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Commercial Register

Non-disclosure of home addresses in Commercial Register from the New Year onwards

Written by: Willemijn Houter | 14 October 2021

The Dutch Council of Ministers has endorsed a proposal aimed at amending the Commercial Registers Decree 2008 in such a manner as to provide for the non-disclosure.

tax returns

Defective tax returns: does it matter who intentionally files them?

Written by: Nico Koppel | 18 March 2021

The State Taxes Act of the Netherlands features a number of penal provisions, one of which deals with the intentional filing of defective tax returns.

employment relationship qualification

Reaction to Supreme Court ruling on employment relationship qualification

Written by: Nico Koppel | 18 February 2021

The Social Affairs and Employment Minister in a letter has reacted to the “employment relationship qualification”.

transfer tax

Appurtenances to residential property

Written by: Herman Ruijter | 21 January 2021

Transactions involving Dutch-based immovable property are liable for stamp duty land tax (= property transfer tax),

DBA

Launch of DBA web module pilot

Written by: Nico Koppel | 14 January 2021

The DBA (= employment relations assessment) web module pilot has been up and running since 11 January 2021.

tax plan

Lower House passes 2021 Tax Plan package

Written by: Nico Koppel | 19 November 2020

The Lower House of the Dutch Parliament has passed the various Bills as per the 2021 Tax Plan.

overdue tax

Amendment of Decree on Interest on (Overdue) Tax

Written by: Herman Ruijter | 8 October 2020

The Junior Finance Minister has amended the Netherlands Decree on Interest on Overdue Tax,

The 2021 Tax Plan in summary

Written by: Nico Koppel | 17 September 2020

The “2021 Tax Plan” package comprises a total of eight Bills.

Entrepreneur

2021 Tax Plan: Entrepreneur-specific changes

Written by: Nico Koppel | 17 September 2020

Read more about the entrepreneur-specific changes of Tax Plan 2021

UBO

Parliamentary green light for legislation in implementation of UBO registration

Written by: Nico Koppel | 9 July 2020

The Implementing Act on the Registration of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO) has passed by the Upper House of the Dutch Parliament.

excessive borrowing

Proposed excessive borrowing legislation submitted for Lower House scrutiny

Written by: Nico Koppel | 25 June 2020

The presentation of the 2019 Tax Plan involved the Dutch Cabinet announcing that draft legislation was being prepared aimed at counteracting excessive borrowing from their own company by substantial interest holders.

e-recognition

Allowance for e-recognition related expenses

Written by: Willemijn Houter | 18 June 2020

The Junior Ministers for the Interior and Kingdom Relations and Finance have identified as the most obvious solution that financial compensation in line …

bad debtors, COVID 19

COVID-19 outbreak triggers short-time working

Written by: Marcel Frazer | 16 March 2020

Businesses whose workload the COVID‑19 outbreak has reduced to the point where there is no longer enough work to keep the workforce occupied have the option of applying for short-time working

eRecognition

Effective date of compulsory use of eRecognition is pushed back

Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 7 February 2020

eRecognition is being rendered compulsory for entrepreneurs who file their own payroll tax returns.

Brexit

Brexit: fiscal corollary

Written by: Nico Koppel | 31 January 2020

The Dutch Junior Finance Minister published decree has gone into detail on the fiscal corollary of the Brexit.

payment term bank account

Dutch bank account

Written by: Willemijn Houter | 24 January 2020

When starting a business in the Netherlands you probably want to open a Dutch bank account. We tell you more about a quick way to do so!

entrepreneur’s allowance

Deductible expenditure for entrepreneurs in 2020

Written by: Vincent Heemskerk | 6 January 2020

Find out more avout the deductible expenditure for entrepreneurs in 2020!

tax plan 2020

Upper House passes 2020 Tax Plan

Written by: Herman Ruijter | 19 December 2019

The Upper House of the Dutch Parliament has passed the legislative proposals of the Tax Plan.

tax plan 2020

Lower House passes 2020 Tax Plan

Written by: Nico Koppel | 21 November 2019

The Lower House of the Dutch Parliament has passed the bills that together make up the Tax Plan for 2020.

eRecognition

Use of eRecognition

Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 16 November 2019

eRecognition essentially represents a digital key. The minimum requisite level for logging on to the Tax and Customs Administration’s web site is level 3.

minimum fee, COVID-19

Proposed legislation providing for introduction of sole tradership minimum fee

Written by: Nico Koppel | 7 November 2019

The idea of introducing a minimum fee system has been coined with a view to improving the position of sole traders who operate at the bottom end of the labour market.

overdue tax

No dunning notice? No interest on overdue tax!

Written by: Nico Koppel | 17 October 2019

Tardy payment of tax assessments will prompt the Collector of Taxes to charge interest on overdue tax.

BPM

Decline in car sales, BPM revenue shows slight increase

Written by: Nico Koppel | 5 September 2019

Notwithstanding the 10 percent or so decline in passenger vehicle sales for the first half of 2019 compared with one year earlier, the BPM revenue has shown a slight increase …

motorcycle tax

Adjustment of private motor vehicle cum motorcycle tax as at first of July

Written by: Nico Koppel | 8 August 2019

The private motor vehicle cum motorcycle tax is levied on the basis of the carbon dioxide emission levels of the vehicle in question.

sole-trader

Ban on sole-trader cartels

Written by: Sean-Paul Smit | 25 July 2019

The Dutch Cabinet with effect from 2021 is to introduce a statutory sole-trader minimum rate of 16 euros per hour.

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