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Secretary of Finance Wiebes will soon release a letter of amendment stating that freelancers may not deduct their rent if they use at least 10% of their rented house as a workspace. This decision overturns the Supreme Court judgment. In August this year, the Supreme Court indicated that entrepreneurs could deduct the rent they had […]

Hotline for self-employed people From mid-October, people who are self-employed and have no employees (ZZPers) can report their problems to the tax authorities via a hotline. This hotline will be an online digital form on the website of the tax authorities. Eric Wiebes With this hotline, Secretary of State Eric Wiebes (finance), wants to gain

A lease agreement between an employer and employee for the use of a company car during holidays does not prevent the addition on your salary for this car. This is what a Dutch court recently ruled. Lease agreement holiday In this case, it concerned a worker who had been given a company car to use

Proposal to simplify refunding VAT on bad debts The Finance Secretary has proposed simplifying the refund of VAT on bad debts by the 1st January 2017. The right to reimbursement arises when the payment has not been received by your organisation one year after it was due, fully or in part. Example If an invoice

The ‘luxury tax’ on sparkling drinks such as champagne, prosecco and cava expires on the 1st January 2017. On average, a bottle will become 1.10 euros cheaper. The special rate did not apply to cheaper bottles of prosecco with a screw cap. According to RTL, ten million bottles of sparkling beverages are sold annually. This

This year, the average WOZ value of houses in the Netherlands will increase significant  Last Thursday, the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS), stated that on the 1st January 2016, the average WOZ value was € 209,000 euros, an increase of 1.5 percent from the previous year. You can find more information on the WOZ value in this blog

From 2017, two-income households will be able to take out a higher mortgage than is currently the case. Currently, 50 percent of the second income is in taken into account when applying for a mortgage. Next year it will be increased to 60 percent. The Ministry of Finance confirms that this proposal for consultation was

Foreign investors are increasingly focusing on the Dutch rental market Between 2013 and 2015, corporations sold 15,000 homes to investors, according to figures from housing associations, the NRC reports. The majority were social housing and the majority were bought by foreign investors. Foreign investors previously invested more in offices and retail, but now the Dutch

What happens when I lose the 30% ruling? This is a question my clients ask us frequently. Basically the answer is quite simple: You will have to pay more taxes and will be treated like an ordinary Dutch resident when it comes to paying taxes in the Netherlands. Of course this is a very generalised

30 percent ruling in the Netherlands The tax break payable to some expats has been called into question by the Dutch government’s audit office, which says the 30% ruling has never been properly evaluated. Claims that the ruling encourages highly-skilled foreigners to settle in the Netherlands and boosts the country’s attractiveness as a place to