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. 

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...

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.

Sabbatical, early retirement and still Life course credit Balance? Read more here

Until the 1st of January 2012 you can save money for leave through the Life course credit balance. If you weren’t a participant of the Life course credit balance on the 1st of January 2012, you cannot use this scheme any more. If you did participate on the 1st of January 2012, the scheme has been...

Pension, an overview of the Dutch pension system.

The famous Dutch tax system is undergoing major reconstruction. This is because, among other things, the pension funds took a hit due to the financial crisis. The pension funds have insufficient buffers, and we are all living longer nowadays. The ceiling for the pension age is raised and pensions...

How can you prevent the negative effects of prenuptial agreement?

Marrying with a prenuptial agreement can be sensible in some cases. However, not checking the prenuptial agreement can create problems in the case of a divorce concerning the divide of the Wealth.

The working and payments of the partner alimony

The partner who earns the most money  is obligated to pay his/her partner ‘partner alimony’. This is to prevent that one of the partners has no or an insufficient income.  With this financial distribution a few main rules apply. In the text below we further explain these rules. 

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