Working in Amsterdam.

BoomAM said:
Would that matter as much if i was back over here as often a once a month?
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Depends if your getting paid into your UK account or not. Not 100% sure as your still in the EU where I am/was not , just my opinion I would ring the tax office you don't want them on your case 3 years down the line.:rolleyes:

For example if I was to go out of the country for a year BUT NOT for a full tax year they told me they would tax me on what I earnt abroad as well , so basically i'd get taxed twice. Found this hard to believe but its what the guy at the tax office told me.

So obviously I had to stay out of the country for another few months suits me just fine:p

Defin worth checking out, even if turns out i'm wrong or got told wrong
 
There are just so many good looking girls in Holland, it's ridiculous. I think there might be a troll or two dwelling in this here thread ;P.
 
G|mp said:
You're not one to point out other peoples spelling mistakes tbh Boom :D
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Good spot! :p
Didnt know you were still around on here G|mp, havnt seen you post in ages.
Ah, how i miss our sparing in the sports forum. :p

divaboy said:
Depends if your getting paid into your UK account or not. Not 100% sure as your still in the EU where I am/was not , just my opinion I would ring the tax office you don't want them on your case 3 years down the line.:rolleyes:

For example if I was to go out of the country for a year BUT NOT for a full tax year they told me they would tax me on what I earnt abroad as well , so basically i'd get taxed twice. Found this hard to believe but its what the guy at the tax office told me.

So obviously I had to stay out of the country for another few months suits me just fine:p

Defin worth checking out, even if turns out i'm wrong or got told wrong
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Well ive googled around, and what ive managed to gather is:
- I need to apply for the dutch version of a NI number - to make sure i pay dutch tax and allow me longer than 3 months there.
- I need a dutch bank account, or an xpat one - to be able to pay rent, utility bills and avoid tax problems.

So i think realistically, i could setup a dutch bank account, and keep my UK one, and just transfer X amount over whenever i know im coming back to the UK?

So i suppose the plan overall would be to get the NI thing sorted, dutch bank account, rent/utility come out of that, dutch phone contract, internet at wherever i rent, and then hopefully jobs a good'en for what i need to do over there.
In regards to over here, correct me if im wrong, i need to inform the tax office that i work abroad, but everything else stays as is, as my 'UK residence' hasnt technically changed.

All that sound about right?
 
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G|mp said:
Yeah left for a while.

Come back in the SA then dude :)
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Might pop in after the WC, see what everyones saying about transfers and whatnot. :)
I try to avoid a few of the forums on here, used to take up too much of my time. :p But i think i'll make an exception for SA. :).
 
Ive been searching round some more, and it looks like i need the following:
Dutch BSN Number - Their version of a NI number, allows them to identify me as working over there + tax reasons.
A dutch bank account - to enable easyier payments and again, to make taxing legit.

So i ultimately need to do things in this order:
- Notify the Inland Revenue that i work outside the UK, so that i get exempt from tax.
- Sort out a place to rent, paying first month or twos rent in advance, thus giving me a rental contract/place to live.
- Obtain BSN from local town hall (takes approx 2 weeks), using passport as proof of identity and rental contact as proof of residence.
- Use BSN, Passport & Rental contract to get a dutch bank account.

Then depending on if the rental contract includes or not:
-Use bank account to setup utility bills, internet, dutch phone contract, etc;
-Live happily ever after.

So based on that, im gonna have to go across with 2 months rent + a good amount of money to tide me over till everythings sorted/first pay comes in.
So...with the world banking in the era its in, i should be ok just taking my UK credit cards across and just drawing dosh out like that...?

Does all that look about right to people?
 
RadoX said:
on a more serius note theres no nice girls in amsterdam due to them all being in the windows so if you actualy wanted to get a GF over there it would be very hard. On the other hand if you can afford €50 every time you want some or €30 if you want some with a disgusting fat ugly one it your place to move to.
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Looks like somebody got turned away :D

It's highly regrettable that the Christians got into power, many things have been banned (like magic mushrooms) and the number of hookers have dwindled in recent years. :(
 
They have lost a lot of votes, the current coalition in the making/in negotiation is :
Liberal conservatives.
Social liberals.
Social democrats ( labour).
Green party ( bah).

The Christian democrats nearly lost half their votes, people have turned to the PVV ( nationalistic right wing) and VVD ( Liberal conservative).


It is highly plausible under that coalition, drugs will be legalized ( not only decriminalized).
 
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