Implementation of the Self-Employed Act More Concrete, but Part Remains Open
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With the new Self-Employed Persons Act, the cabinet aims to offer certainty to freelancers and prevent bogus self-employment. Will this bill finally solve the decades-old problem? Three answers to three questions about the proposal.
The new law intended to clarify whether someone can work as a self-employed person has been given more concrete form, Minister Thierry Aartsen (Work and Participation, VVD) reports in a letter to Parliament. For instance, a self-employed person must have had at least three clients in the preceding and current calendar year to pass the so-called self-employment test.
After years of debate regarding bogus self-employment, a new law aims to put an end to the discussion about when someone is a self-employed professional and when they are not. "This should provide clarity for entrepreneurs and clients," says Minister Aartsen of Work and Participation. Clients who work with bogus self-employed individuals run the risk of receiving additional tax assessments from the Tax and Social Security Administration for tax…
THE HAGUE (ANP) - The new law intended to clarify whether someone can work as a self-employed person has been given more concrete form, Minister Thierry Aartsen (Work and Participation, VVD) reports in a letter to Parliament. For instance, a self-employed person must have had at least three clients in the preceding and current calendar year, o...
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