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Haha. Truth on the food! It’s only a little higher than the US for taxes. But I was self-employed in the US, so I didn’t have an employer invisibly paying half
by withinboredom 4y ago
Haha. Truth on the food!
It’s only a little higher than the US for taxes. But I was self-employed in the US, so I didn’t have an employer invisibly paying half my US taxes. If coming from a place of employment to the NL, a doubling of taxes would be normal?
For the car, it’s usually far cheaper to just rent a car for a few hours (SIXT ride share) or days vs owning one.
- z9znz 4y agoIf you come to NL recruited by a company (as an employee), you'll probably be a "highly skilled migrant" and have the benefit of the 30% ruling - https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/en/individuals/content/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility#bd-licollapsed-0 https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/en/individual... This essentially means that 30% of your income will not be taxed. This makes a huge difference! Unfortunately, it does not apply if you are self-employed. The 30% benefit also only lasts a few years. I believe the duration has been shortened in the last couple of years, and now has a maximum of 5 years. Stay longer, and you'll be paying proper Dutch level taxes. As for the car, there are a few good hourly car sharing services. However, those aren't useful if you live in a village where no such cars are near.