Personal income tax

Personal income tax with its box regime, exemptions and personal allowances is complex. Foreign-sourced income can further complicate matters, for example because this may involve tax treaties. Our specialists can provide you with advice, help you with tax procedures and prepare and file your personal income tax returns.

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Almost everyone who lives or works in the Netherlands or receives Dutch-sourced income has to pay personal income tax. For example, on salaried employment, business profit, income received as a director-major shareholder (DMS) or income from savings and investment. Good teamwork between our specialists and your organization means we can:

  • avoid unnecessarily high administrative expenses;
  • address the increasing demands made by the Dutch tax authorities and the impact of amended legislation and regulations;
  • properly manage the (hefty financial) risks and make the best use of the opportunities available to you.

Personal income tax returns

As taxpayer you are perfectly capable of correctly interpreting the composition of your financial figures and to properly assess the quality and reliability of data. An important foundation for a successful and streamlined approach to the compliance process is a role allocation whereby you retain control of your data and can check it yourself. Our role in this collaboration is increasingly moving from administrator to providing assistance with setting up and implementing your own procedures, as well as providing you with the right IT tools.

Distinctive approach

  • No outsourcing. Your tax return will be prepared in the Netherlands, where possible at your office. Data will not cross borders.
  • A recognizable team. One Client Service Team to prepare the tax return and provide advice, all of whose members work at the same office in the Netherlands.
  • Savings in time and money thanks to an efficient tax compliance process relying on IT tools.
  • Top quality service. The optimal integration of tax advice in the tax return, whereby we pro-actively identify the best opportunities available to you as well as the risks.
  • Short lines of communication.

Streamlined tax planning

We prepare personal income tax returns in a cost-efficient manner by using practical tools:

  • The pre-completed tax return
    By using the pre-completed tax return we can quickly and reliably import the data for personal income tax returns into our software.
  • Tax questionnaire
    The questionnaire is a tool to help us collect all the required information in one go, so that we can determine the income in an efficient and well-documented manner.

International Personal Income Tax Compliance

Would you like to support your international workforce as an employer in meeting their global tax obligations? We have the right specialists for you. Our People Services team assists many organizations in managing the individual tax obligations that arise worldwide as a result of cross-border employment.

Whether it concerns assignees (expats) or employees hired locally from abroad, we can support you and your employees in meeting their personal income tax obligations wherever they are located. Our specialists are experienced in coordinating global compliance requirements and work closely on a daily basis with employers’ HR and Global Mobility departments, employees, and our KPMG colleagues abroad to ensure these obligations are fulfilled efficiently.

In the Netherlands, we have a dedicated team of specialists focused on preparing Dutch personal income tax returns involving international aspects. By leveraging advanced technology, our specialists can focus on the optimal processing of all relevant data, while employees retain control over their own information. We support you and your employees from A to Z, ensuring that your international workforce meets their income tax obligations in a timely manner.

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