Tax deductible

If you have a pension shortfall and you took out an annuity policy with a life insurance company to make up this shortfall, you may – on certain conditions – deduct the premiums paid, up to specific maximum amounts.

Briefly put, you will have a pension shortfall if you build up less pension than necessary to obtain a retirement provision (including AOW benefits) equalling 70% of your earned income. In this connection, it is assumed that you build up pension over a 35-year period. The additional amount you can deduct because you have a pension shortfall is known as the ‘annual margin‘ in Dutch: “jaarruimte”

The maximum amount you may deduct in annuity premiums depends on the size of your income and the increase in your pension entitlements, among other things. The decisive factor in this connection is your income in the previous calendar year. To be eligible for a deduction of premiums in 2008, you should pay your annuity premiums before 1 April 2009. The deadline with regard to self-employed person’s annuity schemes is 1 July 2009.

Other premiums are deductible as well. The deduction of these premiums is not restricted to a maximum deductible amount. This involves the following premiums:

  • premiums towards occupational disability insurance for yourself (arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering).
  • premiums towards annuities for handicapped major children or grandchildren.

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