What is a Jaaropgave?
A Jaaropgave is your Dutch annual income statement. Your employer usually provides it after the year ends. It summarizes how much salary you received and how much wage tax (loonheffing) was withheld during the year.
For expats, the Jaaropgave is one of the most useful documents for a Dutch tax return because it gives the numbers needed to check income, tax paid and possible refund situations.
What information is on a Jaaropgave?
A typical Jaaropgave includes:
The exact layout can differ by employer or payroll provider, but the purpose is the same: it is the yearly overview of your Dutch employment income.
Do you need one Jaaropgave per employer?
Yes. If you worked for more than one Dutch employer in the same tax year, you should collect the Jaaropgave from each employer.
For example:
| Situation | What to collect |
|---|---|
| 1 Dutch employer | 1 Jaaropgave |
| 2 Dutch employers | 2 Jaaropgaven |
| 3+ Dutch employers | One Jaaropgave from each employer |
This helps avoid missing income or tax withheld from one job.
What if you do not have your Jaaropgave yet?
Ask your employer or payroll agency. Many employers send it by email, payroll portal or employee app. If you cannot find it, payslips can sometimes help as a temporary reference, but the Jaaropgave is cleaner because it summarizes the whole year.
Why expats should keep it
Keep your Jaaropgave because you may need it for:
Benefitly tip
If you use Benefitly for a tax return, upload your Jaaropgave when you create the case. If you had multiple Dutch jobs, upload one from each employer. It makes the review faster and reduces WhatsApp follow-up later.