For Producers
Belgian Tax Shelter Calculator
Estimate the potential net Belgian Tax Shelter contribution available to your film or TV production based on qualifying Belgian spend. This calculator gives producers a fast first view before going deeper into structure, eligibility, and certification.
Production type
Live action and animation may produce slightly different estimates because animation has a longer eligible spending window and the calculation treatment differs slightly.
Enter the framework agreement signing date.
Spend guide
Not sure what counts as direct or indirect spend?
Tax Shelter Euribor reference
Why this matters: The Tax Shelter rules allow investor remuneration linked to the 12-month Euribor. This amount is deducted in the estimate, so a higher Euribor reference slightly reduces the net Tax Shelter contribution available to the producer.
Enter a framework agreement signing date to fetch the Euribor reference.
Fetches the required six-month average used to estimate investor remuneration.
Source: Deutsche Bundesbank daily EURIBOR 12-month quotations. Final transaction calculations should be verified against the actual investor payment date and official or authorised Euribor data.
Total net Tax Shelter for producer
€ 0,00
Effective net benefit on qualifying Belgian spend: 0,00%
Total production budget is missing, so the 50% total budget guardrail cannot be checked.
Tax Shelter certificate cap
0,0% used
€ 0,00 of € 15.000.000
Estimated fiscal certificate value, not producer net contribution.
€ 0,00
€ 0
€ 0
Enter signing date
- Total net Tax Shelter for producer
- € 0,00
- Direct Belgian spend entered
- € 0,00
- Indirect Belgian spend entered
- € 0,00
- Total qualifying Belgian spend entered
- € 0,00
- EU/EEA spend outside Belgium required
- € 0
- Total qualifying producer spend incl. EU/EEA requirement
- € 0
- Technical EU/EEA expenditure basis required
- € 0
- Max qualifying producer overhead within indirect Belgian spend
- € 0
- Belgian spend above current cap
- € 0
- Estimated Tax Shelter certificate value
- € 0,00
- Tax Shelter certificate cap
- € 15.000.000
- Certificate cap used
- 0,0%
- Direct / indirect split entered by producer
- 0,0% / 0,0%
Frequently asked questions
How to read this percentage
This percentage reflects the estimated net benefit to the producer based on Dutch Angle's current Belgian Tax Shelter structure and financing terms. Market offers can vary depending on financing partner, intermediary fees, timing, Euribor, eligible spend structure, and final certification.
This calculator is for indicative planning only and does not replace legal, accounting, tax, or certification advice. Final eligibility and calculations depend on the project structure, applicable rules, certification, and professional review. See the disclaimer for full terms.
Next Step
Review your Belgian Tax Shelter structure
Use this calculator as a first estimate. The real value depends on how your Belgian and EEA spend is structured, which costs qualify, and how the framework agreement is set up.
How the Belgian Tax Shelter works
The Belgian Tax Shelter is a federal incentive that channels private corporate investment into qualifying audiovisual works. For producers of feature films, TV drama, animation, and documentary, it provides non-dilutive financing tied to qualifying Belgian and EEA production spend, structured through a framework agreement and ultimately confirmed by a Tax Shelter certificate.
Belgium has become one of the most stable production-financing environments in Europe because the mechanism is rules-based, repeatable, and used across the international market. It can sit alongside regional funds, broadcaster pre-sales, and equity, and is typically a meaningful line in the financing plan of any project that shoots or post-produces a portion of its budget in Belgium.
Qualifying Belgian spend
The size of the contribution depends on the production's qualifying Belgian spend — costs sourced from Belgian suppliers and treated as Belgian taxable income under the Tax Shelter rules. Spend is split between direct production costs and a capped portion of indirect costs, with additional thresholds for total EEA spend and an overall certificate cap.
The way Belgian spend is planned, sourced, and documented has a direct effect on what ultimately qualifies. The calculator above uses your inputs to estimate the certificate value and the producer-facing net benefit at the financing terms currently used by Dutch Angle.
How this calculator estimates producer net benefit
The estimate focuses on the net amount available to the producer after investor remuneration and intermediary commission. It is intended as an early planning tool — a quick way to size up Belgian financing on a project before structuring work begins. Final figures depend on the framework agreement, the eligibility of each cost line, the Tax Shelter Euribor reference on the investor payment date, and certification by the Belgian tax authority.
Dutch Angle works with international producers on Belgian production and co-production structures, qualifying spend planning, and framework agreement readiness. The calculator above is offered as a free resource for producers exploring Belgian financing for a live action or animation feature.