Advice Needed - Tax on income from own overseas business.

Member since 16 February 2021

SammyFloMember16 February 2021 01:23:11

Hi everyone,

I was hoping somebody could give me some advice or perhaps has had experience in these matters. I run a freelance consulting business that is registered in Australia. I have clients in various countries that I deal with, and they are invoiced by my Australian based business, with the money going straight to Australia, and taxes for that money also being paid in Australia. I started a PhD in the Netherlands, but the business situation remains the same, and nothing goes through the Netherlands. I suppose I will need to report my worldwide income, but am at risk of also being taxed for this by the Netherlands too? How can I avoid such a situation? I am also on the 30% tax ruling and can therefore apply as a partial non-resident if that changes anything.

Any help would be really great.

Kindest regards,
Sammy

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Ramses K. Serial expat

Member since 31 August 2018

Ramses K.Serial expat16 February 2021 07:46:17

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There is a tax agreement between Australia and the Netherlands, so no double taxation.

Cynic UK/Netherlands Expert

Member since 15 September 2015

CynicUK/Netherlands Expert16 February 2021 08:57:29

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Hi and welcome to the Forum.

The tax agreement can be read here (link). Read article 2 and it tells you which taxes are covered by the agreement; you will note that it does not cover Dutch social taxes; my advice is to speak to a Tax Advisor.

Hope this helps.

Cynic
Expat Team