General Update from Taxperience
Thank you all for your continuous participation in the legal process. The legal team keeps receiving copies of letters of contest, which is great. Please be reminded that only if you file monthly letters of contest on a timely basis will you be able to benefit from a positive outcome of our legal battle. The team is also still in contact with the Dutch tax authorities to see if a practical solution can be reached in order to limit the number of letters that have to be filed. This remains ongoing. For the three cases that we will present to court, the team is waiting for the official rejection of the letters of contest. After receipt, these cases will be brought to court immediately.
FAQ – Update from Taxperience
1. I received a response letter from the Dutch tax authorities regarding the letters of contest for January and February. Is any follow-up action from my side required?
The Dutch tax authorities have responded to many of you after you sent the additional information to the tax authorities with your salary slip and/or bank statement. The letter that the authorities sent to you is to confirm receipt and to inform you that they need more time to decide on your letter of contest. No action is required from you side
2. The letter says that the tax authorities need more time before they will decide and respond. Is this allowed? Is it good or bad news?
Dutch tax law allows the tax authorities to take 12 weeks to decide on a letter of contest. The clock starts ticking on the day tax has been withheld from your salary (which is payday, the date on which you received your net salary). The law also provides the tax authorities with the option to extend this period with 6 weeks to 18 weeks in total. This is what the tax authorities did: they informed you that they will need 18 weeks as of the moment tax has been paid. Since we expect that the tax authorities will reject all letters of contest, it is fine if they wait a bit longer to do so. In the meantime, we may be able to come to a practical solution which could prevent that you all have to send a letter of appeal to the Dutch tax court (one letter per person or maybe even one letter per person per month). So extending this period is fine as we continue to work towards a practical solution.
3. Which action is required from my side at the moment?
We encourage you to continue to file monthly letters of contest, so please make sure to file your letter of contest against the tax withheld from your April salary in time (within 6 weeks after receipt of your net salary). This letter remains on the UENL website for your monthly use: https://www.adealisadeal.nl/take-action