M-form with the 30% ruling in your first year

Came to work in the Netherlands with the 30% ruling? That is simply part of your M-form.

If you came to work in the Netherlands this year and received the 30% ruling (expatregeling), you file your M-form with the taxable salary as shown on your annual statement: your employer already applied the tax-free allowance there. In your immigration year, the maximum tax-free allowance is calculated proportionally (tijdsevenredig) over the period you actually used the ruling.

Who can apply for the 30% ruling

The ruling applies to employees recruited from abroad who, in the 24 months before their first working day, lived more than 150 kilometres from the Dutch border for at least 16 months, with a taxable salary above the statutory salary norm. Employer and employee apply for the ruling together at the Belastingdienst.

What goes into your M-form

You enter the taxable salary as shown on your annual statement; your employer has already excluded the tax-free 30% allowance from it. In your first, partial year the maximum allowance is proportional to the period you used the ruling that year.

What Taxmo handles for you

The wizard uses the amounts from your annual statement, including the 30% ruling already applied, and fills in the rest of your migration year: your own home, a fiscal partner if you have one, and box 2 or box 3 where they apply.

Frequently asked questions

Do I report the 30% ruling separately on my M-form?
No, your employer already excluded the tax-free allowance from the taxable salary on your annual statement. You enter the amount as shown there.
Do I get the full 30% in my immigration year?
The maximum tax-free allowance is proportional in a partial year, based on the period you used the ruling that year.
Who applies for the 30% ruling?
Employer and employee apply together at the Belastingdienst, with the official application form.
Can Taxmo file my M-form with the 30% ruling?
Yes, from €129 incl. VAT Standard, with a fiscal partner included, or €159 incl. VAT Plus with box 2, box 3 or business profit.