The Dutch government aims to create an attractive environment and welcomes knowledge workers and talent from abroad. The Netherlands is on the international list of most attractive countries to do business with. However, administrative hurdles and bureaucracy need to be targeted to make access to our country a reality.

If we look at the Dutch tax system, we have created a number of facilities that makes doing business and working in the Netherlands favourable over other countries. For individuals there is the 30% tax facility, which allows employers to cover 30% of an employee's remuneration as a tax-free expense allowance. This rule is applied for specialised foreign employees who are brought to the Netherlands because their skills are scarce in the Dutch marketplace. In this section, you will read more about the details and other aspects of taxation in the Netherlands

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