties – binnenlands | 1,70 % + € 0,35 |
| Donaties – internationaal | + 1,29 % (VK) of + 1,99 % (rest buiten EER) |
Als je als verhuurder betalingen ontvangt voor bijvoorbeeld werking of borg, dan geldt commercieel tarief: 3,40 % + € 0,35 binnenlands, en ongeveer 4,9 % + € 0,35 bij internationale betalingen.
LAST AVAILABILTIES for FEBRUARY!


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