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Evaluation: No Abolition of VAT Exemption for Undertakers, Writers, Journalists; Possible Changes for Others

  • SEO and Dialogic evaluated VAT exemptions for certain services
  • Exemptions for undertakers, writers, and journalists are effective and efficient
  • Undertakers and journalists often mix taxed and exempt services, complicating administration
  • Writers and journalists benefit financially from exemptions only for consumer services
  • Exemptions for cartoonists, composers, and lectures are less effective
  • Composers face increased administrative burdens due to mixed services
  • Cartoonists rarely use exemptions due to administrative complexity
  • Lecture exemptions are underutilized due to unclear application
  • No immediate reason to abolish exemptions for undertakers, writers, and journalists
  • Consideration to abolish exemptions for composers, cartoonists, and lectures
  • No changes recommended for fundraising activity exemption thresholds
  • Government response to evaluation expected before summer recess

Source: futd.nl

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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