NEWS FROM WESSELS ACCOUNTING GROUP
NEWS FROM THE TAX AUTHORITIES
INDIVIDUALS
- Refugees from Ukraine may apply for benefitsIf you are a refugee from Ukraine, you are entitled to the following benefits in the Netherlands: rent benefit, healthcare benefit, supplementary child benefit, and childcare benefit.
- UK pension commutation in the online tax returnWe are sorry to report that the online tax return does not correctly take into account the commutation of a pension from the United Kingdom.
BUSINESS
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CUSTOMS
- Corona crisis – payment extension from CustomsThe special payment extension due to the corona crisis has been prolonged until 31 March 2022. However, if the customs legislation for imports applies, a different regime applies to a number of taxes.
- From 1 January 2022: full customs controls in the United KingdomAny goods you are transporting to the United Kingdom will be subject to full customs controls as from 2022. If consignments are destined for temporary storage in the UK, nothing changes for you as a carrier. Is your consignment destined for immediate further transportation? In that case you will need to register as a carrier […]
- Authorisation requirement for export of COVID-19 vaccines will expire on 1 January 2022The authorisation requirement for the export of COVID-19 vaccines and active substances will expire on 1 January 2022.
- Corona: obligatory statement of supplementary units upon the exportation of COVID-19 vaccinesFrom 1 April 2021, it is obligatory to also state the active ingredients of COVID-19 vaccines in the customs declaration. The new obligation applies to export to countries outside the European Union (EU).
- Corona: release for consumption of tobacco products with old seal extendedTobacco products with an old excise seal may be released for consumption until 1 July 2021. The original deadline of 1 April 2021 is being extended in response to the corona crisis.
- Corona: sale of cigarettes and smoking tobacco at the old excise duty rate prolongedCigarettes and smoking tobacco products bearing the old excise duty rate can still be sold to retailers until 1 June 2021. The old deadline of 1 March 2021 is postponed due to the Corona crisis.
- Corona: the importation of covid-19 vaccinesUse commodity code 3002 20 10 for the importation of covid-19 vaccines. The import duty for these vaccines is 0%, the VAT is 9%.
- Removal companies are temporarily allowed not to submit a proof of municipality registration with the import declaration.Does your removal company import removal goods on behalf of a person from a non-EU country who is moving to the Netherlands? You must file an import declaration for such purpose to the Digital Declaration System of Customs. One of the documents you must submit is a proof of registration of your client in the […]
- Corona crisis: temporary measure for certificates of originDue to the corona crisis problems may arise regarding the submission of certificates of origin. In normal circumstances an original copy of these certificates is required upon import. On the proposal of the European Commission, the certificates can now be temporarily submitted digitally. Paper copies are also allowed.
OTHER NEWS
DUTCHNEWS.NL
- Quarter of police recruits with ethnic backgrounds quit within three yearsOne in four police recruits with a non-western background leaves the force within three years because they feel unsafe in...
- Low-income households could receive extra €500 to cover energy billsPeople on low incomes could receive an extra €500 to cover their energy bills on top of the €800 already...
- Minister bans exotic pets but camel owners won’t get the humpAgriculture minister Henk Slaghouwer is to put dozens of exotic animals on the list of banned pets to promote animal...
- Fertility doctor who used own sperm in clinic carried genetic disorderA gynaecologist who fathered dozens of children by using his own sperm in fertility treatment carried a potentially fatal genetic...
- Eight arrested after violent farmers’ protest at nature minister’s homePolice have made eight arrests following a demonstration by farmers outside the home of nature minister Christianne van der Wal....
- Lionesses looking to defend title as European Championships kick offThe Netherlands are among the favourites for the women’s European football championships, which gets under way in England on Wednesday....
- Man accused of directing murder of journalist ‘worked for Taghi’A Polish man who was arrested this week in connection with the shooting of investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries...
- Prioritise monkeypox vaccination for men who take HIV drug, say expertsThe health ministry should prioritise men who take the preventive HIV drug PrEP for vaccination against the monkeypox virus, experts...
- Report into controversial €20m face mask deal delayed until SeptemberThe conclusion of an inquiry into former CDA party activist Sywert van Lienden and two associates who earned €20 million...
- Shake-up could allow courts to rule if laws breach constitutional rightsJudges could be given the power to strike out laws that conflict with the constitution under plans being drawn up...
FT.COM
- ‘We can and must be better than this’: what MPs wrote in letters of resignationWho has quit since Tuesday evening, and what were their messages to Johnson?
- Fed officials warn entrenched inflation poses ‘significant risk’Minutes from June meeting suggest even tighter monetary policy may be required
- Resignation of John Glen as City minister greeted with dismayFinancial services executives praise MP for being on top of his brief steering post-Brexit regulatory reform
- The departure of Boris Johnson is long overdueUK government drift means change of a prime minister can no longer be delayed
- Boris Johnson’s era is at an end as Tories rush for the exitIn the end, the prime minister’s government resembled a Ponzi scheme running out of investors
- US and UK intelligence chiefs call for vigilance on China’s industrial spiesBeijing using ‘every tool’ to steal western technology, FBI director says after MI5 meeting
- Cash-strapped consumers add to retail pressurePlus, political upheavals in the UK, bartering garlic for property, and how today’s crypto crash has echoes of the dotcom era
- French state plans to take full control of EDFNuclear investments have saddled power company with debt
- DraftKings/online gambling: betting boom is no winning ticketShares in US sports gambling sites have slumped
- Cabinet ministers call on Boris Johnson to quit as UK prime ministerGroup including new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi to intervene after Michael Gove urges him to go