From CEO to Con Artist: How One Man Turned His BV into a Personal ATM and a Mortgage Scam Machine by Linda Pavan Jul 10, 2025 CASE REFERENCE Judgment: Amsterdam Court, Criminal Division Date: June 19, 2025 Case numbers: 81/034780-22 (A) and 81/159304-24 (B) ECLI: NL:RBAMS:2025:4117 Penalty: €10,000 fine (or 85 days in prison... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX THIRD PARTY RISK Read more
What Happens When Your €1,000 Holding Fee Gets Called Out for What It Really Is? by Linda Pavan Jul 9, 2025 THE MYTH OF THE €1,000 MANAGEMENT FEE For years, many small entrepreneurs in the Netherlands have operated through a structure that seemed clever on paper: a holding BV (owned personally) invoices a m... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
What the Taxman Won’t Tell You When You Move Abroad as an Entrepreneur by Linda Pavan Jul 4, 2025 Let me tell you a story. A few years ago, a client, let’s call him Marco, called me from Portugal. He had just bought a villa on a hill, was sipping vinho verde, and wanted to “wrap things up in the N... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
What No One Tells You About International Tax Treaties (Until You're F*cked) by Linda Pavan Jul 3, 2025 International tax treaties are not just for the Apples and Amazons of this world . If you’re running a one-person consulting firm in Breda and your client’s in Brussels, congratulations, you’re offici... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
What Most Entrepreneurs Forget After Buying Green Tech And It’s Costing Them Thousands by Linda Pavan Jul 2, 2025 I’m not a fan of complicated tax talk. I like facts, stories, and clear instructions. So here’s one for you: Last year, a small Dutch company decided to install a heat pump. They wanted to go greener,... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
The Privilege Paradox: Can Confidentiality Survive the Fight Against Financial Crime? by Linda Pavan May 13, 2025 XTROVERSO PERSPECTIVE: WHEN PRINCIPLES COLLIDE, STRUCTURE MUST SPEAK At the intersection of law, ethics, and power lies one of the most complex dilemmas of our time: Can Legal Professional Privilege (... COMPLIANCE ES IT Linda Pavan NL Read more
Excessive Borrowing Act: When Compliance Replaces Understanding by Linda Pavan May 10, 2025 Purpose or Panic? The Excessive Borrowing Act (Wet excessief lenen bij eigen BV) was not born in a vacuum. It emerged from a legitimate concern: director-major shareholders (DGAs) who borrow millions ... COMPLIANCE ES IT Linda Pavan NL Read more
Why Helping You Could Cost Us: The New Reality of Tax Enforcement by Linda Pavan May 8, 2025 Strategic Context: From Personal Risk to Shared Responsibility Since 1 July 2009, Dutch tax law has quietly reshaped its power dynamics. With the introduction of the Fourth Tranche Awb , fines for tax... COMPLIANCE ES IT Linda Pavan NL Read more