Guides tagged "how-to"
I Own Property Abroad: What Does It Mean for Dutch Box 3?
Owning or inheriting a home, apartment, or land outside the Netherlands doesn't exempt it from Box 3 — here's the decision path for ownership share, debt, and treaty relief, and what to gather before you file.
6 min read
US Citizen in the Netherlands: Your Tax, FBAR, and Dutch Box 3 Calendar
A plain-English filing calendar for US citizens living in the Netherlands — what's due when across your Dutch return, US return, and FBAR, plus what to do if you've already missed one.
6 min read
Should an Expat Buy a Home in the Netherlands? A Financial Readiness Test Before You Bid
The real question before a Dutch home purchase isn't what the bank will lend — it's whether you can carry the decision if your Netherlands plan changes. A go/no-go framework for expats.
5 min read
Your Partial Foreign-Taxpayer Status Is Ending: The Box 3 Handover Checklist
There's no separate form for losing partial foreign-taxpayer status — you answer the same Box 2 and Box 3 questions differently before and after your end date. Here's what to gather and check before you file.
6 min read
Your 30%-Ruling in 2027: A Foreign-Assets and Payslip Timeline
The 30%-ruling's 2027 change to 27% is a payroll story. Whether your foreign assets stay outside Box 3 is a separate, mostly-already-decided story. Here's how to tell which one applies to you.
6 min read
Box 3 Actual Return: When It's Worth Comparing as an Expat
How the Box 3 actual-return option works, what evidence it takes to use it, and why it's a comparison to run — not a refund to assume — for expats with foreign accounts, brokers, or crypto.
5 min read
Banking in the Netherlands as a Non-EU Expat
The BSN-and-bank-account chicken-and-egg problem non-EU expats actually hit, which banks let you open an account before you have one, and what proof of address really requires.
3 min read
Filing Your Box 3 Wealth Tax Return: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
How to actually file your Box 3 wealth tax declaration in the Belastingdienst portal — what's pre-filled automatically, what you have to add yourself, and the deadlines that matter.
4 min read
Mortgages for Expats in the Netherlands: What Changes Without Dutch Credit History
Why a blank Dutch credit record is the single biggest obstacle expats hit when applying for a mortgage, what lenders ask for instead, and where NHG does and doesn't help.
4 min read
Opening a DEGIRO or Meesman Account as an Expat: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
The concrete, click-by-click process for opening a DEGIRO or Meesman account as an expat in the Netherlands — the BSN and bank-account prerequisites, identity verification, and the order of operations that trips up new arrivals.
5 min read
What Happens to Your Pension When You Leave the Netherlands (or Change Employer)
How value transfer (waardeoverdracht) actually works when you switch Dutch employers, what happens to your accrued pension if you leave the country entirely, and what the 2026–2028 pension system transition changes.
4 min read