Marital captivity occurs when a person is trapped in a religious marriage against her/his will because the marriage cannot be dissolved.…
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Mr. BAS A.S. VAN LEEUWEN, LLM, ESQ., attorney-at-law and founder of VAN LEEUWEN LAW FIRM, visited the AMSTERDAM HEALTH TOURISM EXHIBITION (AMSTERDAM SAĞLIK TURİZMİ FUARI). This symposium has given our law firm the opportunity to meet the senior officials of more than 50 hospitals, dental clinics, in vitro fertilization clinics,…
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Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM) in private and public organizations has undergone big changes due to paradigm shifts in business dynamics, emerging threats, regulatory climate and technological advancements. However, in the last few months, the world has been experiencing something unprecedented that has made all other changes somewhat secondary: The…
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Do you own a small company and are you in need of a relatively small loan of between €10,000 and €50,000 as a result of the corona crisis? You may be eligible for a bridging loan facility. This is called Small credits guarantee for SMEs (Kleine Kredieten Corona garantieregeling, KKC). The Dutch…
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If you have a business in the Netherlands and employ no more than 250 workers (you have an SME), you may be eligible for a guarantee for part of a loan through the SME credit guarantee scheme (BMKB). The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy stands as guarantor. This…
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The Business loan guarantee scheme (Garantie Ondernemingsfinanciering, GO) makes it easier for large and medium-sized companies in the Netherlands to borrow substantial amounts of money. Capital providers receive a 50% guarantee from the government. The term for the Business loan guarantee scheme (in Dutch) is maximum 8 years. Corona crisis: temporary extension…
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The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration has implemented a number of measures to help businesses and employers with payment difficulties due to the corona crisis, and to avoid extra costs. This page lists measures for businesses in general and employers in particular, and gives information on the Customs measures for…
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Payment extension for several taxes You can apply for a payment extension of 3 months for all your income tax, corporate tax, payroll tax, and turnover tax (VAT) assessements at once, by filling out an online form (in Dutch). You need a DigiD for this, but if you don’t have one, you…
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No tax on reimbursement for face masks As of 1 June, face masks are mandatory in public transport. If you reimburse your employees for the costs of these face masks, you may do so free of tax. Measures to ensure low unemployment benefit premiums The Tax Administration has extended the…
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Tax payment extension at the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration To help entrepreneurs, the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst) has relaxed the options for payment extensions. Businesses can apply for tax payment extensions until 1 October, including the taxes they were already granted a 3 month extension for. You…
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