Web seminar: Cross-border inheritance – What do you have to consider?

GrenzInfoPunkte are organising free web seminars on 16 and 17 August   The topic of inheritance law can quickly become very complicated – especially in a cross-border context. What happens, for example, if you live in Germany as a Dutch citizen and receive an inheritance from the Netherlands? In which country is inheritance tax then […]

Update on home office in neighbouring countries: DVKA confirms German participation in exception regulation

After Belgium and the Netherlands, Germany’s participation in the new derogation has now also been confirmed.

New information on “Rules for home office work in neighbouring country from 1 July 2023”

We continually receive new information on the new framework agreement regarding home office work from a neighbouring country. As a supplement to the last article (Rules for home office work in neighbouring country from 1 July 2023, 13.04.2023) you can find out more details about the new regulation in this article.   From 1 July […]

Rules for home office work in neighbouring country from 1 July 2023

On 1 July 2023, a new exemption scheme will come into force that will allow many cross-border workers to continue working regularly in their home office without their social security moving to their country of residence. Participation by member states is voluntary, in other words EU member states decide for themselves whether to sign and […]

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 […]

How does the pension system work in the Netherlands?

If you live in Germany and work in the Netherlands, you usually build up two pensions in the Netherlands: the statutory AOW pension and an occupational pension. However, it is not always clear how the pension models work and exactly how much pension you are entitled to. For this reason, GrenzInfoPunkte is organising a web […]

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 […]

Living in Germany, pension from Belgium or the Netherlands: Energy price flat rate (EPP)

If you live in Germany and exclusively receive pension benefits from the Netherlands or Belgium (this also applies to WIA or WAO benefits), you can apply for the energy price flat rate (EPP) from 9 January 2023. The application form is now available on the Knappschaft Bahn See website. If you also receive a German […]

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 […]

Germany: Child benefit increase from 1 January 2023

The German Bundestag has approved an increase in child benefit for the first 3 children in a family to €250 per month per child. The increase will take effect from 1 January 2023. For the first and second child this means an increase of €31 per month, for the third child an increase of €25 […]