What to do when I'm unable to pay my taxes on time?
When you have not filed a tax return or have filed it too late with the Tax and Customs Administration.
If you did not, not fully, or paid too late, you will receive an additional tax assessment.
Did you receive a tax assessment, and you can't pay it on time? Then there are a number of options. For example, you can get 4 months (short-term) postponement or you can make a payment arrangement. In exceptional cases you can also apply for a special postponement.
In all cases, contact the tax authorities. Are you a customer of The Bookie? Then we can help you. These requests are not in your subscription, but we'd love to do them for you.
Income tax
In order to be able to apply for a short-term postponement, you must have previously filed the tax return on time, you may not have received a postponement sooner and no court order may have been sent. In addition, the total amount of your outstanding tax debt may not exceed € 20,000. This does not include the tax debt to which you have objected and for which you have received a deferral of payment.
Do you need more time and are you dealing with taxes other than motor vehicle taxes? Ask for a payment arrangement. Read more here.
Turnover tax
We'll always advise you to file a VAT return and not to postpone it. Read here why not. What if you cannot pay your tax return directly? If so, ask for postponement of payment only after you have received an additional assessment from the Tax and Customs Administration.
The Tax and Customs Administration says clearly: Attention!
Paying later costs money: you have to pay interest.