Pension Agreement for the Self-employed (SPPA)
- Guaranteed return
- Tax efficient
- Combine with VSPSS
What is a Pension Agreement for the Self-employed (SPPA)?
The Pension Agreement for the Self-employed is a new option for building up a supplementary pension for self-employed persons without a company. You build up an extra pension capital with tax benefits in addition to the Voluntary Supplementary Pension Scheme for the Self-Employed (VSPSS).
Who's able to take out a SPPA?
The KBC Life Pension Plan - SPPA is only aimed at self-employed persons without a company. This extra savings opportunity for self-employed persons who are sole traders or co-working spouses, for example, means that you can build up an extra pension with tax benefits.
What are the benefits of the KBC Life Pension Plan - SPPA?
- You benefit from 30% tax relief on the contributions you pay provided that you do not exceed the 80% rule. This means that the total pension you build up (statutory and supplementary pension) must not exceed 80% of your income. For the purposes of tax relief, this amount is calculated annually in proportion to your average reference income for the last three years.
- You then enjoy a favourable rate of income tax of 10% when the final lump sum is paid out when you die or reach statutory retirement age.
Each contribution provides a guaranteed rate of interest so that your pension capital keeps on growing.
On top of your interest, you may also receive an annual variable, non-guaranteed bonus. This depends on movements in the financial markets and KBC Insurance's operating results.
Want to protect your partner and children in case you die prematurely? Take out supplementary death cover under the KBC Life Pension Plan - SPPA. Your loved ones will then receive the agreed lump sum if you die.
More information
As a self-employed person, you may well already be saving for a supplementary pension under a Voluntary Supplementary Pension Scheme for the Self-Employed. However, this solution has its limits since the contributions must not exceed a certain threshold of net taxable income.
A pension agreement for the self-employed lets you save a bit extra for a supplementary pension. Your colleagues in a company can already do so by joining an Individual Pension Scheme (IPS). Thanks to the SPPA, self-employed persons without a company are able to enjoy this advantage too.
The benefits of paying into a Voluntary Supplementary Pension Scheme for the Self-Employed can easily be twice as great as with a Pension Agreement for the Self-employed. So, get the maximum tax benefit from your VSPSS and then add the tax benefit of the SPPA.
Now you no longer need your accountant or insurance intermediary to get the maximum tax benefit from your VSPSS. You simply calculate it yourself in KBC Brussels Touch.
Information about sustainability
This product promotes environmental and social characteristics that allow contributing to a positive impact on the environment or society, but does not have a sustainable investment as an objective. Moreover, we strive to limit any negative impact on the environment or society based on a responsible investment policy. More information can be found in your info sheet.
This product was awarded the ‘Towards Sustainability’ label for a period of one year. The label, which was developed by Febelfin (the Belgian banking federation), is re-evaluated every year. It is a quality standard under the supervision of the Central Labelling Agency of the Belgian SRI Label (CLA). The standard defines several minimum requirements that sustainable financial products must meet at product level and in the investment process. See www.towardssustainability.be/en/quality-standard for more details. Products that are awarded this label may not meet your own sustainability objectives and the label itself may not necessarily meet the requirements of future national or European regulations. Learn more at www.fsma.be/en/sustainable-finance.
Interested?
If you are interested in a Pension Agreement for the Self-employed or would like to know how to combine it with a VSPSS or any other supplementary pension savings scheme, please enter your contact details and we will contact you as soon as possible for a no-obligation consultation.
More things you need to know
- The KBC Life Pension Plan - SPPA is a class 21-life insurance with guaranteed return, in which the investment risk is borne by the insurer.
- The KBC Life Pension Plan - SPPA is governed by Belgian law.
- Future tax treatment can change and depends on your individual circumstances. Your intermediary will be glad to give you personalised advice in this respect.
- The guaranteed interest rate may change for future deposits. KBC Insurance determines the interest rate applying to your deposits during the term of the contract, based on the situation on the financial markets and/or changes to the statutory provisions. If the interest rate changes, KBC Insurance will inform you of this.
- Your intermediary is your first point of contact for any complaints you may have. If no agreement can be reached, you can contact KBC Brussels Complaints Management by post at Brusselsesteenweg 100, 3000 Leuven, by e-mail at complaints@kbc.be, by telephone on 0800 62 084 (free number) or + 32 78 15 20 45 (pay number), or by fax on + 32 16 86 30 38 If this does not result in an appropriate solution, you can contact the Insurance Ombudsman for the entire industry at de Meeûsplantsoen/Square de Meeûs 35, 1000 Brussels, info@ombudsman.as, www.ombudsman.as. This does not affect your legal rights.
The KBC Life Pension Plan - SPPA is a product of KBC Insurance NV – Professor Roger Van
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IBAN BE43 7300 0420 0601 – BIC KREDBEBB.
Company licensed by the National Bank of Belgium, de Berlaimontlaan 14, 1000 Brussels, Belgium, for all classes of insurance under code 0014 (Royal Decree of 4 July 1979, Belgian Official Gazette of 14 July 1979).
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