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Spouse of a self-employed person in charge of a business
You are not considered an assisting spouse. When your self-employed spouse’s professional income is taxed as a remuneration of a person in charge of a business, your spouse cannot contribute to your income with an assistance allowance.


You are required to fill in the information form sent to you by your self-employed spouse’s social insurance fund, and send it back, duly signed.
You are not required to make a declaration of affiliation or make a statement on your honour.


Attention! It is nonetheless possible that via some other way you may be subject to the social status of a self-employed person.

  • the company - not your spouse - compensates you for your assistance: you are not an assistant but rather a self-employed worker
  • you hold shares and are active in the company: you are an active partner