Saving on the Dutch inheritance tax

Do you have capital and do you want to gift that to others sooner or later? It may be beneficial to do so while still alive. You can limit the amount of inheritance tax you will have to pay. You limit the inheritance tax by using the annual exemptions in the inheritance tax.

Spouses in divorce can sometimes be considered for the transitional law

The interest that you pay over your mortgage, can be deducted from your taxable income. Because of this you pay less income tax. This is the mortgage interest tax relief. 

Why start a private LLC (Dutch: B.V.) and what do you need to do when starting?

You want to start a business and you are thinking about doing this in the form of a B.V, or you have a sole proprietorship and want to convert this to a B.V. This article will explain what you need to do when starting a B.V.

Emigration? What to consider?

If you move or work abroad, you can usually speak of emigration. Often it is obvious whether or emigration is the case. However, in some situation it may not be so clear whether or not you have emigrated. For example, if you work and live in Belgium during the week and come back to your family in...

What to do with a lower pension

Because of the lowering of the pension built-up percentage, beneficiaries of the pension built up less pension. The maximum pension built up is now 1.875% instead of the old 2.15%. Maximising the wage to €100.000 over which pension premiums are paid also has an impact on your future pension....

Willingness for saving and repayment of the own residence

Until the economic crisis of 2008 it was usual to loan 150% of the value of your house. This loan to value rate will decrease to 100%. A consequence of this is that the financing of renovation or accompanying buying costs (costs for the notary, transfer tax etc.) can no longer be paid from a...

Self-employed professionals and pension through bank investments

As a self-employed professional you are entitled to a government pension on your pension date; the AOW (state pension). If you wish to have a higher pension as a self-employed professional, you will have to built-up the so-called third pillar yourself.

A strict prenuptial agreement can prevent a lot of misery

Most couples that marry choose to marry in community of property. This means that you are both entitled to half of the property, but that you are also responsible for half of the communal debts.

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