Changes to the tax treatment of agent payments in football in the Netherlands
This article discusses recent changes in the tax regime in Netherlands where intermediary fees paid by clubs to agents do not qualify as a taxable benefit in kind for the player. This has now lead to an arrangement whereby all relevant tax withheld by clubs after July 2021 will be refunded to the players.
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- Tags: Agents | Football | Netherlands | Tax
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Written by
Patrice van Oostaijen
Patrice is the Founding Partner at Maguire Tax & Legal.
He specialises in sports law & sports tax law, advising and guiding entrepreneurs, corporate (re)structuring, employee benefit plans, contractual matters, tax planning for high net worth individuals.
