It is final. The VAR will cease to exist on May 1, 2016, will no longer have effect from that moment and be replaced by a system of model contracts. Model contracts can already be downloaded from the Tax Office website. The implementation period will run until May 1, 2017. [...]
The salary criteria for the 30% ruling as per January 2016 are as follows: The annual taxable salary for an employee must be more than EUR 36,889 (2015: EUR 36,705). The taxable salary for an employee with a master’s degree and who is younger than 30 years, must be more [...]
The salary requirements for highly skilled migrants/European Blue Card holders for 2016 are: Highly skilled migrants of 30 years and older: EUR 4,240 gross per month excl. holiday allowance. Highly skilled migrants younger than 30 years: EUR 3,108 gross per month excl. holiday allowance. Highly skilled migrants who graduated in [...]
To qualify for the 30% ruling employees must have specific expertise. This condition is fulfilled if the taxable salary during the term of the arrangement -i.e. continuously- exceeds the minimum salary criterion. For 2015, the taxable salary must be more than EUR 36,705 and more than EUR 27,901 for employees [...]
Update previous NewsFlash on VAR In our previous Newsflash we reported that the new law to replace the VAR is expected to come into force by 1 January 2017. This must be 1 April 2016 (target date). As of this date the VAR will no longer be valid. However, an [...]
In our earlier NewsFlashes we informed you that it was proposed to replace the VAR (Notification re. self-employment) in 2015 with a BGL (Notification that no wage tax is due). The BGL proposal has been replaced by a new bill “Wet Deregulering Beoordeling Arbeidsrelaties” (“DBA”). The DBA will leave the [...]
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