What if I forgot to activate the payroll tax credit.

If you didn’t know you could use the payroll tax credit (loonheffingskorting) and have already worked employed shifts and received pay slips, we can’t change those pay slips retroactively. But don’t stress: if the credit wasn’t activated, you can get the extra tax you paid back.

Annual tax return

During your annual tax return, the Belastingdienst (Tax Administration) calculates your total income and determines how much income tax you should have paid. If it turns out that more tax was withheld from your wages than necessary, you will receive a refund for the difference.