As a result of a court case by the European Commission against the Netherlands regarding the high application fees for permits imposed by the Dutch Immigration Authorities (IND), various fees will be decreased considerably as per May 3, 2018. For example: fees for highly skilled migrant and ICT applications are [...]
Today the Dutch State Secretary of Finance proposed to reduce the maximum term of the 30% ruling from 8 years to 5 years. If accepted this change should have effect as of January 1, 2019 and apply to new and existing situations. This implies that employees who enjoyed the 30% ruling in [...]
Dutch businesses that suffer from Brexit may qualify for financial aid for expert (tax/trade) advice on the consequences of Brexit. The aid amounts to 50% of the costs with a maximum of EUR 2,500 (ex VAT). See attached a link for the specific conditions and application procedure: For staff mobility [...]
Recently the Dutch Court of Appeal ruled, in line with the view of the Dutch tax inspector, that the work-related cost scheme can not be applied to bonus shares received by the employee for free. A similar reasoning can be applied to other types of remuneration that are of an [...]
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