If you sell your house with a loss, this loss is not tax deductible. On the other hand, if you sell the house with a profit this profit is not taxable either (as long as it is not your business to sell houses. In the Netherlands we don’t have a capital gains tax.
The alimony which you pay to your ex-partner is deductible in your tax return as a personal deduction.
The costs you have made to keep the alimony which you have to pay to your ex-partner as low as possible are not deductible. These are your own costs. Your ex-partner however can deduct the costs he/she had to make to keep the alimony as high as possible. Difference is that costs made to gain…
Dutch language course You may consider that Dutch lessons are deductible as work related expenses. Unfortunately since 2001 work related expenses are no longer deductible. Instead you receive the labour deduction (arbeidskorting) if you work and have an income out of it. This means that Dutch lessons are not deductible as work related expenses. Another…
Question: I am about to purchase a property in the Netherlands and as an expat am expected to provide a deposit of 10% of the purchase value. I am doing so by way of a personal loan from my bank in my home country and am hoping that the interest on this loan will also…
If you have the 30% ruling you can deduct the mortgage interest for your principal residence under the standard regulations. So the 30% ruling itself will not affect the possibility to deduct the interest. It is also not relevant whether you have opted for partial non residency for tax purposes either. The 30% ruling may…
If you have decided to follow a course or to go to University, for example to get your MBA these costs can be deductible if the purpose is to get a better job or to make a career step within the current company. The following education costs can be deductible enrolment fee application fee costs…
If you own a property in the Netherlands and you use it as your main residence then you may be able to claim some tax deductions. These deductions can be claimed in your tax return. Deductible are costs related to the mortgage. You can also claim a provisional monthly refund. This has to be done…
If you are not living in the Netherlands but you do have a Dutch employment contract then you are in most situations only taxable in the Netherlands on the days you actually work in the Netherlands. A travel calendar can be used to calculate for which days you have to pay Dutch tax. A travel…