Netherlands – Proposed tax agreement with Curaçao
Representatives of the governments of the Netherlands and Curaçao on 12 December 2013 reached an agreement on a new regulation for the avoidance of double taxation between the two countries (referred to as the BRNC). As announced by the Dutch
See MoreNetherlands – Electronic filing required for VAT returns
It has been reported that  entrepreneurs subject to value added tax (VAT) but not “established”―for VAT purposes―in the Netherlands must file their VAT returns / EC sales lists electronically (and not on paper forms) from 1 January
See MoreNetherlands Hails Tax Amnesty A Success
On 13 November 2013 it was reported that the Dutch Financial State Secretary has hailed the Government's temporary relaxed voluntary disclosure scheme as a success. Â The State Secretary emphasized the fact that since its introduction, almost 500
See MoreNetherlands Reveals 2013 Tax Take Figures
The Dutch Finance Ministry has announced that state revenue and expenditure levels for 2013 are in line with the prognosis contained in the 2014 Budget. Confirming that total income from taxes and contributions will amount to around EUR225.8bn this
See MoreNetherlands: Second draft Bill on other fiscal measures
A second draft Bill (No. 33753, No. 8) to amend the original Bill on other fiscal measures was published on 18 October 2013. The draft Bill provides among other measures for the implementation of the decision of the Court of Justice of the European
See MoreECJ: Advocate General opines on VAT exemption for transferable cards
A Court in the Netherlands had referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the question of whether it was possible to exempt from VAT the issue and sale of transferable cards that can be used to pay for goods or services. The advocate general
See MoreAmended Budget for Netherlands 2014 presented
Amended Budget for Netherlands 2014 presented On 11 October 2013, the Netherlands government presented an overview of the amended Budget for 2014. The amended Budget includes amendments to some of the tax measures previously announced on 17
See MoreNetherlands: Bill on Various Tax Amendments approved by Lower House
On 19 September 2013, the Netherlands Lower House of parliament approved a Bill on Various Tax Amendments 2013. The Bill provides that a person who has reached the age of 60 but is not yet 64 at the commencement of the calendar year and earns income
See MoreNetherlands: Bill amending interest rates for late payment of taxes submitted
The Netherlands government submitted Bill 33 755 No. 3 on 17 September 2013, amending the interest rates related to the late payment of taxes to the Lower House of parliament. Under the current regime, the interest rate for the late payment of all
See MoreNetherlands: Voluntary disclosure relief system relaxed
The Dutch Finance Ministry has announced plans that for those taxpayers who have undeclared assets disclosure system between September 2, 2013, and July 1, 2014 is going to be relaxed. If two-year period is expired, generally a voluntary disclosure
See MoreNetherlands: Tax Plan 2014
The Tax Plan 2014 will be presented to the Lower House of parliament (Tweede Kamer) by the Minister of Finance on 17 September
See MoreNetherlands: Simplification of individual tax assessment process proposed
A new tax assessment process is proposed by the Netherlands Ministry of Finance on 6 September. This will simplify and speed up the process to determine tax liabilities. A number of new rules for assessment, a rule for revising final assessments,
See MoreNetherlands: Plans to update tax treaties with developing countries
The Netherlands has a plan to significantly improve tax transparency and to combat international tax avoidance by updating double tax treaties with low- and middle-income countries. The Netherlands has signed with more than 90 nations. The
See MoreNetherlands to change statute of limitations period
A Bill to change the statute of limitations period and to simplify the electronic exchange of data was presented on 2 September 2013 to the parliament. The Bill is the result of earlier announcements by the government on 12 March 2013. Under the
See MoreNew Tax Treaty between China and Netherlands
The People’s Republic of China and the Netherlands signed a new tax treaty on 31 March 2013, which is expected to replace the current tax treaty of 1987. Under the new treaty, a building site, or construction, assembly or installation project or
See MoreNetherlands: Guidance on application of bonus deprecation rules (2013)
The Dutch tax authorities have given a clarification and cases showing examples of the new rules on “free depreciation” (or bonus depreciation) for businesses making new investments between 1 July and 31 December
See MoreNetherlands: Increased depreciation allowed for second half of 2013
In Netherlands an amendment to the depreciation rules is effective from 1 July 2013 allowing entrepreneurs to immediately deduct from tax up to half of the amount of corporate investments in new assets. The temporary “bonus” depreciation rules
See MoreNetherlands: Additional Bill on taxation of rental income passed
The additional Bill on the taxation of rental income for 2013 was published in the Official Gazette on 12 July 2013. Rental income from housing in the regulated sector will become liable to a special levy based on the value of the house. In 2013,
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