Hamster
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Depends, but let's assume for a moment the work is in SA for reasons.
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I tried this initially. Was a nightmare with regards to tax. As I was the main breadwinner, I needed to have things in place in the Netherlands to sponsor my partner (I have an EU passport, but my partner has a SA passport, so I need to prove income)
In the end it was just easier looking for work this side
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OK but consider the main bread winner is over there winning bread on a highly skilled visa on a decent salary and the spouse working remotely for an SA company wants to take all those Rands (which is a couple of thousand Euro equivalent and comes with remote work freedom) and ship it off to Interactive Brokers or some investment platform.
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So it seems pretty straight forward. If you stay in the Netherlands with your spouse you are a tax resident (I assume), so all you do is declare your income on your tax return and tell them not to tax you on it again.
www.belastingdienst.nl
Living in the Netherlands - income from abroad
If you live in the Netherlands, you must state your complete worldwide income in your tax return. Your income from abroad is also part of your worldwide income.
So it seems pretty straight forward. If you stay in the Netherlands with your spouse you are a tax resident (I assume), so all you do is declare your income on your tax return and tell them not to tax you on it again.
Living in the Netherlands - income from abroad
If you live in the Netherlands, you must state your complete worldwide income in your tax return. Your income from abroad is also part of your worldwide income.
Yes, something like that. There is a double taxation agreement with South Africa as well
With the current Rand / Euro exchange rate, I don't get why you would want to earn in Rands, add to that the benefits of the 30% rule - but your decision. Just know 99% of IT work here is also remote, due to Covid
It will be much easier for you to do something like this as you are not the main breadwinner
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Because it is easier for one of us to get work we like than both of us to get work together that we both like at more or less the same time? I mean, once you are there you can look for work (may miss out on 30% ruling) but the point is that you do not want to stop your income stream or go work for a company that slowly kills your soul for the sake of.
What if your net Rands in Euros is more than or equal to the net Euros you can get in the short term?
What if one of us would prefer to rather stay in Cape Town than Europe and have an opportunity now? Can take the job, work it for a year and then switch over the a Dutch job.
...or we can both get jobs and there's no problem.
Lots and lots of scenarios that can play out. Need to cover for all of them.
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