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

Saving on the Dutch inheritance tax

Do you have capital and do you want to gift that to others sooner or later? It may be beneficial to do so while still alive. You can limit the amount of inheritance tax you will have to pay. You limit the inheritance tax by using the annual exemptions in the inheritance tax.

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.

Sabbatical, early retirement and still Life course credit Balance? Read more here

Until the 1st of January 2012 you can save money for leave through the Life course credit balance. If you weren’t a participant of the Life course credit balance on the 1st of January 2012, you cannot use this scheme any more. If you did participate on the 1st of January 2012, the scheme has been...

Working after you turn 65

Working after you turn 65 More and more people that have reached the pension age want to keep working. Presently, dozens of temporary employment agencies specialize in mediating for people over 65 years old. Sometimes seniors have to keep working after their 65th birthday because they have little...