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What Happens When Your Supplier Cheats? You Pay Twice.

by Linda Pavan

Jul 15, 2025

Not Just for Big Players If you think VAT fraud is a distant, high-level concern, let this case serve as your wake-up call. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made it painfully clear: even micro ...

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What Tax Advisors Won’t Tell You About That iShares Case And Why Your Small Dutch Business Is Next

by Linda Pavan

Jul 14, 2025

A Tax Case That Isn’t Just for the Big Funds You might think a European tax case involving iShares and Spanish dividend withholding has little to do with your small business in Rotterdam, Haarlem, or ...

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What the Hell Happens When You Liquidate Your BV and Think the Taxman Will Feel Sorry for You?

by Linda Pavan

Jul 11, 2025

A Sobering Truth for Micro and Small Business Owners Let me start with a hard fact, no dressing it up: if you’re the proud owner of a micro or small business structured with a holding and an operation...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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