Dutch income declaration for Belgian cross-border workers
Since 1 March 2023, it is again possible to fill in the Dutch tax return. Residents of Belgium working in the Netherlands can also once again file their Dutch tax return. For those Belgian cross-border workers, the procedure to qualify as a foreign taxpayer has become simpler since last year. To qualify as a foreign […]
Job bonus for cross-border workers living in Flanders
The job bonus is a measure of the Flemish government. People earning less than 2,500 euros gross per month receive an amount of up to 600 euros once a year. Cross-border commuters can apply for a job bonus under the following conditions: You live in Flanders; You work abroad (= European Economic Area); You earn […]
Dutch child benefit increased
Due to the rising cost of living, the Dutch government has decided to additionally increase the child benefit. We have summarised the new rates, valid from 1 January 2023, for you in the table below: Age Per quarter per child Per month per child 0 to 5 years € 269,76 € 89,92 6 to […]
AOW retirement age to be raised by three months
The age at which beneficiaries are entitled to an AOW (regular state pension) will be raised by three months to 67 years and three months in 2028. Every year, the CBS (Statistics Netherlands) calculates the life expectancy of people in the Netherlands who reach the age of 65. It has now been determined that those […]
Transitional period for social security extended until 30 June 2023
The Administrative Commission for the Coordination of National Social Security Systems has extended the transitional period for social security until 30 June 2023. This transitional period, which would normally end on 31 December 2022, has the same effects as the COVID-19 measures, meaning that working from home for frontier workers does not affect the applicable […]
Limosa: Obligation to register also in case of home office in Belgium
Non-Belgian employers whose staff work temporarily in Belgium are obliged to submit a so-called Limosa-1 declaration. This obligation also applies to cross-border commuters who live in Belgium and work (partly) from home for a foreign employer. The obligation to declare home offices was temporarily suspended during the pandemic. It has been in force again since […]