Netherlands: Draft legislation to replace “Box 3” (wealth tax) regime sent to lower house of Parliament
The bill aims to tax the actual return on investment as much as possible.
The Deputy Minister of Finance on May 19, 2025, submitted the bill on the Actual Return on Investment in Box 3 Act to the lower house of the Parliament. The proposed legislation aims to replace the current “Box 3” (wealth tax) regime with a new system effective January 1, 2028, introducing significant changes to the taxation of individual (personal) income derived from assets in the Netherlands.
The bill maintains the core features of the 2023 draft, aiming to tax the actual return on investment as much as possible.
The basic assumption is that taxation would take place based on a capital growth tax, except for property and shares in start-ups for which a capital gains tax would apply. The choice of a capital growth tax means the Netherlands is opting for a regime that is not common internationally, as is also the case with the Box 3 regime.
Read a May 2025 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in the Netherlands