On regular basis we advise expats and/or their employers on the 30%-ruling, part of this advisory is preparing the actual request for the ruling. As the interest of being granted the ruling can be very high, it is worthwhile to invest sufficient time to assess the exact situation of the employee compared to the applicable legal requirements. … Read More
Changes to the 30% ruling
Changes to the 30% ruling
In the Dutch 2012 tax plan, the previously announced changes to the 30% ruling have been further elaborated upon. In the following article we in depth explain this ruling and the proposed changes therein. For an efficient summary of the requirements for the 30% ruling, please be referred to the following article on our website. UPDATE December 20th, 2011: The changes to the 30%-ruling have now been approved by both the Dutch parliament as well as the Dutch upper house. The recent amendments to the changes in the 30% ruling constitute that the salary requirement will be loosened in comparison to the initial plans, in brief the required base salary excl 30% ruling will be lowered to a minimum of EUR 35,000 (EUR 50,000 incl 30% ruling). There are two further salary lowerings to this main requirement. However these softenings are to be financed by reducing the applicable maximum term of the ruling from 10 years to 8 years. This reduction of the term will only apply to new cases as of January 1st, 2012. Read more by clicking on the article title..… Read More
