About taxes and premiums in general

Where can I check the rates for taxes and social premiums?

You can find them under Account - Calculation rules On the right side of the screen, you can switch between: Jurisdictions: the country or island wh...

Modified on: Fri, 9 Oct, 2026 at 1:42 PM

When an employee joins or leaves during the year, is the AOV/AWW premium based on their actual wages?

No. Celery does not use the actual wages. Instead, Celery applies a monthly maximum. What are AOV and AWW? AOV is the general old-age pension insurance. ...

Modified on: Fri, 9 Oct, 2026 at 1:52 PM

How Celery settles social premiums in December or when an employee leaves

Celery does a final check on social premiums once a year. This happens in the December payroll run, or earlier if an employee leaves (when an end date ...

Modified on: Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 8:21 AM

Does Celery account for premium changes during the year?

Short answer: No. Celery calculates the social premiums in one of two moments: In the last regular pay slip of the year. When the employee leaves the...

Modified on: Mon, 12 Oct, 2026 at 1:40 PM

Will the yearly Wage Tax be recalculated using the Income Tax Table?

No. Here’s why. In the mid-1990s, the government introduced Wage Tax Tables to make payroll simpler. There’s one for each pay period, such as the Monthl...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 10:31 AM

The SVB ZV premium is ticked, but it doesn’t show on the payslip. How do I add it to the wage calculation?

The ZV premium (the sickness insurance premium paid to the SVB, the Social Insurance Bank) only applies when both of these are true: The employee’s SVB wa...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 10:36 AM

How can I change the percentage for the Extra Earnings tax table?

The percentage for the Extra Earnings tax table depends on the employee’s annual wage. You can find this amount under Employees - Salary. How Celery wor...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 10:47 AM

Why don’t imported children give a child allowance, or why is the option not available?

Celery checks each child’s date of birth. If a child is too old, the employee can’t get the child allowance for that child. In that case, Celery keeps the o...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 10:54 AM

How is the wage tax reduction processed in payroll?

You turn on the wage tax reduction with wage code 490. Add this code for the employee under Fixed wage codes & taxed fringe benefits. The amount you en...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 11:01 AM

Can I deduct an extra amount of Wage Tax?

Yes. Use wage code 625 to deduct an extra amount of Wage Tax. This extra amount is also included in: the Wage Tax declaration the Wage Tax Card ...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 11:06 AM

Where can I see how much of the wage tax reduction has been used so far this year?

Your payslip only shows the amount for that pay period. To see the total used so far this year, open report X12 – Wage tax card / annual income statement. ...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 11:23 AM

Can an employer pay the full AOV/AWW, AZV, AVBZ and BVZ premium?

Yes, that’s possible. The employee then no longer pays their own share of the premium. This means their net salary goes up. What changes for each premiu...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 11:29 AM

I reopened a closed pay run from the past. Now I see differences in taxes, premiums and net salary. What should I do?

You have two choices. 1. Cancel the reopened pay run Click Cancel at the bottom of your screen or the cancel button in Regular run. OR Celery keeps ...

Modified on: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 11:57 AM

Does Celery use the Gliding Scale for pensioners?

Celery uses it automatically in pension payrolls for Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. What is the Gliding Scale? Pensioners with a lower yearly income ...

Modified on: Mon, 26 Oct, 2026 at 1:00 PM

How can I see in Celery what I have to pay to the Tax Authorities and SVB/SZV?

Celery creates the overviews for you after each pay run. They show exactly how much tax and premiums you need to pay. Where to find them: Process your...

Modified on: Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 12:47 PM

Why is the wage tax in Celery a little different from the Monthly Wage Tax Table?

Yes, this can happen. You’ll see it most often in payrolls for Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Here’s why: Celery doesn’t use the monthly table. Instead, C...

Modified on: Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 1:09 PM

Why would an employer pay all social premiums, including the employee’s share?

Social premiums are payments for things like pension and health insurance. Usually the employer and the employee each pay a share. Some employers choose to ...

Modified on: Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 12:01 PM

My employee earns more than the SVB/SZV wage limit, but ZV premium is still applied. Why?

ZV is sickness insurance. Normally, employees who earn above the SVB/SZV wage limit are not insured under ZV. But an employee can sometimes still be insured...

Modified on: Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 12:04 PM

Too much or too little Wage Tax is deducted from an employee. How is that possible?

This often happens when an employee starts or leaves partway through the month. In that case, the number of working days you enter decides how much Wage Tax...

Modified on: Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 12:28 PM

Where do I set the SVB/SZV OV premium in Celery?

You set it on the employer’s page in Celery. Why there? The premium can be different for each employer or type of business. So Celery saves it per emplo...

Modified on: Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 1:12 PM

How do I use the anonymous tax rate in Celery?

The anonymous tax rate means the employee pays wage tax at the highest rate, on their normal salary. Celery doesn’t have a single button for this. But you ...

Modified on: Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 1:25 PM

There is a difference in the Wage Tax - how is that possible?

Differences in wage tax are mainly caused by different settings in the fiscal allowances, such as Child-, Single Earner- and Elderly allowances. Or applicat...

Modified on: Mon, 18 Feb, 2019 at 10:31 AM

Why doesn't Celery automatically switch off the ZV premium if an employee has a salary above the SVB/SZV Wage Limit?

Indeed, employees with an SVB/SZV wage above the SVB/SZV Wage Limit are in principle not insured under the ZV. But there is an exception. That has to do ...

Modified on: Wed, 24 Jul, 2019 at 10:46 AM

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