Frequently asked questions

Generally, this is an option. Have you suspended operations, resulting in lower water consumption? Then the tax bill is usually adjusted downwards. Please send an objection notice via My RBG. Please attach the water bill from the utilities company as evidence. It is not possible to submit an objection against a tax bill for 1 pollution unit (1 VE). This is the minimum tax bill.

The water bill is often charged over a period of about 12 months. Use the water bill that covers most months of the year that applies to the tax return. The RBG derives the water consumption in this bill from annualised use.
For companies with household waste water (such as shops and offices), the following rules apply:

Example of a company with household waste water that drains more than 218 cubic metres: 514 cubic metres of water x 0.023 VE/cubic metres = 11.82 pollution units.  The number of VE multiplied by the rate is the amount due.

For companies not draining any household waste water, different rules apply.
For most companies, we calculate the number of pollution units using the waste water coefficients table.

The tax return is about a previous year. Was your company no longer established at that address? Then please indicate this on the back of the invitation. Also list your new address. You do not need to file a digital tax return. Was your company located at the address for part of the year? Then you need to file a digital tax return

Do you drain normal household water? For example from a shop or an office? Then you can fill in 11 cubic metres of water per full-time person per year.

This is possible. You can use the button ‘apply for postponement’ after opening the tax return. Subsequently, you receive a confirmation in writing. Have you received a demand for payment letter? Then you are no longer eligible for postponement.  

For greenhouses, the tax bill is 3 pollution units (VE) per hectare (10,000 sqm). The following rules apply:

For example 36,000 sqm glass pane surfaces /10,000 x 3.0 VE = 10.80 pollution units.

If you do not agree with the amount of the tax bill, then please send an objection notice via My RBG.

Does your tax bill amount to 1 pollution unit (1 VE)? Then you use less than 44 cubic metres of water. Does your tax bill amount to 3 pollution units (3 VE)? Then you use between 44 and 217 cubic metres of water.

If you do not agree with the amount of the tax bill, please send an objection notice via My RBG. Please attach the water bill from the utilities company as evidence.