The tax authorities have sent the first writs to entrepreneurs who have had a tax debt since the corona crisis
have and do not pay them. In some cases, steps have even been taken to seize assets of the companies.
Outgoing State Secretary Marnix van Rij reported this in a letter to the House of Representatives.
During the corona pandemic, companies temporarily did not have to pay taxes. This was supposed to help them get through the lockdowns. Now that the corona crisis is over, entrepreneurs still have to pay taxes. But many have difficulty with that.
The letter shows that 60,000 entrepreneurs are behind in paying their corona debt. That is almost a quarter of all companies that still have such debt outstanding.
In extreme cases, the Tax Authorities may decide to send writs. This has already happened in a number of cases. It is not clear how many warrants are involved. Such an order is a first step in seizing a company’s assets. This seizure has now been initiated for a “limited group”.
At the beginning of this month, there were more than 260,000 companies that together had more than 19 billion euros in debt outstanding with the Tax Authorities. This means that almost a quarter is in arrears with payments. The backlog amounts to a total of 4.1 billion euros.