According to tax lawyer Diane Jansen, the biggest problem is that entrepreneurs cannot go to the tax court in that case. “And I don’t think that is possible. They have no legal protection, while that possibility is laid down in a law and only has to be introduced by Royal Decree, so that it can enter into force on 1 October. But State Secretary Vijlbrief keeps postponing that. “
The tax lawyer is talking about the so-called Fiscal Simplification Act 2017, which MPs Renske Leijten (SP) and Pieter Omtzigt (Christian Democratic Party) (at the time CDA) also agreed to in February this year. parliamentary questions in the context of the allowance scandal.
Outdated system
According to Jansen, this law will not be introduced because the IT systems of the Tax and Customs Administration are outdated, including collecting taxes and allowances.
If desired, the Ministry of Finance will inform you that the legal protection of citizens in conflicts about deferment of payment and tax remission has indeed improved as a result of the Fiscal Simplification Act 2017, but that they are not yet able to implement the entire law.
This autumn, the ministry will announce when the law can come into effect.
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