The Essentials of Doing Business in the Netherlands

TheEssentials

of Doing Business

in theNetherlands

Jamie LingwoodFractal Communications

Introduction• Jamie Lingwood– Husband | Father | Copywriter & Translator |

Bass Trombonist | Techie | Foodie | TVR Freak | SciFi Nerd | Espresso Addict | Chocoholic | Murakami Fan

• Fractal Communications– founded in 2002– eenmanszaak [sole proprietorship]– translation & copywriting (B2B)– ‘Mind the Gap’ (B2C/B2B)

TheRegulatory Landscape

forAspiring & Practising

Entrepreneurs/Small Business Owners

in theNetherlands

Welcome to the Netherlands...

• organizations– Rijksoverheid [government]– Belastingdienst / Douane [tax & customs]– Waterschap / Hoogheemraadschap [water board]– Gemeente [local/city council]– Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) [chamber of commerce]– ...

• finance & subsidies• taxation• insurance• pension• accountant• notary• ...

Outline

Government

DigiD

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Answers for Business

OndernemersPlein

Tax & Customs

Local/City Council

Chamber of Commerce

Subsidies & Finance

Tax

International

National• profit– income tax [inkomstenbelasting]– social insurance contributions

[sociale verzekeringspremies]– company tax [vennootschapsbelasting]– dividend tax [dividendbelasting]

• turnover – VAT [btw/ozb]• employees– employer’s contributions, etc.

Regional

Local/City Council

Insurance

Beroepsaansprakelijkheidsverzekering

Bedrijfsaansprakelijksheidsverzekering

Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering

Insurance

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Company Liability Insurance

Disability Insurance

Beroepsaansprakelijkheidsverzekering

Bedrijfsaansprakelijkheidsverzekering

Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering

Insurance

Civil Law Notary

1. Self-Employment?2. Market Research

3. Investment4. Paperwork

5. Risks6. Administration

7. Location8. Legal Entity

9. Company Name10. Registration

Ten-Step Plan

1. Accountant2. Pension

3. ...4. Q&A?

Miscellaneous

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