What was published and how to respond
On 9 June 2026 the Dutch Ministry of Finance (Financiën) opened an internet consultation on vereenvoudiging winstbelastingen — simplification of business profit taxes. It is the first step of a broader government project to cut rule complexity and administrative burden. The consultation is live at internetconsultatie.nl/vereenvoudiging_winstbelastingen and closes on 3 August 2026.
Four taxes in scope
The project covers four main tax blocks: box 1 personal income tax on business profits for sole traders and individual entrepreneurs; vennootschapsbelasting (VPB, corporate income tax); dividendbelasting on shareholder distributions; and bronbelasting (withholding tax). Financiën is seeking concrete examples of rules or procedures that cause confusion, compliance cost or practical friction.
Chart: consultation scope
Online survey: the only response channel
The consultation consists of an online enquête (questionnaire) at formdesk.com/minfin/winstbelasting. Responses must be submitted only through that channel: Financiën warns that input outside the online questionnaire will not be processed. The survey collects experiences on statutory provisions that are hard to understand or create heavy administrative load.
Chart: from diagnosis to sector dialogue
What Financiën will do with the input
Responses will feed further research on identified pain points and vervolggesprekken (follow-up discussions) with companies and associations. This is not draft legislation yet — it is a listening phase ahead of possible simplification measures. Public comments will be published after closure, only where submitters agree to publication.
Why it matters editorially (even dated 9 June)
Unlike narrow technical consultations on a single provision, this is a horizontal simplification agenda that could reshape Dutch business taxation over coming years. Entrepreneurs with BV + DGA structures, groups with cross-border dividends and withholding, and advisers managing box 1 clients have an open window until August to set priorities before the government designs measures.
Practical impact by profile
Entrepreneurs (box 1): complexity in profit determination, deductions and business/individual boundary. Companies (VPB): procedures, reporting and interaction with incentives. Investors and treasury: dividendbelasting and distribution planning. Cross-border operations: bronbelasting and treaty interaction. Advisers and brancheorganisaties: ideal channel to raise recurring client pain points.
Who should take part
Sole traders and SMEs, large companies with Dutch presence, audit and tax firms, sector associations (MKB, brancheorganisaties) and any stakeholder experiencing friction in winstbelastingen. Financiën stresses that diverse input is crucial for a complete picture.
Conclusion: first chance to shape simplification
The 9 June 2026 internet consultation lets the market flag where Dutch business profit tax rules genuinely hurt. Responding before 3 August 2026 via the official questionnaire is how to influence the research and dialogue phase. Source: internetconsultatie.nl — Consultatie vereenvoudiging winstbelastingen.