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
What the Tax Office Won’t Tell You Before Slapping You with a VAT Bill by Linda Pavan Jun 25, 2025 As entrepreneurs, we often assume that "being heard" is part of any fair administrative process. Yet, in tax matters, especially around VAT (omzetbelasting), this isn’t always a given. Understanding w... Linda Pavan TAX Read more
What Happens When Legal Protection Becomes a Mirage for Entrepreneurs? by Linda Pavan Jun 20, 2025 The NOB report "Knelpunten in Kaart 2025" delivers a blunt message: if you're a taxpayer in the Netherlands, especially an entrepreneur, you’re not standing on legal bedrock. You’re balancing on proce... Linda Pavan TAX Read more
What Happens When the Taxman Fines You Without Proof? by Linda Pavan Jun 18, 2025 Let’s skip the sugarcoating. If you fine people, you better be damn sure who did what wrong, when, and why. Otherwise, you're not administering justice, you’re tossing darts in the dark and hoping one... Linda Pavan TAX Read more
What If the Tax Office Owes You Money and You’ve Been Too Passive to Notice? by Linda Pavan Jun 16, 2025 A Step Toward Justice, Not Generosity On 12 June, the Dutch House of Representatives approved the Counter-Evidence Scheme Box 3 Act . It may sound like technical tax jargon, but its significance is an... Linda Pavan TAX Read more
What Really Counts as a Business Asset for Investment Deduction in a BV? by Linda Pavan Jun 13, 2025 Let me tell you a quick story. Last year, a young entrepreneur came to me with a proud smile and a neat Excel list of all the things he had bought for his new BV. A laptop, a fancy espresso machine, e... Linda Pavan TAX Read more
How the New Box 3 Tax Plan Threatens Your Wealth Without Touching Your Wallet by Linda Pavan Jun 5, 2025 It’s not easy to talk about Box 3 without triggering frustration. For years now, this part of the Dutch tax system has been a source of confusion, legal battles, and systemic failure. So when the outg... Linda Pavan TAX Read more
Fall of the Schoof Cabinet: What’s Next for Fiscal Policy? by Linda Pavan Jun 4, 2025 As Head of Ledger and Tax Compliance at Xtroverso, I am not in the business of politics—but I do study its fiscal ripple effects with precision. The recent decision by PVV leader Geert Wilders to pull... Linda Pavan TAX Read more
What You’re Losing in 2027 (and Why It Matters Now): The End of Partial Non-Residency in the Netherlands by Linda Pavan Jun 3, 2025 The Netherlands has long welcomed international professionals with a clear and generous tool: the 30% ruling. Alongside it, a quieter but powerful feature existed for years, the partial non-resident t... Linda Pavan TAX Read more