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"From 2035, that [cut] is 438 million euros." Eerenberg acknowledged during the debate last week that it will be difficult to save half a billion euros per year on the service that is crucial for national revenues. #Bezuinigingen #Belastingdienst #KunstmatigeIntelligentie (translated)

The cabinet has announced that the Tax Authority must cut an additional 162 million euros, on top of previous savings, while the service is already facing staff shortages that prevent billions in tax revenues from being collected. #Bezuinigingen #Belastingdienst #KunstmatigeIntelligentie (translated)

The number of self-employed individuals in the Netherlands is decreasing for the first time in twenty years, with 131,000 fewer freelancers by mid-2026, possibly due to stricter checks on false self-employment by the Tax Authorities, while many former self-employed individuals quickly find a permanent job or flexible work. #zzp #arbeidsmarkt #zelfstandigen (translated)

Microsoft, together with Japanese authorities, has dismantled a global cybercriminal network that operated an illegal 'webshop' where, among other things, a fake site of the Tax and Customs Administration was for sale, as well as various other phishing tools for online fraud. #Cybercriminaliteit #Phishing #Belastingdienst (translated)

Sander Sassen stated that entrepreneurs with debts to their own BV had not secretly funneled the borrowed money away, but had built it up from liquid assets that, according to him, had already been taxed. He wrote that for such loans, the same market-conform rules applied as for regular lenders and that they did not constitute free money, as repayment was mandatory. According to Sassen, the BV and the managing director-major shareholder had already paid taxes, and above the existing threshold of five hundred thousand, direct taxation in box 2 applied. Therefore, he believed that the loans did not provide an unfair advantage for entrepreneurs compared to those without their own business. Sassen warned that a reduction of the threshold to one hundred thousand retroactively would affect entrepreneurs who had already sold assets, sometimes their homes, to pay off debts after reductions in 2023 and 2024. According to him, they were often tied to long-term plans and could not repay more quickly. He stated that bankruptcies and job losses could be the consequence of this. Sassen also referred to the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors (NOB), which, according to him, anticipated a massacre among entrepreneurs who had reached their repayment threshold after the reductions in 2023 and 2024. He said that the proposal undermined existing agreements and urged politics not to further disadvantage entrepreneurs. #ondernemen #belasting #financiering (translated)

Madelon Vos wrote that entrepreneurs, according to the CEO of DSM, needed a reliable government, but did not get one. She stated that Dutch politics trivialized the effects of the income tax in box 2 and the high rates in box 3, and that this policy severely affected entire sectors, including the Dutch crypto and precious metals sector with more than two million investors. Vos wrote that investors had to keep track of their real returns themselves, while some banks and brokers could not provide that data and the Tax Authority had not yet verified the calculations. According to her, investors would want to deduct inflation, transaction costs, currency costs, and subscription costs from that calculation. She also reported that the man who had been at the basis of the law had since advocated for the withdrawal of the amendment and the law and for a new piece of legislation. Furthermore, Vos pointed to the rising interest rates in France and the possible consequences of that for the Netherlands. She wondered if war was looming and wrote that the Netherlands was increasing pressure on Russia. https://t.co/X4T4ze43tV #ondernemen #beleggen #politiek (translated)

Forum for Democracy wrote that the tax and benefits system was, according to the party, far too complex and that this explained the implementation problems at the Tax Authorities. The party reported that Biem Yati advocated for a tax-free allowance of €30,000 and a flat tax of 20%, which would largely render benefits unnecessary and make work more rewarding again. https://t.co/jcfzWr516R #belastingstelsel #toeslagen #economischbeleid (translated)

Renske Leijten wrote that she preferred not to be reminded of the existence of women. According to her, the Tax and Customs Administration caused many people to relive unpleasant memories of dark times once again. Leijten announced a new column. https://t.co/pVV8VMNt4L #belastingdienst #herinneringen #column (translated)

Michael van der Galien wrote that FVD member of parliament Iem Al Biyati had only requested research into a possible levy on the hundreds of millions of euros that were transferred abroad. According to him, Minister Eelco Heinen (VVD) was content to state that he had to advise against the motion without providing an argument for it. In contrast, Van der Galien stated that a self-employed person who incorrectly books an invoice does have to deal with the tax authorities. On Tuesday, according to him, the parliament had to take a stand. He described it as a double standard by one minister. https://t.co/7jmXSBEE3O #Belastingdienst #Zzp #Politiek (translated)

"Sometimes it's the tax authorities, then DUO, now again the UWV: if you have a migration background, you are distrusted and treated more harshly. According to Denk parliamentary member Dogukan Ergin, what is happening at the UWV fits a pattern." #discriminatie #UWV #racisme (translated)

Ruben is delighted because, thanks to the VVD, it is now well arranged to slap the hardworking citizen in the face. What Ruben calls "well arranged" boils down to this. Henk and Ingrid are able to save, which is already quite an achievement these days. They have € 61,692+ in their savings account, or if Henk has € 30,846+ without Ingrid by his side, then the tax authorities come. They will send a reassessment on the savings that they have already paid taxes on regarding the interest they received. And they still have to pay 36% 🥳. In short, if you do what you’re supposed to do to avoid having to turn to the government later, you are punished because it still sits in your account. #Belastingdienst #HardwerkendeBurger #VVD (translated)

In een schandaal rondom sponsorgeld blijkt dat vijf cardiologen van het Nijmeegse ziekenhuis CWZ meer dan een half miljoen euro per arts hebben ontvangen, wat de aandacht van de Belastingdienst heeft getrokken en vragen oproept over de integriteit van relaties tussen medische specialisten en leveranciers van medische hulpmiddelen. #sponsoring #gezondheidszorg #corruptie

Een groep gedupeerde toeslagenouders heeft aangifte gedaan tegen ambtenaren van het ministerie van Financiën, de Belastingdienst en de Dienst Toeslagen vanwege het achterhouden van cruciale data in een datakluis met betrekking tot het toeslagenschandaal. #toeslagenaffaire #datakluis #ambtenaren