Taxes

DEP-Almere handles various tax issues: tax return, all kinds of subsidies for natural persons and administrative and bookkeeping issues for sole proprietorships.

To find out more about the tax return service, please contact us by phone (conversation, text message, WhatsApp) or e-mail. You can use e-mail, text messaging or WhatsApp to send us your full name and your telephone number and we will contact you within 24 hours.

The range of our services includes:​​​​​​

Filing the Dutch income tax statement for natural persons and sole proprietorships, including also previous years (up to 5 years back).

In case of tax return file for natural persons, it is of no significance whether these persons have registered their residence or not. We can provide the tax return services by e-mail or during a pre-arranged meeting in our office. To arrange the tax return, please contact us.

We also handle tax statement for past years (up to 5 years back) and can make any adjustments/connections of the already filed tax statements. We solve all complicated situations in which clients may find themselves as a result of wrong tax statement.

Acting on behalf of the client, we may appeal against a decision issued by the Tax Office in the Netherlands by letter or contest such a decision.

Bank Account Number Verification (a Dutch or foreign account)

If you are to receive an amount of money from the Dutch tax office or want the money to be transferred to a new/another bank account, you should carry out the BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER VERIFICATION. Contact us to arrange the verification.

Change of Residence Address or Postal Address

If you have changed your residence address or postal address outside the Netherlands, the Dutch Tax Office should be informed about this as soon as possible and this can be done ONLY in writing. Contact us if you want to change your address outside of the Netherlands or have already changed it.

Healthcare Insurance Subsidy - zorgtoeslag

Every person who is employed, obtains an unemployment benefit, is on a short-term sick leave or has registered his/her place of residence in the Netherlands is obliged to have the Dutch health insurance. This is an insurance covering the medical aid costs, not damage compensations as many people tend to think. If you have such an insurance, we recommend checking if you are entitled to the insurance subsidy.  It depends on the amount of income per household. It is a mistake to think that only those who have not used medical care are entitled to this subsidy.  Remember that it is a state subsidy and therefore the application is supposed to be submitted to the Tax Office and it is paid also by the Tax Office and NOT by the insurance company! We advise you not to choose the monthly subsidy option.

Family Benefit Subsidy - kindgebonden budget

In the Netherlands, it is possible to obtain a family benefit subsidy. It is primarily determined by the entire household income and the number of children. It is not a fixed amount to which everyone is entitled. We recommend everyone entitled to the family benefit to check whether they are also entitled to such a subsidy. The best time to calculate the subsidy for 2017 is the beginning of 2018 when you already have all 'jaaropgave'. Sometimes, while granting the family benefit, SVB shares information with the Tax Office and then the subsidy may be granted automatically, which, however, is a rare case. If it is your case, you should immediately check the granted amount because the Tax Office often makes mistakes while issuing decisions and then assumes that everyone would make an adjustment in case you have checked how much subsidy you are entitled to. We advise you not to choose the monthly subsidy option.

Apartment Rent Allowance Subsidy - huurtoeslag

The apartment subsidy is ONLY for independent apartments, not rented rooms. It depends on the amount of income of the persons who rent the apartment and on the rent amount paid. Every year a new amount of the maximum rent and the income which determine whether you are entitled to the subsidy are fixed. The subsidy is financed by the government and so the application for this subsidy needs to be submitted to the Tax Office. We advise you not to choose the monthly subsidy option.

Childcare (nursery/babysitter) Allowance Subsidy - kinderopvangtoeslag

In the Netherlands, it is possible to obtain subsidy for a babysitter / a nursery. This subsidy is provided to partially cover the costs of childcare to motivate both parents to return to work. NOTE! This subsidy should be applied not later than 3 months  from the beginning of the childcare contract date. If this application is received by the Tax Office later, you may risk not getting the subsidy for the previous months.

Registration of a car with a foreign number plate for tax payment purposes

In the Netherlands, it is illegal to drive cars with foreign numbers plates without paying the road tax, even if you have not registered your residence in the Netherlands. In such case, you should declare your willingness to pay the road tax while driving a car with a foreign number plate by submitting an application to the Tax Office. In such case, the road tax depends ONLY on the car weight and whether it uses gasoline, oil or gas.

Persons who have registered their residence in the Netherlands are not allowed to pay the road tax only and drive with the foreign number plates. Unfortunately, such persons are not allowed to drive cars with the foreign number plates because the registered persons are recognised by law as residents of the Netherlands which means that they have the same rights and obligations as the Dutch people. The registered persons can buy cars with the Dutch number plates or use the 'property transfer' option which is discussed on our website under the 'Property Transfer' header.

Property Transfer

It is a law concerning people who want to or have become registered in the Netherlands. Being registered in the Netherlands means agreeing to being treated as a resident of the Netherlands and obeying the Dutch law. The Netherlands regards such a person as someone who decides to stay in the Netherlands for more than 4 months. If you owned or co-owned a car with foreign number plates at least 6 months before the date of the registration in the Netherlands, you may apply for the property transfer right. It means that the import tax will not be imposed on the things you want to bring into the Netherlands. Although this applies to all items within one's belongings, most people deal with this with regard to their car. If you fulfil the mentioned conditions, the Tax Office may exempt you from the obligation to pay this tax and you may receive the Dutch number plates for such an imported car. This procedure takes about 10-15 weeks.

After the Tax Office gives its agreement to the change of the number plates, the car owner is obliged to pay the road tax and the car insurance.

Obtaining the Sofi Number (BSN)

Sofi number for a Partner

People who have their partners abroad often think that the person who does not stay in the Netherlands or does not work here does not need the sofi number. Unfortunately, the Dutch Tax Office is of a different opinion. Everyone who has a fiscal partner (for tax returns) or who has a partner while applying for various subsidies in the Netherlands for themselves (e.g. a healthcare insurance subsidy, a family allowance subsidy, an apartment subsidy), should apply for a sofi number for their partner as soon as possible. You can do this in writing or the partner can come to the Netherlands to have a pre-arranged meeting on a specific date and get the sofi number immediately.

Of course, we can help you get the sofi number in both cases. Contact us if you are interested.

Are you interested in filing tax report with our help?

Please fill in the attached form and send to us by e-mail.
form for tax report 2022 - Word

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