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Ministry changes stance on severance paid to cross-border workers

February 14, 2022
The Dutch Ministry of Finance has issued new guidance on the allocation of the right to tax severance payments of cross-border workers.

European Commission’s response to the OECD Pillar 2 model rules

December 23, 2021
On December 22, 2021, the European Commission published a proposed EU directive to incorporate Pillar Two into EU law. The rules generally mirror the OECD model rules released on December 20, 2021 but ...

Report of the Conduit Companies Committee

November 26, 2021
The report contains 15 recommendations, divided into six tax and nine non-tax policy options. At the same time, the Deputy Minister of Finance sent the government’s response to this report to the Lowe ...

Supreme Court renders judgment on the standard practice criterion in the work related costs rules

November 15, 2021
On November 12, 2021 the Supreme Court rendered judgment in the proceedings initiated by KPMG Meijburg & Co concerning whether net share bonuses can qualify as part of the final levy for the purpo ...

Budget Day 2021: changes to payroll taxes

September 23, 2021
In our memorandum we address the most significant changes proposed for payroll taxes and social security contributions.

Internet consultation on dividend stripping

June 7, 2021
In practice, substantial (albeit not easily quantifiable) amounts in dividend tax are avoided via various forms of dividend stripping, which the Dutch tax authorities cannot properly combat with the c ...

Internet consultation on taxpayer status measure for reverse hybrid entities

March 5, 2021
On March 4, 2021 the Deputy Minister of Finance launched, among other things, a public internet consultation on the taxpayer status measure for ‘reverse hybrid entities’ and several related accompanyi ...

Lump Sum Payment, Early Retirement Scheme and Leave Savings Scheme Bill

January 20, 2021
In this bill the government elaborates on three of the agreements made as part of the Pension Agreement: more freedom of choice in the use of the pension, more options for early retirement and more sc ...

Sixth progress letter ‘Working as a self-employed person’

November 25, 2020
On November 16, 2020 the sixth progress letter ‘Working as a self-employed person’ was published. In this letter, the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and the Deputy Minister of Finance updat ...

Conditions for NOW 3, changes to NOW 1 and 2 and opening NOW 1 Subsidy Determination Desk

October 9, 2020
The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment informed the Lower House of Parliament on September 30, 2020 about the precise conditions of NOW 3, several changes to NOW 1 and NOW 2 and about the openi ...

Budget Day 2020: changes to payroll taxes

September 17, 2020
In our memorandum we address the most significant changes proposed for payroll taxes and social security contributions.

Relief and recovery package for the economy and labor market (Emergency package 3.0)

September 2, 2020
On August 28, 2020 by letter to the Lower House of Parliament, the government presented a relief and recovery package for businesses and workers, which follows on from the two previous emergency packa ...

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