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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 ...
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Refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax based on Sofina judgment

December 11, 2020
This Decree potentially provides a meaningful option to foreign entities that have not been able to otherwise obtain relief for Dutch dividend withholding tax through either a reduced treaty tax rate ...
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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 ...
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Dutch Supreme Court decision on Dutch withholding tax on dividends paid to foreign investment funds

October 26, 2020
The Supreme Court ruled that its earlier judgments from 2013 and 2015 were an incorrect interpretation of EU law and that foreign investment funds should be entitled to a refund of the Dutch dividend ...
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Second amendment to private member’s bill on conditional final settlement of dividend withholding tax

October 12, 2020
On October 9, 2020 Lower House MP Bart Snels (of the GroenLinks parliamentary party) once again amended his private member’s bill on the ‘Conditional Final Settlement of Dividend Withholding Tax Emerg ...
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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 ...
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Internet consultation on the Introduction of a conditional withholding tax on dividends Act

September 25, 2020
On September 25, 2020 the government launched an internet consultation to give interested parties the opportunity to respond to the draft bill to introduce a conditional withholding tax on dividends a ...
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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.
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Tax measures for 2021

September 16, 2020
The main features of the 2021 Tax Plan package are addressed in our memorandum
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The 2021 Tax Plan on two pages

September 16, 2020
We have prepared a two-page overview of the measures contained in the 2021 Tax Plan package.
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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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Court of Appeals judgment on the standard practice criterion in the work-related costs rules

August 21, 2020
In the order for reference, the Court of Appeals The Hague based its assessment on the framework set by the Supreme Court in its judgment and offered more clarity on some practical elements.
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