A serious question

[aquaman]

Sounds a bit suspicious, John. Maybe worth a call to the tax department directly to confirm it's legit and not some kind of scam? Will be interesting to hear what Robin and other owners find out.

I have spoken to the tax dpt. It is for real. They want this info if as a non resident you are deriving any income. I have told them I file taxes in Canada annually and have a notice of assessment showing we owe no taxes. See where it goes.

[aquaman]

Sounds a bit suspicious, John. Maybe worth a call to the tax department directly to confirm it's legit and not some kind of scam? Will be interesting to hear what Robin and other owners find out.

I have taken pics of all 12 pages of questions and asked Andrea if it is possible to send them to her or post them

[robin]

I haven't heard anything yet, but if they want me to fill something out, they better send it in English.

[aquaman]

I haven't heard anything yet, but if they want me to fill something out, they better send it in English.

Its only in Dutch

[Andrea J.]

I never received any request from you asking to send them to me.
You can scan them and then post them to the forum.

I have taken pics of all 12 pages of questions and asked Andrea if it is possible to send them to her or post them

[aquaman]

I sent you a private message through the forum

[JohnMtl]

This sounds like the 2019 income tax form that our tax specialist has told us to expect.

[GETA62]

I haven't heard anything yet, but if they want me to fill something out, they better send it in English.

I asked my property manager and she mentioned that few more clients of her did receive similar booklets. Which she passed to their bookkeeper. She says that this related to the vacation rentals properties. Now government trying to get as much money as possible so they collecting this from non- residents, especially who applied for Health Check from DVG.

[Andrea J.]

thanks GETA
so John and others are not being "scammed"
the sky is not falling and all is right in the world.
well as right as it can be during a pandemic.
glad it is legit.

Thanks Geta!!

[JohnMtl]

I asked my property manager and she mentioned that few more clients of her did receive similar booklets. Which she passed to their bookkeeper. She says that this related to the vacation rentals properties. Now government trying to get as much money as possible so they collecting this from non- residents, especially who applied for Health Check from DVG.

Anyone earning income from a rental property in Aruba should be collecting and remitting the 9.5% Tourist Tax and $3 per day Lodging (environmental) tax. You should also be filing an annual tax return with the Aruban tax department which is what that booklet is for.

This is nothing new and no different than declaring your income in your home country.

Yes, their forms are all in Dutch, which is the official language of the country.