Corporations

Advice

• Horizontal Monitoring: assistance re process to agree with the Dutch tax authorities (via a so-called ‘convenant’)
• Creative assignment planning and compensation structuring
• Dutch Tax treaty planning
• Tax and social security planning during the year of departure /year of repatriation
• Tax equalization policy and company compensation policy
• Advice on and structuring of severance packages, also in an international context
• Assisting in finding the right expatriate tax service provider for big RFP’s (with expat population as of approximately 100 assignees worldwide)
• Expat management / coordination with outside tax lawyers/accounts and other service providers

Compliance

• Preparation and e-filing NL individual income tax returns
• Requesting preliminary income tax refunds with NL tax authorities
• Reviewing income tax assessments (and filing appeals)
• 30%-Rule request application with NL tax authorities
• A-1 statements with NL social security authorities
• Calculations: tax equalization, tax protection, gross to net, net to gross, reconciliation calculations
• Immigration services: requesting residence permit / work permit

Payroll services

We provide payroll services for both local employees and expat employees or international mobility employees. Some expat employees are enjoying the 30%-Rule, remain socially insured in their home country. In addition, their home country remuneration elements must be taken into account in the NL payroll in accordance with NL tax legislation. These payroll services for local and expat employees can be amongst other items:

• Setting up payroll administration (company and employees) in our online payroll system
• Registering company for wage tax and social security purposes with NL tax authorities
• Preparing and filing monthly wage tax returns with the NL tax authorities and informing on payments due
• Preparing salary slips based on net or gross salary, bonus and other compensation items in cash or in kind (like company car, ‘free housing’)
• Implementing 30%-Rule in payroll
• Registering and deregistering employees with pension fund
• Identify and set up of suitable additional insurances
• Act as back office for non-resident employer, execute payments, process insurances for Netherlands staff in the payroll
• Applying for wage tax subsidies if applicable
• Advising on sector classification for social security purposes and/or collective labour agreements
• Representing employers in discussions with tax and social security authorities
• Advising on the above mentioned items including optimizing tax position and minimize tax risks based on data provided

RFP assistance

We can assist Procurement and HR/tax professionals of your company to find the right service provider for your company. This is not only based on RFP experience of our people when working for the big 4 companies but a thorough knowledge of the expat market (issues, service providers, companies).