We have two months to file tax returns, but people did so en masse in the first week. There's basically a lot of fiddling with discounts. What can and cannot be deducted from your tax return, people ask the tax authorities.
Especially on the first day, last Friday, people went to work en masse. More than 735,000 people filed their tax returns, more than ever before in a single day. In the following days, people also performed their civic duty. The 2.5 million submissions are 270,000 more than last year in the first week.
Unlike last year, the traffic peak did not lead to major disruptions and inaccessibility to DigiD. A spokesman for the tax authorities says: “Things are going very well.”
Tax authorities expect 10 million tax returns for May, so a quarter of them have already been received in the first week. The tax authorities cannot determine the source of this preoccupation.
Hasty speed is useless
In fact, at least 9.2 million people have to file their tax return every March and April to do so. But many make it a sport to be as fast as possible. Maybe in the hope of getting the money back quickly. Although this makes no sense.
If you file your tax return by March at the latest, the tax authorities promise that you will receive a response about the possibility of a refund before July. Early or late March doesn't matter.
Deduct health care and home costs
Not everyone has a smooth time with their tax returns when they are completed. Many people call the tax phone with questions. Tax authorities say these often relate to deductions for health care costs and costs related to your home. They want to know when they are discounted or not.
For example, health care costs may not actually be reimbursed by insurance or may be subject to a deductible. There is a threshold amount. Only if health care costs represent a certain portion of your income can you deduct them on your tax return. When purchasing your own home, notary costs are not always deductible.
There are also many questions about tax breaks. This concerns, for example, people who have multiple employers and neither of them are subject to the general tax credit. People want to know if they qualify for the income-related combined deduction.
