Xtroverso Knowledge: Dutch Tax & Compliance Insights

When Trust Fails: What a Notary Fraud Teaches Small Businesses About Control

by Linda Pavan

Mar 6, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

The news about the millions in fraud by a former notary Frank Oranje at Pels Rijcken sounds like something far removed from daily business life. A large firm. A senior partner. Complex structures. Yet...

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by Linda Pavan

Mar 5, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

For many small business owners, personal income tax feels like something that happens after the real work is done. You’ve sent your invoices, paid your suppliers, managed cash flow, and kept your busi...

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by Linda Pavan

Mar 4, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

A VAT audit rarely starts with drama. It starts with numbers: invoices issued, invoices received, VAT declared, VAT reclaimed. For most small business owners, those numbers are simply part of the rhyt...

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Your BV Is Not Your Wallet

by Linda Pavan

Mar 3, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

When money is tight or a private bill arrives at the wrong moment, the temptation is understandable: you “borrow” a bit from the business account. After all, it’s your company. But whether that money ...

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by Linda Pavan

Mar 2, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

In the coming weeks, many entrepreneurs and workers will finalise their 2025 personal income tax return. For most, it feels procedural: review the pre-filled data, check the numbers, submit. But if yo...

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by Linda Pavan

Feb 23, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

Small business owners know that the numbers we crunch on paper don’t always feel the same in our bank account. One of those quiet numbers is the general rebate the general tax credit that reduces what...

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File on Time or Carry the Risk Yourself

by Linda Pavan

Feb 18, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

For many small BVs, the annual accounts feel like something that lives with the accountant. Until the deadline passes. Then it becomes the director’s problem, personally. The rules around filing with ...

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by Linda Pavan

Feb 17, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

When a sole trader decides to convert into a BV, the question is rarely theoretical. It is about liability, contracts, continuity of clients, and above all: cash flow. If the conversion triggers tax o...

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The Annual Accounts Are Not a Formality

by Linda Pavan

Feb 16, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

For many small business owners, the annual accounts feel like something that belongs to the accountant’s calendar, not to daily business reality. Yet the obligation for a CEO to prepare the annual sta...

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by Linda Pavan

Feb 13, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

In small businesses, money often moves faster than paperwork. A transfer to cover VAT, a loan from the director to bridge a slow-paying client, an advance to a related company. On the bank statement i...

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by Linda Pavan

Feb 12, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

Every small business owner knows the feeling: invoices out, money in eventually. Cash flow is never abstract. It’s rent, salaries, suppliers, trust. And somewhere in that daily reality sits the tax pa...

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by Linda Pavan

Feb 11, 2026 LINDA PAVAN

Every entrepreneur knows the feeling: you send an invoice, the amount looks right, the work is done, and yet a small detail can still trip you up. VAT is one of those details. Especially when it comes...

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