Taxation in the netherlands as a German expat with an UK income

Hi and welcome to the Forum.

Where you are assessed for taxes is dependent on where you are deemed as being resident.  The Dutch will regard you as a resident from the day you arrive in the Netherlands, so will assess your worldwide income for the whole of that tax year, so, if you arrive in March 2024, the assessment will be on your worldwide income from 1 Jan 2024.  There is a double taxation agreement in place between the UK and NL, so you should not be charged more than once on income tax, but you should be aware that the Dutch have social taxes which fall outside of any such tax agreement, they are currently set for 27.65%; this link may help you understand it better.

To answer your specific questions:

• The Dutch taxman (Belastingdienst) will be aware of your presence and where you live from the moment you register in the Netherlands (you must make an appointment to do this at the Gemeente within 5 working days of arriving in the country); when you register you will be issued with a BSN number and DigiD (basically it's your online link to the Dutch Government and is how you do things like your taxes.  Once you have that, you will be on the Dutch Government system and can get Health Insurance (compulsory), register with a doctor, register your car, open a bank account.  My advice would be to contact them and make arrangements to pay your taxes, rather than wait for a bill at the end of the year etc.
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• You can keep your German bank account, but I think you will find it difficult without a Dutch bank account; my advice would be to open an account as soon as you get your BSN number.

My advice is that because your tax affairs are not normal, you speak to a Dutch tax advisor before you make the move, that way there are no nasty surprises waiting for you.

I hope this helps.

Cynic

Expat Team

Hey Cynic!

Thanks for the in depth responses! Really appreciate it and definitely gonna talk to a tax advisor before the move

Regards secretone