Tax certificates for gifts: Belgium, France, Switzerland
WeGlow asks for the fiscal details at the gift and prepares the certificates for you.
For many donors the tax benefit is a reason to give. That is why WeGlow asks, during the gift, for the details your country requires and prepares the tax certificate for you. Today that works for organisations in Belgium, France and Switzerland.
In Belgium a certificate is needed for gifts from €40 per year to the same organisation, and the tax reduction has been 30% since 1 January 2025. In France it is 66%, or 75% up to €2,000 for help to people in need. Collecting these details is included in the free plan.
Key facts
What WeGlow collects and issues per country.
- Belgium: threshold
- €40 per donor per organisation per calendar year; monthly gifts count ×12 on the donation page
- Belgium: tax reduction
- 30% since 1 January 2025, according to FPS Finance
- Belgium: data at the gift
- Person or company; first name, surname, email, national registry number, gender and address; for companies name and company number
- Belgium: the certificate
- PDF letter (form 281.71) with a sequence number per year, sent in batches of 20 per click; resending and corrected certificates are possible
- France
- A numbered reçu fiscal per one-off gift; one yearly overview for recurring donors; tax reduction 66% or 75% up to €2,000
- Switzerland
- Spendenbescheinigung as a German-language PDF, per one-off gift or yearly for recurring gifts
- Missing data
- You can email donors to ask for missing details, up to 200 at a time
The right details at the right moment
The donation page only shows the fiscal block when your organisation has enabled certificates and the amount reaches the threshold. The details are validated as they are filled in: the national registry number and the company number must be valid. That means fewer follow-ups afterwards.
From gift to certificate
In the CRM you see per donor which details are missing, such as national registry number or address, and you can request them by email. After that you send the Belgian certificates with one click, in batches of 20. The system is idempotent: a certificate is not sent twice.
Also for manual gifts
Gifts you register yourself, such as cash or bank transfer, count towards the certificate. The national registry number only appears in a CRM contact export when a manager deliberately ticks that option, and every such export is logged.
Frequently asked questions
Does this work for all countries?
No. Today there are certificate profiles for Belgium, France and Switzerland. For an organisation in another country, WeGlow does not collect fiscal details according to a local certificate model.
From which amount is a Belgian certificate needed?
From €40 per year to the same organisation. That threshold comes from the tax rules of FPS Finance. The tax reduction has been 30% of the donated amount since 1 January 2025.
Do donors need to fill in their details themselves?
Yes. The donation page asks for the necessary details during the gift, so the donor fills them in at the right moment. If details are still missing, you can request them by email afterwards.
Where can I find the collected data?
In your dashboard, per donor and per gift. In the Tax certificates tab you see which details are missing and you can export lists as CSV or XLSX.
What about France and Switzerland?
France gets a numbered reçu fiscal per one-off gift and one yearly overview for recurring donors. Switzerland gets a Spendenbescheinigung as a PDF, per gift or yearly for recurring gifts.
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