Bicycle plan for employees? How it works.

Wil je ertoe bijdragen dat je medewerkers vaker fietsend naar het werk komen? Dan kun je gebruik maken van wettelijke voordelen, waarmee de overheid jouw voornemen  -want fietsen is goed voor mens, milieu- probeert te stimuleren. Bijkomend voordeel is dat fietsende werknemers over het algemeen...

Labor market reform

In April 2023, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Karien Van Gennip held a briefing on proposed measures to make the labor market more future-proof. As an employer, you will have to deal with changes that should offer workers more security and make companies more agile. You can read in this...

Company car and the Dutch payroll tax

As an entrepreneur, you can provide your staff with a company car. The employee then drives professionaly - and sometimes also privately - in a car that you have purchased and write off at your company. This use can have consequences for the wage tax return. Also, when you are on the payroll as a...

STAP-budget 2022: new subsidy on educational expenses 

As of 2022 the option to receive deduction on the Dutch income tax for educational expenses expires. Instead, you can apply for a subsidy of a maximum of € 1.000 for education and development. With this new so-called STAP-budget, the government wants to make it easier to undergo schooling, training...

Travel allowance: how and what for employers

Whether employees are entitled to travel allowance depends on a number of factors. When travel allowance is paid, this can entitle employers to fiscal benefits. Read more about the regulations in The Netherlands concerning travel allowance.

Reduction AWf-premium from August 2021

Starting August 2021, the Dutch AWf- premium is reduced. Employers will be compensated because they will have to pay less payroll taxes to the general unemployment fund. (also known as WW-premium). The new premiums are more than 2% lower than before starting from August, 2021. The low rate goes...

The necessity criterion

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