Also, if you're Dutch, entrepreneurial and working in IT you will usually be a freelancer. That means that you get to deduct expenses on working equipments, bu

Also, if you're Dutch, entrepreneurial and working in IT you will usually be a freelancer. That means that you get to deduct expenses on working equipments, business lunches, hosting, travel costs, etc. On top of that if you're in an innovative industry you'll get another €20k or so tax deduction (WBSO & RDA.) In general that means that for innovative entrepreneurs it's fairly easy to get to an effective tax rate of about 10%.