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VAT Fines Are Coming for You: Supreme Court Says 'I Didn’t Know' No Longer Counts

durch Linda Pavan

28.07.2025

When Ignorance Is Not an Excuse: The Supreme Court Has Spoken Let’s not sugarcoat it. On July 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands confirmed, loud and clear, that not knowing how VAT rules a...

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Your Co-Director Earns More? Congratulations, That’s Your New Salary Now.

durch Linda Pavan

25.07.2025

Executive Summary: If you own a micro or small business, especially a holding or a BV with multiple partners, the Dutch Tax Authority has clarified how the “usual wage” (gebruikelijk loon) for directo...

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Think You’re a Holding? Think Again: Dutch Court Slams ‘Certificate-Only’ BVs with Zero VAT Rights

durch Linda Pavan

24.07.2025

Why This Case Matters for Entrepreneurs Too often, founders and owners of micro and small companies set up a structure—think BV on top of BV, certificates instead of shares, management services done "...

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EU’s Digital VAT Deadline: Will Your Small Business Survive the 2030 E-Invoice Shakeup?

durch Linda Pavan

23.07.2025

Europe Has Spoken, Digital VAT is No Longer a Distant Prospect On March 11, 2025, the European Council of Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecofin) approved the “VAT in the Digital Age” (VIDA) package, ...

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Freelancers? Forget It. The Dutch Government Is Forcing You to Hire, Or Pay the Price

durch Linda Pavan

22.07.2025

Clarity or Minefield? The New Frontier for Small Business Owners The Dutch government has introduced the Vbar bill to do what past policies could not: cut through the legal fog around employment statu...

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Holding Out for a Miracle? Why Your Passive BV Is About to Get Hammered by the New Dutch VAT Rules

durch Linda Pavan

21.07.2025

A Shift Long in the Making Starting 1 July 2025, the Dutch tax landscape changes for anyone operating a holding company. The government has withdrawn long-standing policy decisions and replaced them w...

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What Crypto Lovers Won’t Tell You About 2026 (And Why It Could Cost You €1 Million)

durch Linda Pavan

18.07.2025

What Just Happened? On July 7, 2025 , the Dutch Ministry of Finance submitted a bill to the House of Representatives that will dramatically reshape how crypto transactions are monitored and taxed . St...

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[2025 Update] The Hidden VAT Loophole for Small Dutch Businesses: Cost-Sharing Groups Explained

durch Linda Pavan

17.07.2025

What Is a Cost-Sharing Group (CSG) and Why It Matters in the Netherlands? If you operate a micro or small enterprise in the Netherlands, especially in healthcare, education , or VAT-exempt sectors, yo...

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Dutch Court Limits Belastingdienst’s Assumptions on Customary Salary (Gebruikelijk Loon): What Every Micro-BV Owner Must Know

durch Linda Pavan

16.07.2025

Summary: Why This Judgment Matters for Every Dutch Micro-BV If you're a Dutch entrepreneur who owns a micro-BV, a private limited company with one shareholder, this recent court decision is more than ...

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What Happens When Your Supplier Cheats? You Pay Twice.

durch Linda Pavan

15.07.2025

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

durch Linda Pavan

14.07.2025

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?

durch Linda Pavan

11.07.2025

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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