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Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 16 April 2015
There’s no way around it: the first of May is the new income tax return filing deadline in the Netherlands. Reporting with the tax authorities on one’s annual income tax and national insurance contributions is one of those unavoidable chores, and this year’s extended deadline is rapidly approaching … and it is every bit as […]
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 18 February 2015
The Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001 contains an allowance scheme for expenses incurred in connection with repair and/or maintenance work involving listed buildings.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 26 December 2014
The Tax and Customs Administration may hold the executive director of a business liable if the business is unable promptly to settle up its outstanding wage or value-added taxes.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 23 December 2014
If it is your expectation that you may have to pay (more) tax in respect of 2014, you have the option of asking for a provisional tax assessment or filing a petition to have the provisional assessment revised.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 9 December 2014
The option in favour of commutation of periodic payment entitlement involving a reduced 80% tax charge ceases to be available at year-end 2014.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 28 October 2014
The Netherlands signed a proclamation providing for the automatic exchange of tax-related information with 51 other countries. They provide information about individuals who may have foreign tax liability.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 17 September 2014
As of January 1, 2015 with the selection scheme for foreign taxpayers is replaced by the system of qualifying foreign taxpayers.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 18 August 2014
Remit part of the partnership’s claim and to charge the remittance as a downward adjustment of the loan to the (operating) result allowed by the Court.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 2 July 2014
The State Secretary for Finance has submitted the memorandum in response to the report and a second memorandum of amendment of the Miscellaneous Fiscal Provisions Bill 2014
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 14 May 2014
What recourse? Read a case in which the Court ruled that a woman had been for half a recourse to her husband by her amount paid.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 28 April 2014
Application entrepreneurs facilities must be met at the hour criterion. Outsourcing hours and hours of the spouse do not count, according to recent statement.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 20 March 2014
No tax is levied on benefits achieved on the back of transactions performed for private purposes. Transactions performed by entrepreneurs will not easily be regarded as private transactions …
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 2 March 2014
Employees whose severance pay is associated with work performed abroad may be entitled to tax credits taxed elsewhere owing to part of their severance pay being attributable to work performed in the relevant foreign country.
Written by: Stan Evers | 19 February 2014
There are specific scenarios in which those who took out a fresh loan in 2013 in connection with the purchase of a home of their own have been under the obligation from 1 January 2014 onwards to …
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 15 February 2014
A ranking regime applies in the income tax sphere enabling the determination of how to earmark tax benefits as taxable income where the benefit in question could in principle be involved in taxation in more than one way.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 29 January 2014
The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration when performing an audit of the accounts of a foundation came across a considerable discrepancy between the theoretical and actual cash balances. Read more on our website!
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 1 December 2013
Mandatory submission of details of the mortgage for the main residence to the tax office via online form. The online form is now available.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 30 November 2013
The off set in the top bracket of the mortgage interest paid for the main residence will be lowered with 0.5%.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 19 November 2013
As of January 1, 2015 the conditions to opt as a non-resident tax payer to be treated as resident taxpayer will change. Click for more..
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 8 October 2013
Debts shall be deducted from the assets in box 3. By paying taxes before the reference date, a higher tax can be avoided.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 24 July 2013
Maintenance and restoration costs for the garage, garden and fencing of a historic building are not deductible according to a recent court case
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 8 July 2013
The conclusion of a case before the Supreme Court regarding the tax-free transfer of a business owned by a foreigner
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 6 July 2013
Can you run a golf course on the same land you use for agriculture? A recent case discusses the tax implications of doing so.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 28 April 2013
In this article we will discuss tax deductible expenses and we will also cover the audit topics of the tax authorities.
Written by: Bas Hollenberg | 25 April 2013
The Dutch tax system has two types of tax residency. The tax residency determines how your income will be taxed in the Netherlands.
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