Are you a partner in a vof (a Dutch general partnership) or do you have shares in a bv (a Dutch private limited company)? Then, from mid-2022, a new legal obligation will apply: you must indicate who the ultimate owners are in the company, the UBO. That stands for...
The Dutch Belastingdienst (Tax and Customs Administration) makes a distinction between an eenmanszaak (or EZ which is a Dutch sole proprietorships) and a bv (a Dutch limited liability company) when it comes to VAT numbers. In the past, the VAT number of an EZ was...
There are several good reasons to convert your eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship, hereafter EZ) to a BV (a private limited company). Your company may have grown or you are planning to grow significantly, or liability becomes an issue, for example because you want to...
If you want to convert your eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship, hereafter EZ) into a BV (a limited company), there may be issues that you have not thought about before. There are three ways to contribute an EZ in a BV: by means of an ‘asset-liability...
If you want to convert your eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship, hereafter EZ) into a BV (a limited company), there may be issues that you have not thought about before. There are three ways to contribute an EZ to a BV: by means of an asset-liability transaction, a...
If you want to convert your eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship, hereafter EZ) into a BV (a limited company), there may be issues that you have not thought about before. There are three ways to contribute an EZ to a BV: by means of an asset-liability transaction, a...
In four previous articles I have tried to explain which three options there are for converting your eenmanszaak (a sole proprietorship, hereafter EZ) into a BV (a private limited company). This last article on this subject provides a brief summary and a...
Everyone who owns a business is obliged to keep records. If you have a sole proprietorship, are a partner in a general partnership, or director of a private limited company or an association, you are obliged to keep records. In practice, this means that you must keep...
‘Please pay the total amount to us within 7 days.’ What happens if you don’t comply? When supplying goods or services to companies, you must comply with statutory payment terms. This has been established at European level. In short, it comes down to...
Many entrepreneurs often think of a holding company as large, international companies with opaque structures, but a holding company is also very useful for small entrepreneurs. Almost every entrepreneur who sets up a BV also sets up a holding company at the same time,...