How the Netherlands relieves double taxation for its residents in tax year 2026, and the deadlines for the migration (M) and non-resident (C) income tax returns. Covers the Besluit voorkoming dubbele belasting 2001: exemption with progression in box 1 (arts. 8 to 12), credit for foreign tax on di…
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| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box 1 income tax table (income tax part only, used for the reduction): to €38,883 | 8.10% | 2026 | Wet IB 2001 art. 2.10 |
| Box 1: €38,883 to €78,426 | €3,149 plus 37.56% of the excess over €38,883 | 2026 | same |
| Box 1: above €78,426 | €18,001 plus 49.50% of the excess over €78,426 | 2026 | same |
| Box 3 deemed return on other assets (shares, bonds) | 6% | 2026 | Wet IB 2001 art. 5.2(2) |
| Box 3 deemed return on bank balances / on debts | 1.37% / 2.70% (text in force from 21 February 2026) | 2026 | same |
| Box 3 tax-free allowance (heffingvrij vermogen) | €59,357 | 2026 | Wet IB 2001 art. 5.5 |
| Box 3 rate | 36% | 2026 | Wet IB 2001 art. 2.13 |
| Maximum foreign tax credited on dividends (unilateral, box 1, box 2, box 3 and corporate tax) | 15% of the gross dividend | 2026 | Bvdb 2001 arts. 15(3), 19(3), 25(2), 36(3) |
| Maximum foreign tax credited in box 3 under a treaty | 15% of the gross dividend, interest or royalty; no second (proportional) limit | 2026 | Policy decree BWBR0050635, part 3.2.1 |
| Corporate tax: credit for low-taxed passive PE profit not exempt (art. 15h) | Lower of 5% of that profit (or actual foreign tax, on request) and the proportional Dutch tax | 2026 | Wet Vpb 1969 art. 23d |
| Non-resident return: assessment threshold / refund threshold | €57 / €18 | 2025 return | Belastingdienst, aangifte buitenlands belastingplichtige |
| Late or missing return (after a reminder) | Administrative penalty up to €6,709 | 2026 | AWR art. 67a |
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This skill sets out how the Netherlands relieves double tax for its own residents (individuals and companies) and when the international income tax returns are due. Related skills:
Tax year: the calendar year. 2026 figures apply to 1 January to 31 December 2026.
Three layers decide the relief, in this order:
National insurance contributions (premies volksverzekeringen) are outside tax treaties. Which country's social security applies is a separate question under Regulation (EC) 883/2004, decided by the Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Verdragsstaten IB Ingezetenen, January 2026, part 4).
| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box 1 income tax table (income tax part only, used for the reduction): to €38,883 | 8.10% | 2026 | Wet IB 2001 art. 2.10 |
| Box 1: €38,883 to €78,426 | €3,149 plus 37.56% of the excess over €38,883 | 2026 | same |
| Box 1: above €78,426 | €18,001 plus 49.50% of the excess over €78,426 | 2026 | same |
| Box 3 deemed return on other assets (shares, bonds) | 6% | 2026 | Wet IB 2001 art. 5.2(2) |
| Box 3 deemed return on bank balances / on debts | 1.37% / 2.70% (text in force from 21 February 2026) | 2026 | same |
| Box 3 tax-free allowance (heffingvrij vermogen) | €59,357 | 2026 | Wet IB 2001 art. 5.5 |
| Box 3 rate | 36% | 2026 | Wet IB 2001 art. 2.13 |
| Maximum foreign tax credited on dividends (unilateral, box 1, box 2, box 3 and corporate tax) | 15% of the gross dividend | 2026 | Bvdb 2001 arts. 15(3), 19(3), 25(2), 36(3) |
| Maximum foreign tax credited in box 3 under a treaty | 15% of the gross dividend, interest or royalty; no second (proportional) limit | 2026 | Policy decree BWBR0050635, part 3.2.1 |
| Corporate tax: credit for low-taxed passive PE profit not exempt (art. 15h) | Lower of 5% of that profit (or actual foreign tax, on request) and the proportional Dutch tax | 2026 | Wet Vpb 1969 art. 23d |
| Non-resident return: assessment threshold / refund threshold | €57 / €18 | 2025 return | Belastingdienst, aangifte buitenlands belastingplichtige |
| Late or missing return (after a reminder) | Administrative penalty up to €6,709 | 2026 | AWR art. 67a |
Read from the treaty texts on wetten.overheid.nl. The rates bind both states: they cap the Dutch dividend tax on a Dutch dividend to a resident of the partner state, and the partner's tax on a dividend to a Dutch resident (Spain is the one asymmetric case). Many of these treaties are also modified by the Multilateral Instrument (MLI), which adds a principal purpose test; the Belastingdienst lists the MLI start date per treaty.
| Partner | Treaty (applies from) | Portfolio rate | Reduced rate for companies | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2001 treaty, as amended (from 1 January 2003) | 15% | 5% if a company holds directly at least 10% of the capital | BWBV0001563 art. 10(2) |
| Germany | 2012 treaty (from 1 January 2016), as amended by the protocol applying from 1 January 2023 | 15% | 5% if a company holds directly at least 10% of the capital for 365 days including the payment date; 10% for a Dutch pension fund | BWBV0005862 art. 10(2) |
| France | 1973 treaty (from 1 January 1974) | 15% | 5% if an NV or BV-type company holds directly at least 25% of the capital | BWBV0004110 art. 10(2) |
| United Kingdom | 2008 treaty, as amended by the 2013 protocol | 10% (15% on dividends from a property investment vehicle) | 0% if a company controls directly or indirectly at least 10% of the votes; also 0% for a pension scheme | BWBV0003074 art. 10(2) |
| United States | 1992 treaty, as amended (from 31 December 1993) | 15% | 5% if a company holds directly at least 10% of the votes; 0% if a company held directly at least 80% of the votes for the 12 months before the dividend is declared and meets one of the tests in art. 10(3) (mainly the art. 26 limitation-on-benefits tests). Not for RIC or REIT dividends (art. 10(4)) | BWBV0001109 art. 10(2), (3) |
| Luxembourg | 1968 treaty, as amended | 15% | 2.5% if a company with share capital holds directly at least 25% of the capital | BWBV0004123 art. 10(2) |
| Ireland | 2019 treaty (from 1 January 2021) | 15% | 0% if a company holds directly at least 10% of the capital for 365 days including the payment date; also 0% for a pension fund | BWBV0006817 art. 10(2), (3) |
| Spain | 1971 treaty (from 1 January 1973) | 15% | Dutch tax on a dividend to a Spanish company: 5% with a holding of 50% or more (or 25% alongside another Spanish company holding 25%). Spanish tax on a dividend to a Dutch company: 10% with a holding of 50% or more (or 25% alongside another Dutch company holding 25%) | BWBV0003462 art. 10(2), (3) |
| Italy | 1990 treaty (from 1 January 1994) | 15% | 5% if a company held more than 50% of the voting shares for 12 months; 10% if it held at least 10% for 12 months | BWBV0002451 art. 10(2) |
| Switzerland | 2010 treaty, 2020 protocol (from 1 January 2021) | 15% | 0% if a company holds directly at least 10% of the capital; also 0% for a pension fund | BWBV0004082 art. 10(2), (3) |
| Japan | 2010 treaty (from 1 January 2012) | 10% | 5% if a company held directly or indirectly at least 10% of the votes for 6 months; 0% at 50% of the votes for 6 months, or for a pension fund | BWBV0004607 art. 10(2), (3) |
| China | 2013 treaty (from 1 January 2015) | 10% | 5% if a company (not a partnership) holds directly at least 25% of the capital | BWBV0006192 art. 10(2) |
A new Belgium treaty was signed in Brussels on 21 June 2023 (BWBV0006999). It is not yet in force ("Nog niet in werking", Verdragsstaten IB Ingezetenen, January 2026), so the 2001 treaty applies in 2026.
For a Dutch company paying a dividend to an EU, EEA or treaty-state corporate parent, Dutch dividend tax is often exempt at source regardless of the treaty rate (Wet DB art. 4(2)); see nl-dividend-withholding.
Residents declare worldwide income first. Relief comes afterwards as a reduction of Dutch tax, box by box. Tax credits (heffingskortingen) are deducted only after the double tax reduction (Wet IB 2001 art. 2.7(1)).
A resident is exempt from box 3 tax on foreign savings and investment income (art. 22). Foreign assets are real estate in another state, rights relating to it, and profit shares in a business managed there that do not come from shareholdings or employment, so far as the income is subject to tax in that state (art. 23). The reduction is box 3 tax × return on the foreign assets net of related debts ÷ taxable box 3 income (art. 24). Portfolio shares and bank accounts abroad are not foreign assets for this purpose: they stay in box 3, with a credit for withholding. Where the actual-return route (tegenbewijsregeling, Wet IB 2001 section 5.6) is used, arts. 25aa to 25ae apply instead.
| Return | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Income tax return for 2025, invited | The date in the invitation letter, at least one month after the invitation | AWR art. 9(1) |
| M return 2025 (year of immigration or emigration), invited | The date in the invitation letter (the M form: "Op de aangiftebrief staat wanneer uw aangifte bij ons binnen moet zijn"). Online in Mijn Belastingdienst from 1 May 2026; the Belastingdienst notice states "U kunt tot 1 juli aangifte 2025 doen" (file by 1 July 2026). Paper form M on request; entrepreneurs filing on paper also complete the M annual accounts booklet | Belastingdienst M return notice; M return page |
| C return 2025 (non-resident), invited | The date in the letter (aangiftebrief). If the letter said before 1 May 2026, extension can no longer be requested; if a later date, request extension before that date | Belastingdienst, uitstel aangifte buitenland |
| C or M return 2025, not invited | File if the tax due exceeds €57; file to claim a refund above €18. A return not required by an invitation can be filed within five years after the end of the year, so by 31 December 2030 for 2025 (Uitvoeringsregeling inkomstenbelasting 2001 art. 45(1), under Wet IB 2001 art. 9.4(1)(b)). The Belastingdienst web page agrees (31 December 2030). The C and M 2025 form notes say "vóór 1 januari 2030"; that is a year short of the regulation | Belastingdienst, aangifte buitenlands belastingplichtige; Toelichting C 2025; Aangifte M 2025 |
| Final assessment for 2025 | Imposed by 31 December 2028, plus any extension granted | M return page |
| Returns for 2026 (filed in 2027) | Set in the 2027 invitation letters; not yet published | AWR art. 9(1) |
| Dutch dividend tax return and payment | Within 1 month after the dividend is made available | AWR art. 19(3); Belastingdienst |
| Conditional withholding tax return and payment | Once a year, for the calendar year, within 1 month after it ends (2026: by 31 January 2027) | Wet bronbelasting 2021 art. 5.1(3); Belastingdienst |
How relief is claimed:
A resident under AOW age earns €60,000 from a Dutch employer for work in the Netherlands and €40,000 from a German employer for work done in Germany, on which Germany levies its wage tax. Under the German treaty (art. 14(1)) Germany may tax the German salary and the Netherlands gives the exemption method. No other box 1 income or deductions.
name: NL resident, EUR 60,000 Dutch salary plus EUR 40,000 German salary exempt with progression (2026)
inputs:
dutch_salary: 60000
german_salary: 40000
steps:
- box1_income: dutch_salary + german_salary
- tax_before_relief: round(18001 + (box1_income - 78426) * 0.495, 2)
- reduction: round(tax_before_relief * german_salary / box1_income, 2)
- tax_after_relief: tax_before_relief - reduction
- tax_on_dutch_salary_alone: round(3149 + (dutch_salary - 38883) * 0.3756, 2)
- progression_cost: tax_after_relief - tax_on_dutch_salary_alone
expected:
box1_income: 100000
tax_before_relief: 28680.13
reduction: 11472.05
tax_after_relief: 17208.08
tax_on_dutch_salary_alone: 11080.55
progression_cost: 6127.53
A single resident holds US listed shares worth €200,000 on 1 January 2026 and no other box 3 assets or debts. In 2026 the shares pay €10,000 of dividends, and the US withholds 15% (€1,500) under the treaty (art. 10(2)(b)).
name: NL resident, EUR 10,000 US dividends with 15% US tax credited against box 3 (2026)
inputs:
shares_value: 200000
allowance: 59357
dividends: 10000
us_tax: 1500
steps:
- base: shares_value - allowance
- deemed_return: round(base * 0.06, 2)
- box3_tax: round(deemed_return * 0.36, 2)
- cap_15: dividends * 0.15
- credit: min(us_tax, cap_15, box3_tax)
- box3_payable: box3_tax - credit
expected:
base: 140643
deemed_return: 8438.58
box3_tax: 3037.89
credit: 1500
box3_payable: 1537.89
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Besluit voorkoming dubbele belasting 2001, arts. 1, 5, 6, 8 to 13a, 15 to 19, 22 to 25a, 28a, 30, 36, 37 (text valid from 1 January 2026) | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0012095/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Policy decree, vermijden van dubbele belasting onder de belastingverdragen (in force from 1 January 2025), part 3 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0050635/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001, arts. 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 5.2, 5.5, 7.7, 7.8, 9.4 (text valid from 21 February 2026) | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0011353/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Wet op de vennootschapsbelasting 1969, arts. 15e, 22, 23d | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002672/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Algemene wet inzake rijksbelastingen, arts. 9, 19, 67a, 67d, 67e | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002320/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Uitvoeringsregeling inkomstenbelasting 2001, art. 45 (term for a return filed without an invitation) | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0012031/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Wet bronbelasting 2021, art. 5.1 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0042952/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Belgium 2001, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0001563/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Belgium 2023 (not in force) | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0006999/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Germany 2012, arts. 10, 22 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0005862/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-France 1973, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0004110/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-United Kingdom 2008, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0003074/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-United States 1992, arts. 10, 25 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0001109/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Luxembourg 1968, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0004123/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Ireland 2019, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0006817/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Spain 1971, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0003462/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Italy 1990, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0002451/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Switzerland 2010, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0004082/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-Japan 2010, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0004607/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Treaty Netherlands-China 2013, art. 10 | https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0006192/ | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, Verdragsstaten IB Ingezetenen (January 2026) | https://download.belastingdienst.nl/belastingdienst/docs/verdragsstaten_ib_ingezetenen_ib4001z61fd.pdf | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, Wonen in Nederland: buitenlands inkomen | https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/nl/buitenland/content/wonen-in-nederland-buitenlands-inkomen | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, Aangifte doen over het jaar van emigratie of immigratie | https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/nl/buitenland/content/deels-niet-in-nederland-wonen-m-aangifte-doen | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, notice on the 2025 M return (from 1 May, until 1 July) | https://sorry.belastingdienst.nl/mbd/storing/nog-geen-aangifte-doen | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, Aangifte inkomstenbelasting als buitenlands belastingplichtige | https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/nl/buitenland/content/buitenlands-belastingplichtig-hoe-doe-ik-aangifte-inkomstenbelasting | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, Uitstel aanvragen belastingaangifte buitenland | https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/nl/buitenland/content/uitstel-aanvragen-belastingaangifte-buitenland-hoe-doe-ik-dat | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, Toelichting aangifte C 2025 | https://odb.belastingdienst.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/C-biljet-2025-Toelichting.pdf | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, Aangifte M 2025 | https://odb.belastingdienst.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/M-biljet-2025_90-versie.pdf | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, Fiscale informatie 2026, U woont buiten Nederland | https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/fisin/fisin2026/u_woont_buiten_nederland | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, dividendbelasting aangifte en betalen | https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/zakelijk/winst/dividendbelasting/als_u_dividend_uitkeert/dividendbelasting-aangifte-betalen | 2026-10-23 |
| Belastingdienst, aangifte en betalen bronbelasting | https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/zakelijk/winst/bronbelasting-rente-en-royalty/aangifte-doen-en-betalen-+bronbelasting | 2026-10-23 |
Not yet confirmed: the invitation date usually printed on 2025 C letters (the notes link belastingrente to filing after 1 May 2026, but the deadline itself is in each letter); filing dates for 2026 returns; how Dutch national insurance contributions are relieved when a resident is insured in the Netherlands and also works abroad; the treaty rates for partners other than the 12 listed; and how the MLI changes each listed treaty beyond the principal purpose test (in particular whether a 365-day holding period applies to the reduced company rates).
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