Stop sending "Pretty" invoices start sending readable ones by Linda Pavan Dec 29, 2025 The biggest invoicing risk I see right now isn’t late payers, it’s invoices that can’t be processed. When your customer’s bookkeeping is automated (and more and more of it is), a Word, Excel, or Canva... DIGITAL ES LEDGER Linda Pavan NL Read more
What a Dutch Woonplaatsverklaring Is and How to Request One by Linda Pavan Dec 27, 2025 What is a woonplaatsverklaring ? A woonplaatsverklaring, often translated as a certificate of tax residence, is an official statement from the Belastingdienst confirming that you (or your company) are... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
Dutch Treasury Lost an Estimated €1.5 Billion to Abuse of “Turbo Liquidations” by Linda Pavan Dec 27, 2025 The default shutdown route In recent years, “turboliquidatie” (turbo liquidation) has become the standard route for ending a company in the Netherlands. Nearly 80% of business closures reportedly happ... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
EU Member States Reach Deal on the Digital Euro by Linda Pavan Dec 27, 2025 A political deal, still not a launch EU member states reached an agreement on the digital euro on 19 December . A digital euro will not arrive anytime soon: the earliest expected introduction is 2029 ... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
DAC8: tighter reporting rules for crypto from 2026 by Linda Pavan Dec 27, 2025 Crypto transactions are set to become far more visible to the Dutch Tax Administration (Belastingdienst). Under the EU’s DAC8 rules, supported by the OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), cryp... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
Climate and mobility: fiscal incentives continue to guide behaviour by Linda Pavan Dec 27, 2025 The Netherlands is keeping climate and mobility measures firmly in the tax toolkit, but 2026 marks a shift toward more precisely defined incentives. In practice, this means benefits remain for cleaner... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
Assets, inheritance and housing: a stronger focus on fairness by Linda Pavan Dec 27, 2025 As of 1 January 2026 , a broad package of tax measures will take effect. The government’s stated aim is to make the tax system simpler, fairer and more future-proof , with a stronger emphasis on the f... ES IT Linda Pavan NL Read more
Government Moves Ahead With VAT Increase on Lodging: No Reconsideration or Delay by Linda Pavan Dec 27, 2025 The Dutch government confirms the VAT increase on lodging from 9% to 21% in 2026. Learn how this change impacts hotels, BBs, holiday parks, and border-region businesses, and what lodging providers sho... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
A VAT Entrepreneur with a Chamber of Commerce Registration Is Not Automatically an Income Tax Entrepreneur by Linda Pavan Dec 26, 2025 Many self-employed professionals and director-major shareholders assume that a Chamber of Commerce registration and a VAT number are enough to qualify as an entrepreneur for income tax purposes. But t... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
VAT Deduction Revision for Real Estate Investment Services (2026). What Businesses Must Know by Linda Pavan Dec 26, 2025 From 1 January 2026 , businesses investing in real estate will need to comply with a new rule: the revision of VAT deduction on investment services . This change, introduced in the 2025 Tax Plan , aff... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more
E-invoicing Obligation in the Netherlands: Where Does The Hague Really Stand? by Linda Pavan Dec 26, 2025 Q: I run a small business in the Netherlands, do I really need to worry about e-invoicing now? " Not yet, but you can’t ignore it either. From 2030, if you send invoices to customers in other EU count... ES IT LEDGER Linda Pavan NL Read more
Dutch Court Slams Tax Office for Double VAT Fine, What Small Business Owners Must Know by Linda Pavan Aug 29, 2025 Q: If I get two fines from the Tax Office for the same VAT mistake, do I really have to pay both? " No. A Dutch court just ruled that you can’t be fined twice for the same thing. In this case, the Tax... AUDIO COURT RULING ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Read more