The Essentials of Doing Business in the Netherlands
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The Essentials of Doing Business in the Netherlands Jamie Lingwood Fractal Communications
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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
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.
Insurance
Beroepsaansprakelijkheidsverzekering
Bedrijfsaansprakelijksheidsverzekering
Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering
Insurance
Professional Indemnity Insurance
Company Liability Insurance
Disability Insurance
Beroepsaansprakelijkheidsverzekering
Bedrijfsaansprakelijkheidsverzekering
Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering
1. Self-Employment?2. Market Research
3. Investment4. Paperwork
5. Risks6. Administration
7. Location8. Legal Entity
9. Company Name10. Registration
Ten-Step Plan
