Tax Authority

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Politics
Some 20,000 parents wrongly compensated as victims of benefits scandal, sources say
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Number of freelancers in Netherlands rises despite stricter tax enforcement
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DigiD app on a Google Pixel A4, 28 January 2024
Business
Tax Authority probes €6.7M tax fraud scheme involving Bulgarian-linked DigiD accounts
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Crime
Tax Authority uncovers potential organized fraud network involving at least €6.7 million
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Business
Rich get richer as Dutch tax system widens income disparities
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People working with tax office administrators at a Belastingdienst location in the Netherlands. 16 Jan. 2013
PoliticsBusiness
Tax office, DUO less accessible today as civil servants strike for wage increase
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PoliticsBusiness
New Box 3 tax could force startup staff, early investors to pay tax on unsold shares
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Dutch police station.
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch Tax Authority and Police named biggest privacy violators of 2025
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Business
Man who received business as a gift does not have to pay €4 mil. income tax on it: Court
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Politics
Dutch parliament greenlights new Box 3 tax, set to take effect in 2028
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PoliticsBusiness
Well-meaning payment pause for tax debts left benefit scandal victims in more trouble
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A woman works on her bills, stressed about her finances.
Politics
Kids in benefits scandal tell about living in poverty, devastated families in new report
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People working with tax office administrators at a Belastingdienst location in the Netherlands. 16 Jan. 2013
PoliticsBusiness
Gov't refused to explain to benefits scandal parents why they were labeled fraudsters
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Politics
Over 80 new laws and rules changes will take effect in the Netherlands on Jan. 1
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Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem
Crime
Authorities raid home of former Damen CEO week after sanctions violation trial starts
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Hotel reception
Business
Hotels charging more for breakfast, less for rooms due to higher VAT rate
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Politics
Dutch households with debts caused by repaying benefits tripled since pandemic
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PoliticsBusiness
New cryptocurrency tax law will cost millions per year, but achieve little
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Business
Tax Authority starts refund process for too high asset taxes; Expected to cost €6.4 bil.
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Woman selling laughing gas in Amsterdam
Crime
Amsterdam’s “laughing gas king” wanted for tax fraud
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PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands to apologize to thousands or parents falsely profiled in benefits scandal
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Politics
Ministry still dithering about “generous” aid to parents in benefits scandal
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Politics
Children in benefits scandal sue Dutch state for compensation
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Bars and restaurants on Korte Leidsedwarsstraat in Amsterdam at night
Business
Tens of thousands of Dutch firms face collapse over COVID debts, Tax Authority warns