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Salary requirement Articles
Can the 30% ruling be less than 30%?
Viewed 13127 times since Wed, May 29, 2013
Question:   I‘ve heard, that there is a possibilty to qualify for the 30% ruling with less than € 50,000 salary. e.g. with € 41,000 salary you can specify only € 5,000 as a tax free reimbursement and still meet the criteria of € 35,000... Read More
30% tax ruling - Who is a young master for whom a lower salary is required?
Viewed 7516 times since Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Question:   Hi Expatax,   I have a question regarding the 30% tax ruling and the condition for young masters. I have recently moved to the Netherlands from Australia as a graduate from an Australian university and was wondering what qualifies as a... Read More
My salary is just too low for the 30% ruling. Are there still options to get a tax free allowance?
Viewed 3801 times since Thu, Jan 22, 2015
Question:My husband moved to Amsterdam last December 1st. He works as IT developer and his Dutch company has told him today that he can't apply for the 30% ruling (his gross salary is € 48,000 not € 52,000) They offered to him to present all... Read More
Can the minimum salary requirement for the 30% ruling be reduced pro rata for a part time job?
Viewed 3639 times since Tue, Nov 13, 2012
  Question: You have explained to us that the new 30% ruling means a salary will need to be over € 52,436 gross (€ 36,705 taxable) per annum to be considered for qualification.  If you only work 3 days a week is that still the case or would it... Read More
I am young master with 30% ruling. What happens if I become 30? Will the salary requirement be higher?
Viewed 3459 times since Tue, Oct 21, 2014
Question: I am a young master and have been granted the 30% tax ruling. When I turn 30 will it be re-evaluated and will the income requirement be higher? Answer:From the first day of the month following the month in which you reach the age of 30,... Read More
Am I eligible for 30% tax ruling if my gross salary is € 3,750 per month?
Viewed 2274 times since Wed, Sep 23, 2015
Hi, I am currently employed as a highly skilled migrant in Netherlands and getting 30% tax benefit. I am working here since February 2015. Soon I will be joining a new employer and they have offered me a gross salary of 3750 euros a month. I am aged... Read More
Salary requirement if I am just 30 years and want to benefit from the 30% ruling
Viewed 1080 times since Fri, Aug 14, 2015
I am moving to the Netherlands in the next few weeks because of a job. I am 30 years old, Spanish, with a master degree, and I would like to know what salary should I ask in order to benefit from the 30% ruling. I saw that the minimum required... Read More