{"id":5681,"date":"2024-07-26T15:14:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pkfbofidi.com\/?p=5681"},"modified":"2025-02-04T11:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T10:03:42","slug":"mandatory-registration-of-working-partners-and-helpers-in-the-cbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkfbofidi.com\/en\/mandatory-registration-of-working-partners-and-helpers-in-the-cbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandatory registration of working partners and helpers in the CBE"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of 1 July, companies and self-employed persons active in the construction and cleaning sectors (as referred to in Article 30bis, \u00a7 1, 1\u00b0, a), of the Act of 27 June 1969 revising the Legislative Decree of 28 December 1944 on social security for workers) are obliged to register their working partners and helpers, respectively, in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) and to keep this information updated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See Articles 65-78 Program Act of 22 December 2023 amending Royal Decree No. 38 of 27 July 1967 establishing the social status of the self-employed.<\/p>\n

What is meant by the following?<\/h2>\n

A working partner is \u201cany holder of at least one share<\/strong> in a company who personally carries out a real activity within that company in Belgium without being declared for this activity in the payroll system at the time when this activity is carried out.<\/em>\u201d
\nIt does not matter whether you already have a mandate (director, manager, etc.) in the company: if you perform operational tasks, you must also register as a working partner.<\/p>\n

A helper is \u201cany person who assists or replaces a self-employed person in Belgium in the exercise of their profession, without being bound to them by an employment contract.<\/em>\u201d
\nFor helpers, there is an exception to the registration requirement for the following persons:<\/p>\n