Originally posted by Neofit
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For me the decisive factor is if you actually get a contract, which is carried out exclusively in the country. In this case the tax authorities may expect you to register from day one. It is always going to be risky if you don´t register. You really need to register and then claim tax exemption to be sure, i.e. don´t wait for a brown envelope inviting you down to the polce station because you didn´t register.
Register and then argue you are exempt from tax. But usually for short periods you are not subject to the full rate of tax and certainly not social insurance, so it isn´t worth your while dodging tax.
If you were developing software in the US and then went to install it that would be a different matter, because you wouldn´t necessarily be paid for the time you´re there, the iincome would be for the software you developed in the US. In that case you would be pretty safe. But in the case of an agency in Holland for example ringing you up for a 3 month contract in Holland I would advise taxing that in Holland.
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