Doing business in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is known worldwide as a country with an attractive business climate for foreign entrepreneurs. The good infrastructure, open economy, stable market position and attractive tax advantages are cited as reasons to do business in and from the Netherlands. In this article we explain why...

Building up a pension as an entrepreneur in The Netherlands?

Building up a pension as an entrepreneur in The Netherlands? These are the actual costs of an annuity policy

What to do with a lower pension

Because of the lowering of the pension built-up percentage, beneficiaries of the pension built up less pension. The maximum pension built up is now 1.875% instead of the old 2.15%. Maximising the wage to €100.000 over which pension premiums are paid also has an impact on your future pension....

Self-employed professionals and pension through bank investments

As a self-employed professional you are entitled to a government pension on your pension date; the AOW (state pension). If you wish to have a higher pension as a self-employed professional, you will have to built-up the so-called third pillar yourself.

A strict prenuptial agreement can prevent a lot of misery

Most couples that marry choose to marry in community of property. This means that you are both entitled to half of the property, but that you are also responsible for half of the communal debts.

How can you prevent the negative effects of prenuptial agreement?

Marrying with a prenuptial agreement can be sensible in some cases. However, not checking the prenuptial agreement can create problems in the case of a divorce concerning the divide of the Wealth.

Lending money: Make sure to organise it properly

Lending money: Make sure to organise it properly Lending money to a family member that is short on money or  a friend who wants to use it to start his enterprise. How should you handle this?

Self-employed professionals working together

Self-employed professionals working together Working as a self-employed professional offers a lot of freedom. You control which contracts you take. You can determine your own rate and you determine when you work. Besides these advantages, there are also some disadvantages when working as a self-...