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Written by: Willemijn Houter | 8 July 2017
A Dutch tax payer decided to “fess up” and file a voluntary disclosure petition to report on his Swiss-held assets but filled objection additional tax assessment.
Written by: Willemijn Houter | 11 June 2017
Research shows that just under four in every ten sole traders end up not having to pay any income tax at all. Want to know why? Read the article now!
Written by: Willemijn Houter | 9 June 2017
The length of time its disposal for levying additional income tax assessments in connection with foreign-based assets stands at 12 years.
Written by: Willemijn Houter | 26 April 2017
The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration recently took up correspondence with a number of Dutch holders of accounts with a particular Swiss bank, to advise them that they should account for their foreign-based assets in their Dutch income tax return for 2016 and rectify previous tax returns where necessary.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 29 March 2017
Each year, many international professionals come to the Netherlands to live and work, and rightly so. Our country is a fantastic place, with many business opportunities for those willing to seize them. But many visitors overlook a crucial detail: the fact that the Netherlands has one of the most complicated tax systems in the world. […]
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 25 February 2017
The European Court of Justice recently ruled on a number of questions the Netherlands Supreme Court had put to it concerning mortgage interest relief for non-Dutch residents whose income derived from the Netherlands and who were not earning an income in their country of residence.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 23 February 2017
The right to entrepreneur’s allowance – in an income tax context – is contingent upon the relevant tax payer having proper entrepreneurial status.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 3 December 2016
Please remember to see to the timely payment of the premium in the event that you are purchasing an annuity this year!
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 24 October 2016
The Tax office can charge tax on an indeterminate income source, in the absence of origin. Read more in our article!
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 20 October 2016
Under conditions may for educational expenses are deductible for income tax purposes. Want to know more about that?
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 30 September 2016
The “home acquisition debt” is the sum total of debts the taxpayer has incurred in connection with the acquisition, improvement and/or maintenance of his or her (family) home
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 23 September 2016
The tax credit is a much-loved tool for practising income politics. Read more about lower-income elderly tax credit and employee’s tax credit.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 9 September 2016
The Tax and Customs Administration is authorised to raise additional income tax assessments where it had previously mistakenly charged taxpayers with too little income tax or no income tax at all.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 24 May 2016
Eligible foreign-based tax payers on submission of a personal income statement issued in their country of residence gain entitlement to allowable tax deductions, tax credits and tax allowances. It has transpired that not all EU Member States sign the Dutch personal income statement. Tax payers to whom this applies may rest assured that the Tax […]
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 13 March 2016
The tax on dividend payments made to non-resident beneficiaries may not exceed that on dividends paid out to their resident counterparts.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 8 March 2016
Dutch tax payers who are based abroad, need to pay attention to the new rules when doing their income tax return.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 7 January 2016
Read on and please find an overview of tax rates and tax credits in the income tax sphere from the first of January 2016 onwards.
Written by: Stan Evers | 1 December 2015
Anyone who since 2013 has taken out a new loan in connection with his or her own home, is under the obligation to notify the Tax and Customs Administration accordingly.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 28 November 2015
You may wish to devote some attention to whether 2015 or 2016 would be the better year for your capital expenditure.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 10 October 2015
The government has carried out a feasibility interdepartmental policy research on sole traders. The report of this is sent to the Lower House.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 20 August 2015
Are you staying abroad temporarily? Who can stay in your owned house? Read more before you let someone in!
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 3 August 2015
The deadline for those who earlier this year, before the first of May, successfully applied for an extension of time to file their income tax return for the year 2014 is set to elapse at midnight on 31 August next. Please make sure before actually submitting your tax return that you have put in claims for […]
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 31 July 2015
An entrepreneur has the right to self-employed person’s tax relief if they satisfy the “working hours” criterion. Read to know more about this!
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 2 July 2015
Notices of objection to tax on imputed return on investment in connection with savings are routinely to be given class action status.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 29 June 2015
An audit by the Tax and Customs Administration of a restaurant revealed that the business at a certain point in time had deleted its underlying accounting details.
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