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Hidden turnover becomes private tax exposure
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? A Dutch court upheld an additional 2013 income tax assessment totaling €299,319 for Box 2 income and €13,593 in tax interest. The tax authority linked three UPS shipments totali...
COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan
Apr 9, 2026 RULINGS

Dutch trade shifts from fuel to chips
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? CBS preliminary 2025 data: exports €655bn, imports €582bn, both up 1.4%. Volume stable, but export mix shifted sharply. Export growth came mainly from re-exports, which contribu...
Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE
Apr 8, 2026 MARKET

Dutch tax risk after emigration and BV dissolution
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? A Dutch shareholder-director moved to South Africa, kept the BV effectively managed in the Netherlands, and did not receive a protective tax assessment at emigration. More than ...
COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan
Apr 8, 2026 RULINGS

Low valuation backfires in BV contribution case
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? A veterinary practice contributed to BVs in December 2020 was valued by the taxpayers at about €545,000, including €400,000 goodwill. The same business had received a prior priv...
COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan
Apr 7, 2026 RULINGS

Wage pressure slows, margins still tighten
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? Dutch CAO wages rose 4.5% year-on-year in Q1 2026, down from 5.4% a year earlier and below the 6.8% peak in Q3 2024. But the slowdown should not be mistaken for relief. Real wag...
Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE
Apr 6, 2026 MARKET

Real estate transfer reclassified as dividend
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? A Breda tax court upheld a 2018 income tax assessment based on €2,561,773 of Box 2 income (taxed income from a substantial interest in a private company), a€36,000 salary correc...
COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan
Apr 6, 2026 RULINGS

Land costs are repricing faster
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? Dutch new-build plot prices rose 13.6% in 2025, and 15.3% year on year in Q4 2025. This was the fourth straight quarter of faster growth. Average plot prices now range widely by...
Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE
Apr 5, 2026 MARKET

Transfer tax relief denied on holiday home
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? On €100,000, the buyer paid €10,400 transfer tax at 10.4%. She tried to recover €8,400 by claiming the 2% owner-occupier rate (a reduced rate offered if the property becomes the...
COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan
Apr 5, 2026 RULINGS

Losses alone do not prove a business
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? A Dutch court upheld a 2020 income tax assessment after the tax authority refused a sole trader’s declared business loss of €12,477. The taxpayer had no revenue in 2020, only €2...
COURT CASE COURT RULING Paolo Maria Pavan
Apr 4, 2026 RULINGS

Dutch e-commerce margin squeeze deepens
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? Dutch e-commerce spending fell 1% to €35.7 billion in 2025, while transaction volume stayed flat at 347 million purchases. Cross-border orders rose 9% to 44.8 million, and Chine...
Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE
Apr 4, 2026 MARKET

Retail growth, but not real demand
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? Dutch retail turnover rose 1.3% in February 2026, but sales volume rose only 0.6%. That means part of the growth came from price, not from more units sold. Online turnover incre...
Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE
Apr 3, 2026 MARKET

Dutch economy softens further in March
Paolo Maria Pavan
What is the situation? CBS says the March 2026 business-cycle picture weakened further. Nine of thirteen indicators were below their long-term trend. Consumer confidence fell to -30 from -24 in Februa...
Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE
Apr 2, 2026 MARKET
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