Tue, 9 February 2010
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The Dutch tax system, especially for an expat, is anything but simple. It is therefore strongly advised that you speak with a financial adviser or accountant. You can also get a brochure in English (Taxation in the Netherlands) produced by the Ministry of Finance.
The Tax Office (Belastingdienst) has made an effort to make the system more accessible for Dutch language users with CD-ROMs and the possibility of email forms, but the language remains legalistic and jargon-loaded. Some information is translated into English but, with the current push to ‘integrate’, the English language information is not being updated as quickly as the Dutch information.
Like many other government systems, the tax system is going digital. It is still possible to file a form by post, but many have opted for the internet. Through the tax year of 2006, if you have applied for a diskette, you can file with this pre-provided programme. The disk is designed to be easy to use; and it is if you have little to report to the tax office and you read enough Dutch to navigate the questions. To use it, you will be required to give a login name and password as an ‘electronic signature’.
10 years ago,i brought a house in Holland. At the time i had been working as a self employed construction worker,for 3 years and after 2 bad accidents in 13 months, eventually had to walk out my front door and leave Holland and all my possessions including the house as I could not afford the mortgage. I have now been living in a different country for 7 years. If I came back to Holland what would be my position regarding the money I still owe to bank/taxes etc. totaling approx. 130,000 Euros. My house would have been repossessed I presume. Can you help or advise?
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