> What does the abolition of the VAR mean for you?
> What action can or should you take?
> Is a standard form contract like this suitable for your business?
> Or do you need to before 1 February 2016 submit your own model to the tax authorities for approval?
> What other options are there for your flexible workforce?
> What impact do these solutions have on your company’s profitability?
These questions were discussed with the participants in the interactive workshops “The new breed of self-employed worker“, which VWGNijhof organised on 24 and 26 November in collaboration with 2BW Solicitors. All participants concluded that the forthcoming transition from the VAR to an approved agreement will have a very significant impact in practice. Our advice is that business owners would be wise not to sit back and wait, but to actively assess the impact this will have on their business and, where necessary, take appropriate action.
In our article VAR Transition Plan – approved agreement We outlined the status of the bill to abolish the VAR. Last week, the Finance Committee of the Senate, in a letter to the Minister for Social Affairs and Employment (with a copy to the State Secretary for Finance), requested the implementation of a motion tabled by the House of Representatives. This motion calls on the Government to formulate a substantive response to the IBO ZZP report. It is not clear what impact this letter will have on the progress of the transition from the VAR to an approved agreement. For the time being, the intended date for the abolition of the VAR remains: 1 April 2016.