Selling Digital Services to EU Consumers: VAT for a Dutch Business
A digital sale abroad can require VAT in the customer’s country. Learn what a Dutch business needs to track and how OSS can simplify eligible EU reporting.
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Which Dutch VAT Number Should You Put on Your Website?
Your Dutch VAT ID is for customers; your VAT tax number is for the tax office. Put the right number on your website and keep your public business details consistent.
Choosing a Business Name in the Netherlands: What to Check Before You Launch
A domain, a trade name and a trademark serve different purposes. Check your Dutch business name before spending money on branding and launching your website.
Understanding Your Dutch Annual Accounts: What to Read Before You Approve
Annual accounts connect profit, assets and debts. Learn where to look in a Dutch report and which questions to ask before approving the figures.
Borrowing From Your Dutch BV: What to Arrange Before You Transfer Money
A shareholder loan needs credible repayment and commercial terms. Understand the Dutch rules before using company cash for personal spending.
Dutch DGA Salary: How Much Should You Pay Yourself in 2026?
Running a Dutch BV means considering customary salary rules. Learn how comparable pay, working time and company finances affect the amount you report.
Dutch Double Taxation Relief: Exemption or Foreign Tax Credit?
Exemption relief and foreign tax credits work differently. Understand what your Dutch return can reduce and when a separate refund claim abroad may be needed.
Living Abroad With Dutch Income: Can You Still Claim Tax Deductions?
Dutch income can still bring Dutch tax obligations after you move abroad. Learn when personal deductions may remain available and how the 90% test works.
Dutch Benefits When Living Abroad: What Can Your Family Still Receive?
Some Dutch allowances may remain possible abroad, but housing, insurance, work and family benefits follow different rules. Check the whole household before budgeting.
False Self-Employment in the Netherlands: Is Your Freelance Role Really a Job?
Sending invoices does not automatically make a Dutch assignment self-employed. Examine control, business risk and how the work actually happens.
Starting a Sole Proprietorship in the Netherlands: What to Arrange First
A first Dutch client brings questions about registration, invoices and tax. Here is how to prepare a sole proprietorship and plan your first months.
Dutch Startup Deduction in 2026: How the Startersaftrek Works
The Dutch startup deduction can reduce qualifying business profit. Understand the conditions, your earlier tax years and what it changes in your return.
Dutch Tax Interest: Why Paying on Time May Not Be Enough
A Dutch tax bill can include interest even before its payment deadline. Understand the two types of interest and what to check before taking action.
Dutch Business Structures: Legal Personality, VOF and BV Compared
Explore the main Dutch legal structures and the meaning of legal personality. Compare a VOF, sole proprietorship and BV using real risks, tax and income needs.
Dutch Insurance Premium Tax: What Is Included in Your Bill?
Dutch insurance bills can include premium tax and fees. Learn which policies are taxed and how to compare the full cost with the protection you receive.
Filing Annual Accounts in the Netherlands: Duties and Deadlines
Preparing accounts does not complete a Dutch company’s filing duty. Check whether you must file, which deadline applies and who confirms a successful submission.
The Dutch SME Profit Exemption: How the Calculation Works
The Dutch SME profit exemption reduces taxable business profit. Learn where it fits in the 2026 calculation and why it is neither a cash refund nor a VAT scheme.
Maintenance Payments in the Netherlands: What Is Left After Tax?
Child support and partner maintenance have different Dutch tax rules. Check deductions, tax bills and allowance changes before using a gross payment in your budget.
Margin Calls: Why a Falling Market Can Force You to Sell
The risk of margin is not just a larger loss. Borrowing and option obligations can leave you needing cash on short notice, with the broker controlling when holdings are sold.
Missed a Dutch VAT Deadline? Separate the Return From the Payment
Filing a Dutch VAT return does not complete the payment. Find out what to check after a missed deadline, how penalties work and what to do about an estimated bill.
Separating in the Netherlands: What Happens to Your Tax Partnership?
Moving out does not always end a Dutch tax partnership. Understand the dates, the choice to divide shared tax items and the effects on housing, benefits and a move abroad.
Missed Your Dutch Tax Return Deadline? What to Do Next
Missed a Dutch tax filing deadline? Check which letter you received, understand the possible costs and keep filing, payment and objections separate.
The Dutch Self-Employed Deduction: What Do You Actually Save?
The zelfstandigenaftrek reduces taxable profit, not your tax bill euro for euro. Understand eligibility, the hours test and what the 2026 allowance means for your budget.
Return on Equity: When a High Number Hides a Risk
A high return on equity does not always mean a better business. Understand how profit, debt and share buybacks affect the number before using it to compare stocks.
Can’t Pay a Dutch Tax Bill on Time? Start Here
A Dutch tax bill you cannot pay needs a realistic plan. Find the right payment route, check what your budget can support and know when to ask for wider help.
A Car for Your Dutch Business: Keep It Private or Put It on the Books?
Putting a car through your Dutch business does not make it free. Understand the choices, deductions and private-use rules, then compare the full cost.
Saving for Your Child in the Netherlands: Who Owns the Money?
An account can belong to your child while its savings still count in your Dutch tax return. Understand ownership, gifts and benefits before choosing how to save.
Profit and Loss Statement: What Is Your Business Really Earning?
A busy business can still earn less. Follow a small studio from sales to profit and see what margins, running costs and the owner’s work mean for the result.
Dutch Child Budget: Help With the Everyday Costs of Children
Receiving Dutch child benefit does not mean every family payment is arranged. Learn how the separate child budget works and what to check before counting on it.
Dutch Healthcare Allowance: Can You Claim It, and What Will You Pay?
Dutch healthcare allowance can help with insurance costs. Understand who qualifies, how your household matters and which medical bills still need a place in your budget.
How to Read a Balance Sheet Without Getting Lost in the Numbers
A balance sheet shows what a business has and how it is financed. Follow a customer payment, a loan and an equipment purchase to understand the figures.
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