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Being an expat has many potential benefits and opportunities, but residing abroad also brings with it certain complex financial considerations. In many ways these can be made all the more complicated if you also happen to have foreign husband or wife, particularly in regard to your expat pension planning.

Although in most situations having a foreign spouse is unlikely to affect their possible entitlement to your pension in the event of your death, there are many variables that you should consider as an essential part of your expat financial planning.

If your expat financial adviser in the Netherlands has not alerted you to the fact already, you should be aware that the deadlines for Dutch tax returns are looming. Depending on your circumstances, these are as follows:

• 30 April – This is the general deadline and applies to the majority of taxpayers in the Netherlands
• 1 July – This is the deadline for most non-residents, including those who are newly arrived in the Netherlands as well as all other parties who qualify as M Form taxpayers (those who have only spent part of the tax year in the Netherlands due to immigration or emigration)