General tax credit Under certain conditions taxpayers can be eligible for the so called general tax credit. This is a tax credit on the calculated income tax or wage tax. Due to this credit you pay less tax.   The tax credit is already... Read More

Are you tax partners? If so, then you may divide certain income and deductible items in your tax returns as you wish. You may make any division you wish, as long as the total adds up to 100%. The partner with the highest income can, for example,... Read More

Question:   I am requested to file an M form. What is it?   Answer:   An M form is filed in the year of migration. The M stands for Migration. This is a more complicated form since it combines a resident period with a non resident... Read More

We have published the tax rates on our website for the years 2005 till present.   You can find them on www.expatax.nl/tax_rates. Read More

Fiscal partnership relates to married couples, couples living together (partners) or housemates who may determine who declares which amount of certain types of income and deductible items in their tax returns. You may then divide the balance of for... Read More

Question:   I‘m a UK national. I work for a Dutch company full-time (40hrs per week) - 4 days here in NL, and 1 day from back in the UK (from my home there). I travel over to NL on a Monday morning and back to the UK... Read More

After filing the tax return, it should take around two or three months for the tax authorities to send you a tax assessment. But because of problems with the computer system, the complexity of tax returns and with the amount of work it often takes a... Read More

If you don’t agree with the tax assessment you can object against it within 6 weeks after the date of the assessment. You will find this date on the tax assessment. If you let these 6 weeks pass you can no longer object. It is however still... Read More

No, that is not necessary. With our software we can create all the available tax forms. Once completed we will send you a tax report with all the relevant details and explanations (in English). When it concerns a so called M form you will also... Read More

Question: Me and My husband lived and worked in the Netherlands from 1995 onwards. From 2007 onwards my husband started working in the UK. Me and our children did not move straightaway with him to the UK, since there were too many issues... Read More

Question:   I would like to have my Tax Return for 2011 be completed by your firm this year. Could you send me a quote and also what all I would need to mail or bring to your office.   Answer:   Thank you for contacting us. We gladly... Read More

Question:   I have been unemployed since 2006 due to chronic illness/long term disability and my only income is wia. Do I really need to fill a tax return every year? (I have just been fined for not returning my 2009 form in time - after... Read More

Question:   Is it true that the tax authorities every year promise that if your tax return has been filed before April 1, you will get your refund before July 1? I need to file an M form since I arrived in the Netherlands during 2011.  ... Read More

Question:   Is there any special date for filing tax returns for a knowledge migrant with 30% ruling or is it the same for everybody: April 1?   Answer:   The standard deadline is indeed April 1. This is the same if you have the... Read More

There are different types of forms.   P form: tax return for private individuals E form: same as a P form but with less questions (not applicable anymore in 2011) T form: tax refund form (not applicable anymore in 2011) C form: for foreign... Read More

The tax authorities will send the tax assessment to the correspondence address which they have in their system. This will normally be your own address. Therefore it is important that the tax authorities always have your current address.  ... Read More

Question:   Can I apply for tax refund if I am not registered in the Netherlands and don‘t have an insurance? If so, will there be penalties for me? I am living here for a few years now, but I had no possibility to... Read More

Question:   I need to pay my tax in NL for the first time. I also know something about the 30% ruling and I want more information about it. I worked since October 2011 in the Netherlands.   Answer:   You started ... Read More

Question:   I have just received an email from the Dutch tax authorities. What do they want from me?   Subject: Uw aangifte inkomstenbelasting indienen. U moet uw aangifte inkomstenbelasting voor het sofinummer 123456789 over het jaar... Read More

Question:   I am a knowledge migrant with a valid 30% ruling. I want to know my tax status, is it resident or partial resident tax payer? Where can I get this info?   Answer:   In the tax return you can make the... Read More

  Your child will be taxed for his or her own income. So the income will not be included in your tax return. As the income will often be relatively low - most of the times it concerns part time jobs - the tax to be paid... Read More