December 2025

Upcoming new salary thresholds and administrative obligation

2025-12-03T15:14:32+01:003 December 2025|Tax + global mobility|

The salary threshold is indexed annually by the Dutch government for most employment based residence permits. Please see below to check if further action is required. The new salary thresholds will be shared once these are published. Application for a (new) permit The indexed amount applies to residence permit [...]

November 2025

October 2025

New technical positions concerning partial non-residency

2025-10-30T13:25:41+01:0030 October 2025|Tax + global mobility|

Introduction Dutch resident taxpayers with the 30% ruling could opt for the partial foreign tax liability until 2025 (or until 2027 through transitional law). As a result, they are considered non-residents in Box 2 (substantial interest) and 3 (savings and investments). In Box 3, no tax is then usually [...]

August 2025

Clarification if foreign real estate affects the assessment of the actual return in box 3

2025-08-14T10:17:58+02:0014 August 2025|Tax + global mobility|

The Supreme Court has recently issued a new decision regarding the determination of tax in box 3 based on actual return. In this case, it was established that the actual return—including that on foreign real estate—was lower than the notional return. The Supreme Court ruled that the return on [...]

May 2025

Higher Court rules on salary norm 30% ruling

2025-05-08T11:36:16+02:008 May 2025|Tax + global mobility|

In a recent judgment, the Higher Court ruled, in a specific case, whether or not the salary norm was met at the time of hiring (“pre-test”) and also in the relevant subsequent years (“continuity test”). In particular, the Higher Court clarified that the taxable moment entails that salary which [...]

April 2025

Agreement between the Netherlands and Germany on working from home

2025-04-17T09:03:41+02:0017 April 2025|Tax + global mobility|

Normally, the salary of a cross-border worker is taxed in the country where their employer is located, except to the extent that they do not perform their work in that country. The tax treaty between the Netherlands and Germany is now being amended so that cross-border workers can work [...]

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