BlueLetter — private beta for internationals in NL

Stop paying thousands in Dutch fines.

One misread letter costs €68 to €2,847. BlueLetter reads Dutch government mail for you — full translation, plain-language summary, every deadline wired to a reminder. In your language.

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BlueLetter · now
Deadline in 14 days — pay €2,847 to the Belastingdienst by July 24.
belastingdienst_juli-2026.pdf Reading your letter…
Belastingdienst
Postbus 2536 · 6401 DA Heerlen
Aanslagnummer 2025.V.01.6401 — Datum: 4 juli 2026
Voorlopige aanslag inkomstenbelasting 2025

Geachte heer/mevrouw,

U ontvangt deze voorlopige aanslag op basis van de gegevens die bij ons bekend zijn. Het te betalen bedrag is € 2.847,00.

U dient dit bedrag te betalen vóór 24 juli 2026. Betaalt u niet op tijd, dan kunnen wij u een betaalverzuimboete opleggen.

Bent u het niet eens met deze aanslag? Dan kunt u binnen 6 weken na de datum van deze aanslag bezwaar maken.

Verified sender · checked against the official register
Translation · English +34
Verified · Belastingdienst 2 facts extracted
Amount due
€2,847
Deadline
July 24in 14 days
4.1s average scan
1,247
Letters scanned in private beta
38
Languages supported
€0
Paid in late fines by beta users
How it works

Four steps between the doormat and the deadline.

Letter 0001 · Belastingdienst Step 01 · Read
Belastingdienst
Postbus 2536 · 6401 DA Heerlen
Verified · this really is the Belastingdienst.
Aanslagnummer 2025.V.01.6401 — Datum: 4 juli 2026
Voorlopige aanslag inkomstenbelasting 2025

Geachte heer/mevrouw,

U ontvangt deze voorlopige aanslag op basis van de gegevens die bij ons bekend zijn. Het te betalen bedrag is € 2.847,00.

U dient dit bedrag te betalen vóór 24 juli 2026. Betaalt u niet op tijd, dan kunnen wij u een betaalverzuimboete opleggen.

Bent u het niet eens met deze aanslag? Dan kunt u binnen 6 weken na de datum van deze aanslag bezwaar maken.

Hoogachtend,
de inspecteur

Translation · English
Provisional income tax assessment for 2025. You must pay €2,847 by July 24, 2026. If you disagree, you can object within 6 weeks.
AI-generated. May contain errors. For high-stakes decisions, verify with the original Dutch text.
Amount due
€2,847
Deadline
July 24in 14 days
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BlueLetter · July 17
Deadline in 7 days — pay €2,847 by July 24.
Pay Belastingdienst — €2,847
Thursday, July 24 · added to Calendar
Today
Reminder · Jul 17
Due · Jul 24
Step 01 · Read

First, we read it.

One photo. BlueLetter identifies the sender and checks it against the official register — so a phishing letter never gets the chance to look official. This one really is the Belastingdienst.

Belastingdienst
Postbus 2536 · Heerlen
Verified against the official register.
Step 02 · Translate

Then, we translate it.

A full translation and a plain-language summary, in your language — not bureaucratic Dutch, not dictionary fragments. The original stays alongside, so you can always verify.

Translation · English
Provisional income tax assessment for 2025. You must pay €2,847 by July 24, 2026.
AI-generated. May contain errors. For high-stakes decisions, verify with the original Dutch text.
Step 03 · Extract

Then, we find what matters.

Two facts decide this letter: €2,847 and July 24. BlueLetter pulls them out of the prose and puts them where you can't miss them.

Amount due
€2,847
Deadline
July 24in 14 days
Step 04 · Remind

Then, we make sure you act.

The deadline becomes a push notification and a calendar event — set before you've put the letter down. Late-payment fines start at €68. They never get the chance.

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BlueLetter · July 17
Deadline in 7 days — pay €2,847 by July 24.
Pay Belastingdienst — €2,847
Thursday, July 24 · added to Calendar
Push · 7 days before Calendar · July 24
The math

Ignoring it is the expensive option.

Dutch fines escalate on a legal schedule — 50%, then 100%, then the bailiff. Slide to watch a small one grow.

€132
The fine, as issued.
On the doormat today
Typical escalation: CJIB fines rise 50% then 100% by law. Tax amounts vary per assessment. Every letter differs — that's rather the point.
From the private beta

1,200 letters in, nobody's missed a deadline.

I photographed a CJIB fine in the parking garage and knew what to do before I got upstairs. Paid on time — no €90 increase.

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Sofía R.
Marketing manager · Den Haag

My BTW deadlines used to live in my head. Now they live in my calendar, two weeks before they're due.

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Tomás L.
ZZP designer · Rotterdam

I scanned three years of letters in one evening. Found an allowance I should have been claiming since 2024.

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Ana P.
PhD student · Utrecht
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