Can I ask for an extension or make a payment arrangement if I cannot pay the tax (on time)?
If you use The Bookie Webapp, you can see on the right side of your Dashboard approximately what you have to pay in VAT each quarter. That way you can keep that money aside and won't have any surprises. With income tax it is more difficult to estimate how much money you have to put aside: read here how that works. Still, you may not have set aside enough money for VAT, are still starting up or have spent it on investments or other things. Read here how it works if you have not set aside enough money.
1. Short postpnement
Have you received a (retrospective) assessment from the tax authorities and are you unable to pay it on time? This may be the case if we have filed a VAT return for you, but you cannot pay the return immediately. Read below the most important conditions to see if you can get 4 months of postponement. You can get a brief postponement of payment by telephone for a (retrospective) assessment. This is subject to a number of conditions. On the site of the tax authorities are all conditions.
- previously always filed timely tax returns.
- You have not previously been granted a deferral of payment for this assessment or any other outstanding assessments.
total outstanding tax debt is less than € 20,000 (a tax debt to which you have objected and for which you have been granted deferral of payment does not count). - No enforcement order for outstanding assessments yet
If you comply with this, you only apply for deferral of payment after you have received an additional assessment from the Tax Authorities. You can therefore only apply for a short postponement of payment for an additional assessment by telephone. Call the Tax Information Line on 0800 - 0543 from the Netherlands and 0031 555 385 385 from abroad.
2. Payment plan
If not within 4 months you can ask for a payment plan? In practice, this often turns out to be more work than it seems. With an extensive form you can request a payment arrangement for up to 12 months. This period applies from the last payment date of the tax assessment for which you request the payment arrangement.
The Tax Office site has the necessary information. Please read this carefully
Postponement or payment plan by the Bookie
The payment arrangement requires more time. We also do this with love for you. However, this is normally outside your subscription. For this we charge our hourly rate. You would prefer to avoid a payment arrangement situation because the application takes a lot of time.