Expat tax regime finder 2026

Screening only. A “potential match” is not tax advice or approval. The calculator deliberately excludes rules we cannot reduce safely to these inputs.

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How long do you expect to stay?

Profile I am under 30 and have a Dutch academic master's degree or an equivalent foreign degree. I am a qualifying scientific researcher / researcher candidate. I would be in paid employment with an employer in the destination country.

Recruitment and previous residence For the Netherlands: I would be recruited from outside the Netherlands. For the Netherlands: for more than 16 of the previous 24 months, I lived more than 150 km as the crow flies from the Dutch border. For Denmark: I have not been liable to Danish tax in the previous 10 years (subject to limited exceptions in the official rules).

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What this calculator actually checks

For Denmark, the 2026 highly paid employee route has a guaranteed monthly salary threshold of DKK 65,400. Qualifying researchers are a separate category. The scheme taxes qualifying gross earned income at 32.84% and can run for up to seven years. The Danish Tax Agency also states that prior Danish tax liability can disqualify applicants, subject to detailed exceptions.

For the Netherlands, the 2026 expertise salary threshold is €48,013, or €36,497 for qualifying under-30 master's graduates. Scientific researchers at designated institutions and doctors training as specialists can be exempt from the salary threshold. Recruitment from abroad and the 150 km residence test also matter. A decision can run for up to five years.

Why there is no “estimated take-home” yet

A reliable net-income comparison requires ordinary tax brackets, social-security treatment, deductions, caps and the exact way the special regime interacts with each item. Version 1 screens eligibility instead of presenting a deceptively precise net salary. That comparison can be added country by country once each calculation model is verified.

Primary sources

Danish Tax Agency — tax scheme for researchers and highly paid employees Dutch Tax Administration — Expat Scheme conditions Frankfurter — exchange-rate API documentation