Xtroverso Knowledge: Dutch Tax & Compliance Insights

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

durch Linda Pavan

16.07.2025 LINDA PAVAN

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 LINDA PAVAN

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 LINDA PAVAN

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 LINDA PAVAN

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

durch Linda Pavan

10.07.2025 LINDA PAVAN

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?

durch Linda Pavan

09.07.2025 LINDA PAVAN

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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Stop Guessing, Start Paying Fair: The Law’s Coming for Your Payroll

durch Laura De Troia

08.07.2025 LAURA DE TROIA

What’s Going On? The Dutch government has proposed a new law that will make pay transparency mandatory for all companies, including micro and small ones, by June 2026. This law is part of a European r...

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What the Taxman Won’t Tell You When You Move Abroad as an Entrepreneur

durch Linda Pavan

04.07.2025 LINDA PAVAN

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)

durch Linda Pavan

03.07.2025 LINDA PAVAN

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

durch Linda Pavan

02.07.2025 LINDA PAVAN

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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The Privilege Paradox: Can Confidentiality Survive the Fight Against Financial Crime?

durch Linda Pavan

13.05.2025 LINDA PAVAN

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 (...

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Excessive Borrowing Act: When Compliance Replaces Understanding

durch Linda Pavan

10.05.2025 LINDA PAVAN

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 ...

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