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In my experience a lot of freelancers are using it (especially when they like to work in different countries). Personally I’m quite happy using it and it’s a wa

by cmews 8y ago

In my experience a lot of freelancers are using it (especially when they like to work in different countries). Personally I’m quite happy using it and it’s a way better experience in comparison with the chamber of commerce in the Netherlands when you start freelancing (had some bad experiences unfortunately when they sold my data to shady companies which will target you with fake invoices/bad deals/spamming). Another great feature is that you are in full control how to pay yourself (salary/board member fee/dividends) which can have serious tax advantages depending on your country’s tax system.

sparkling 8y ago
How do you avoid that the company becomes a dutch tax resident if you manage it from the Netherlands most of the time?
- cmews 8y ago
  There are limitations like I cannot rent an office for longer than six months and my company is registered in Estonia with an Estonian address (I use leapin.eu which takes care of the accounting part). I get your point and when you are selling physical products I cannot see how that would be possible. However if you are doing location independent work like coding or designing it is almost effortless to not become a tax resident. Also the Dutch tax laws don’t care about the company as long as you pay the personal income tax plus some employee insurance tax.
  - taxguy 8y ago
    In the Netherlands, a corporation is a resident for tax purposes if the management and control of that company is in the Netherlands, regardless of where that corporation is set up. There is no reference to address or office location. I'd be wary of casually dismissing Dutch tax residency of an "online" company--it is not as trivial as most think it is.
Inquisitiveone 8y ago
would this be a good option for a consulting business, or services in IT ?
- cmews 8y ago
  It depends on the size and the structure of the company/business you want to start. Imho I think it is excellent for freelancers, but I would seriously think about another option when you want to start a company with other people and give out stocks to employees in the future.

by cmews 8y ago

sparkling 8y ago

How do you avoid that the company becomes a dutch tax resident if you manage it from the Netherlands most of the time?

cmews 8y ago
There are limitations like I cannot rent an office for longer than six months and my company is registered in Estonia with an Estonian address (I use leapin.eu which takes care of the accounting part). I get your point and when you are selling physical products I cannot see how that would be possible. However if you are doing location independent work like coding or designing it is almost effortless to not become a tax resident. Also the Dutch tax laws don’t care about the company as long as you pay the personal income tax plus some employee insurance tax.
- taxguy 8y ago
  In the Netherlands, a corporation is a resident for tax purposes if the management and control of that company is in the Netherlands, regardless of where that corporation is set up. There is no reference to address or office location. I'd be wary of casually dismissing Dutch tax residency of an "online" company--it is not as trivial as most think it is.

Inquisitiveone 8y ago

would this be a good option for a consulting business, or services in IT ?

cmews 8y ago
It depends on the size and the structure of the company/business you want to start. Imho I think it is excellent for freelancers, but I would seriously think about another option when you want to start a company with other people and give out stocks to employees in the future.