In a few days you can submit your 2024 Dutch personal income tax return. For a lot of expats it can be quite confusing how to prepare and submit your Dutch personal income tax return.
Deadlines
- 1st of March, 2025 à 2024 tax returns will be accepted by the Dutch tax office.
- 1st of April, 2025 à If you submit your tax return before this date, the Dutch tax office will send you a preliminary/final tax assessment before the 1st of July 2025.
- 1st of May, 2025 à Final deadline for submitting your tax return.
You can request a postponement of the deadline at the Dutch tax office. Possibly, this postponement will be granted by the Dutch tax office. Please be aware, if you submit the tax return after 1st of May 2025 and you have a payable amount, the Dutch tax office will calculate tax interest. In our previous article, we wrote more about tax interest and how to prevent it.
Where and how to submit the tax return
You can submit your tax return at MijnBelastingdienst.nl. To login and prepare your tax return you will need a Digid. A Digid is an online ID, which allows you to access many government websites in the Netherlands. It is connected to your public service number (BSN).
You will notice that a lot of information (for example, your annual income, WOZ value and Dutch bank accounts) has already been stated in the tax return. After checking everything, you will see at the end whether you will receive an amount back or have to pay any taxes. If the receivable amount is less than € 18 or if your payable amount is less than € 56, you will not receive or have to pay the amount at all.
You should know that
You have to state your worldwide income, assets and debts in your Dutch tax return. Depending on the tax treaty between the Netherlands and the foreign country, it will be decided if you need to apply for avoidance of double taxation in your Dutch tax return.
In your migration year, you only pay taxes over your savings and investments over the months you were in the Netherlands. You state the full amounts per January 1st in the tax return and make an objection against the final tax assessment to receive the too much paid taxes back.
If you have a child younger than 12 years, who is registered at the same address as you and you earn a certain amount, you are entitled to an extra rebate in the tax return.
Personal deductibles are not prefilled in the tax return. The following personal costs are deductible under certain conditions:
- Donations to churches and cultural institutions
- Healthcare costs (not the monthly healthcare premiums)
- Partner alimony and Premiums paid to your own pension account.
As you can see it can be quite difficult to prepare a Dutch tax return. If you are looking for assistance, we are happy to help you!
Author: Kavita Sewkaransing, Wecountancy Expat Services