Changelog
Every change to the tax rules, the calculations and the site, dated. When a rule changes, we say which results it affects.
Last change 15 Nov 2026 · 10 rule updates · 1 fix · 22 site updates
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Visitor statistics, and the privacy page says so
We now count page views, clicks and errors with PostHog (its EU cloud) and Vercel Web Analytics. PostHog sets one cookie with a random ID and records the page address, which can include the salary you entered. The privacy page, which until today said the site used no analytics and set no cookies, now lists what each tool collects, where it goes, what is saved in your browser and how to block it.
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One currency for the whole site
A currency menu next to the language menu. Pick euros, US dollars, pounds, złoty, Swiss francs or kroner, and every salary you type and every amount on the calculators, comparisons and country lists is in that currency. "Local currency" keeps each country in its own. Conversions now use the European Central Bank's reference rates, dated on each page, instead of illustrative ones; this also moves the euro figures for Poland and Norway. Your choice is saved in your browser; the privacy page is updated.
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Effective rate on every calculator
Every calculator now shows your effective rate: income tax, local taxes and your social contributions together, as a share of your gross pay. It sits under each result and in the full table, with the difference between the two columns in percentage points.
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Every pair of calculated countries compared
28 comparison pages, one for every pair of the eight countries we calculate (Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain), each either way round, year by year, with and without each tax benefit. Spain vs Poland now starts from standard rules in Spain; tick "I already have the Beckham Law" to see Beckham ending. Every calculator's compare menu and the compare page link to them. In English for now.
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Switzerland calculator and expat deductions guide
A Switzerland salary calculator for the city of Zurich, with and without the expatriate deductions: the full table in francs with federal, cantonal and city tax and social security, where every franc goes, your expat years and your tax steps. A guide to the expat deductions: who qualifies, what you can deduct, how to claim them. Both in English, German, Polish, French and Spanish (translations are drafts).
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Swiss rules for 2026
Federal income tax on the 2026 tariff, Zurich cantonal tax on the 2026 brackets with the canton at 95% and the city at 119%, 2026 social security and pension fund minimums, and the CHF 1,500 a month flat deduction for expatriates.
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Cyprus calculator and the 50% exemption guide
Cyprus salaries for 2026, under the new tax bands from the 2026 reform (tax-free up to €22,000, then 20% to 35%), with social insurance and GeSY. Shows the 50% and 20% exemptions for people moving there for work, and a guide to them in every language. New results: Cyprus only; nothing else changes.
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Greece calculator and the 50% tax break guide
A Greece salary calculator, with and without the 50% tax break for people moving to Greece (article 5C): the full table, net per payslip, where every euro goes, your seven tax-break years and your tax steps, with children and age. A guide to the tax break: who qualifies, what it covers, how to apply in myAADE, when it ends, and Greece's two other regimes. Both in English, with draft translations in German, Polish, French and Spanish.
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Greece 2026 rules
The 2026 Greek tax scale from law 5246/2025 (9% to 44%, the top rate now above €60,000), the lower rates for children and people up to 30, the tax reduction of article 16, employee EFKA contributions of 13.37% up to the 2026 ceiling of €7,761.94 a payment, and the 50% exemption of article 5C.
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Malta calculator and the Highly Skilled Individuals guide
A Malta salary calculator for 2026, on the standard single rates and with the 15% rate for highly skilled people: the full table, where every euro goes, your 15% years and your tax steps. A guide to the Highly Skilled Individuals rules, which replaced Malta's HQP rules in 2026: who qualifies, what it's worth, how to apply. Both in English, German, Polish, French and Spanish; the translations are drafts.
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Norway calculator and PAYE guide
A Norway calculator that sets standard rules against the 25% PAYE scheme for foreign workers, with your PAYE years and tax steps, and a guide to who can use PAYE and when it pays off. Each rule links to Skatteetaten's page or the law on Lovdata. Both are in all five languages, as drafts outside English. Norway is also on the homepage, Countries and Tax benefits.
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Norway, tax year 2026
Tax on general income at 22%, the step tax with steps 4 and 5 at 16.8% and 17.8% as adopted by Stortinget, national insurance at 7.6%, the minimum standard deduction and personal allowance, and PAYE at 25% (17.4% outside Norwegian national insurance) up to NOK 725,050. Every rate checked against Skatteetaten's 2026 rate pages; tested against four cases worked out by hand. Affects every Norway result.
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Netherlands, tax year 2026, with the 30% ruling
A Netherlands calculator: box 1 rates of 35.75%, 37.56% and 49.50%, the general and labour tax credits, national insurance split out, and the 30% ruling with its salary requirements, its €262,000 cap and 27% from 2027. Shown on the homepage table too. Tested against our own worked cases only, not yet against the Belastingdienst calculator.
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The 30% ruling guide
Who qualifies, the salary requirement, what it's worth at four salaries, how long it lasts, how to apply and what changes in 2027. In English, German, Polish, French and Spanish, together with the Netherlands calculator.
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Germany calculator
Net pay in Germany for 2026, tax class I, with church tax at 8% or 9% and your moving year: moving costs above the work allowance lower your tax, with the higher flat rate for a move from abroad. Checked against the finance ministry's 2026 payroll flowchart. Every step can be opened. In English, German, Polish, French and Spanish.
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Guide: moving to Germany
Germany has no special tax regime for newcomers. The guide explains what you can still deduct: moving costs, a second home, tax-free refunds from your employer, church tax, the Aktivrente and treaty rules for visiting teachers. Linked from the tax benefits page.
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Germany: 2026 payroll deduction for contributions
From 2026 the Vorsorgepauschale includes unemployment insurance as long as health, care and unemployment together stay under €1,900, the old minimum amount is gone, and the total is rounded up to whole euros, as in the finance ministry's payroll flowchart. Affects Germany results below about €17,500 a year by a few euros; €100,000 is unchanged.
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Poland calculator and return relief guide
A Poland salary calculator, with and without return relief (ulga na powrót): the full table in złoty, where every złoty goes, your four relief years and your tax steps. A guide to return relief: who qualifies, what it covers, how to claim it. Both in English, German, Polish, French and Spanish. The calculation itself is unchanged.
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Ireland calculator, 2026 rules
Salary after tax in Ireland for 2026: income tax (20% up to €44,000, 40% above, €2,000 personal and €2,000 employee tax credits), USC (0.5%, 2% to €28,700, 3% to €70,044, 8%) and PRSI (4.2%, rising to 4.35% on 1 October 2026), with and without SARP: 30% of pay above €125,000 (€100,000 for people who arrived 2023 to 2025) free of income tax, up to €1 million. Our own test cases, not yet checked against Revenue's calculator.
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SARP guide
A guide to Ireland's Special Assignee Relief Programme: who qualifies, what it's worth, how long it lasts and how to claim, with the Finance Act 2025 changes. Ireland now links to its calculator from the countries list, and SARP to its guide from the tax benefits list.
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Italy 2026 calculator
Salary after tax in Milan and Rome for 2026, with and without the impatriate regime: IRPEF at 23%, 33% and 43% (the 2026 budget law cut the middle rate from 35%), regional and municipal surcharges, INPS contributions and the 2025 tax-free top-ups for employees. Each law it uses is linked to its official text on Normattiva, INPS or the region. Rome's surcharges are a research draft. Italy also appears on the homepage, the country list and the tax benefits list.
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Guide to Italy's impatriate regime
Who qualifies, what it's worth at three salaries, how long it lasts and how to claim it, with Italy's other regimes for researchers, wealthy new residents and pensioners. In English, German, Polish, French and Spanish.
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Sources linked under every calculation
The Spain calculator, Spain vs Poland, the homepage table, the comparison list and the Beckham Law guide now link each law and rule they use to its official text: the BOE, the Polish legal database, German federal law and the Catalan legal portal.
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Contact page
One page to email us, with a ready-made email for reporting a wrong number. Linked from the footer, the methodology page and this page. The privacy page now says what happens to an email you send us.
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Fonts served from this site
Handjet and Schibsted Grotesk now come from our own web host instead of Google Fonts, so your browser no longer contacts Google. Pages also show their text sooner. The privacy page is updated.
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About page
Why netlands exists: one person moving around Europe, deciding where to live next, and not finding numbers they could trust. Linked from the footer.
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Changelog and privacy pages
This page, and a privacy page that lists everything the site saves or sends. The footer and the methodology page link to both.
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Five languages
Every page now has its own address in English, German, Polish, French and Spanish, with numbers, money and dates written the way each language writes them. The Beckham Law guide and the menus are draft translations, marked as drafts until a native speaker checks them; other pages are in English for now.
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Tax benefits and Compare pages
Tax benefits lists every regime across the 32 countries, with filters, search and the countries where we found none. Compare lets you pick two countries and a salary, then opens the comparison with them filled in.
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Spain, tax year 2026
State and Catalan income tax scales, social security with the solidarity contribution, and the Beckham Law at 24%. Madrid’s rates are a research draft, and the calculator says so when Madrid is picked. Affects every Spain result.
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Poland, tax year 2026
The standard tax scale and the return relief for people moving back to Poland. Affects every Poland result.
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Germany, tax year 2026
Payroll net pay for tax class I. It matches our test case at €100,000; the formula is still to be checked against the finance ministry’s calculator at other salaries. Affects every Germany figure.
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First version
Homepage, all countries, the Spain calculator, Spain vs Poland, the Beckham Law guide and how we calculate. Light and dark themes, a phone layout, and links that share your exact result.
Not in results yet
Drafts and announced changes, such as Poland's new tax scale for 2027, are shown on the site but never used in a result. They appear here on the day they become law and our calculation uses them.
See the ones we're following in where the rules come from.
Spotted a wrong number? Tell us the country, your inputs and what you expected. We note every fix here.