The 30% ruling
The Dutch tax benefit that makes your offer more attractive, at no extra cost to you.
A better offer, at no extra cost
The 30% ruling lets you pay an eligible international employee part of their salary tax free. Your offer becomes more competitive, your employee takes home more, and it costs you nothing extra. The rules around the ruling are changing regularly, and we follow every development closely and write about it, so you’ll always work with the current requirements. We check eligibility, handle the application and implement it in payroll, fast.
What this includes
Eligibility checks, salary requirement review, preparing and filing the application, implementation in payroll, support when employees change employers, and tax briefings for your people.
What to expect
A quick, honest answer on eligibility, an application filed without delay, and an employee who benefits as early as possible and understands exactly what they’re getting.
Our process simplified
From job offer to benefit in the payslip
You tell us about the hire. We give you a first read on eligibility straight away.
Salary norms, recruitment from abroad, the 150 km rule: we verify everything before anyone gets their hopes up.
Contract signed, deal sealed. From this moment it’s off your plate.
We prepare and file the joint application with the Tax Authorities and chase it so it doesn’t sit in a pile.
Once granted, the ruling goes straight into payroll and your employee sees it in their next payslip.
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The ruling is one piece of the international hiring puzzle. We do the whole puzzle.
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Permits, salary norms and relocation, guided end to end.
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The ruling only works if payroll applies it correctly. Ours does.
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“We have been working with DutchTaxAdvice for almost 5 years. They have helped us register companies, manage taxes, handle employment contracts and essentially manage everything we needed to keep the company functioning so we could focus on our product instead of accounting or tax management. They are true experts and always happy to advice best options in concrete situations.”
“DutchTaxAdvice has proven to be the partner we had been hoping to find, and their support began long before we were even incorporated. They walked us through incorporation, submitting amendments to the KVK, and helped our employees apply for the 30% ruling. They’re responsive, friendly, and quick to help translate Dutch tax requirements whenever needed.”
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If you qualify, we guide you through the application and ensure you get the full benefit you deserve. We handle the paperwork so you can focus on what matters.
FAQ
Common questions answered clearly
What exactly is the 30% ruling?
A tax benefit for employees recruited from abroad: part of their salary can be paid tax free to cover the extra costs of moving to the Netherlands.
Which employees qualify?
Broadly: recruited from abroad, meeting a salary threshold, and having lived more than 150 km from the Dutch border before the move. We check the details case by case.
What does it cost me as employer?
Nothing extra. The benefit comes out of the existing salary; the same gross costs you the same, while your employee nets more.
What if my employee changes jobs later?
The ruling can move with them to a new employer if the new job starts within three months. We handle the new application.
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