2023 Spring Memorandum refers to withdrawal of some reduced VAT rates In i’s recent Spring Memorandum, the Dutch government has included a review of the application of the 9% reduced VAT rates and zero-rated category to simplify their use and withdraw unwarranted applications. This includes
Backing for EU’s VAT in the Digital Age reforms; sceptical on need for mandatory domestic e-invoicing regime The Dutch Secretary of Finance has confirmed conditional support of the EU’s VAT in the Digital Age – reforms designed to reduce the need for foreign VAT registrations
One-year zero-rating of food as inflation rises to 8% The Dutch parliament has accepted for review a Bill to reduce VAT on basic foodstuffs for 12 months. This would exclude catering sector – restaurants and cafes, etc. Inflation in The Netherlands hit 8% in February
VAT compliance and reporting rules in The Netherlands 2023 Below is summary of the major rules provided under Dutch VAT rules (VAT Law of 1968 and VAT implementing regulation), plus adoption of EU VAT Directive provisions. Check our country VAT guides for other jurisdictions. Our VAT
€25,000 threshold limit backed by European Commission until December 2024; but threshold remains €20,000 The European Commission has proposed to allow the Netherlands to raise its VAT registration threshold to €25,000. This applies only to resident businesses; non-residents generally must register once they provide their first
July VAT cut to follow excise duties cut as energy inflation hits 77% in February The Dutch Cabinet has approved a petrol excise duties cut on fuel from 1 July 2022. It will also cut VAT on energy (natural gas, electricity and district heating) from
Acquisitions thresholds hiked; new IDEP+ filing portal The Netherlands has updated its 2022 Intrastat reporting thresholds as follows: Acquisitions: raised from €800,000 to €5m per annum Dispatches: no change on 2022 at €1m per annum There are no detailed Intrastat thresholds for the Netherlands. The
VAT subsidies withdrawn as pandemic eases The Netherlands has reaffirmed that many coronavirus pandemic support reliefs will be withdrawn on 1 October 2021. To receive our free global VAT and GST news updates, sign-up here. This includes: The ending of the VAT payment deferral option Zero-rating
The Netherlands is to apply a retrospective Value Added Tax registration threshold of €20,000 per annum. This will apply from 1 January 2020 based on the Decree No. 2021-12740 issues in June 2021. Check EU VAT registration thresholds via VAT Calc’s live tracker. Previously, the VAT
Companies able to join VAT groups in the Netherlands may be able to enjoy better recovery position. VAT groups enable related businesses to combine Dutch VAT inputs and outputs under a single VAT reporting number. If the companies are trading together, this can reduce the amount of
