Guides for Founders Setting Up in the Netherlands

Guides for founders who form, run or move a Dutch company from abroad. Every figure in them carries its statute or official source and the date it was checked, and every guide names the person who wrote it.

Newest guide:

Starting a Business in the Netherlands as a Foreigner

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Starting a company from abroad
Directors and business bank accounts
VAT, annual accounts and e-invoicing
Corporate tax and dividends
KVK, registers and identifiers
Moving to the Netherlands: permits and the 30 percent ruling

Starting a company from abroad

Starting a Business in the Netherlands as a Foreigner

By Joost van Leeuwen

Directors and business bank accounts

Nominee Director in the Netherlands

By Joost van Leeuwen

VAT, annual accounts and e-invoicing

The Dutch VAT Number

By Ilse Brouwer

VAT in the Netherlands

By Ilse Brouwer

Corporate tax and dividends

Corporate Tax in the Netherlands

By Ilse Brouwer

KVK, registers and identifiers

KVK Registration for Foreign Founders

By Joost van Leeuwen

The KVK Number and the RSIN

By Joost van Leeuwen

The Dutch Company Register

By Joost van Leeuwen

UBO Register in the Netherlands

By Joost van Leeuwen

Moving to the Netherlands: permits and the 30 percent ruling

The 30 Percent Ruling in the Netherlands

By Ilse Brouwer

Highly Skilled Migrant in the Netherlands

By Priya Ramdin