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For trading, services, IT, consulting and e-commerce: the B.V., the VAT numbers, payroll, the address the KvK accepts and the rules for hiring from abroad. No general business permit, capital from EUR 0.01. We set it up and run the compliance side, so you can sell.
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The same legal form, very different obligations. An operating B.V. charges VAT, often employs people and needs an address where it really works.
Participation exemption from 5%, usually no VAT, few filings.
VAT from the first invoice, payroll if you hire, sector permits where they apply, a real business address.
Five questions. You get the steps in order, the permits, the VAT regime, payroll and the points to fix, and can send it to us as a brief.
A planning aid, not legal advice.
1. What will the company do?
2. Will you hire staff?
3. Selling to consumers in other EU countries?
4. Where will the company work from?
5. Who will run it day to day?
What an operating B.V. must have and do. Amounts are statutory, not our fees.
Activity, address, director, shareholders. KYC on founders.
Deed, KvK registration and UBO filing; no capital deposit needed.
VAT numbers from the tax office, payroll tax number if you hire, sector permits if any.
Bank account, invoicing, and we take over bookkeeping, VAT and payroll.
One team for the monthly and yearly side, so nothing is missed.
VAT returns
Quarterly or monthly, plus EU sales listings and OSS.
Payroll
Payslips, payroll tax returns, holiday allowance.
Bookkeeping and accounts
Monthly books, yearly accounts filed at the KvK.
Corporate tax
Return and provisional assessments.
Customary salary
Set and documented for director-shareholders.
No general permit is needed. Some sectors need their own licence, such as financial services, catering with alcohol or transport. We check yours in the first call.
The KvK needs a Dutch establishment address where the business can be reached and managed. A business address provider works with a written consent; a PO box does not. Banks and the tax office look at where the business is really run.
Legally yes: there is no residency rule for directors. In practice, banks and the tax office ask where decisions are made, and a director abroad can make the B.V. tax-resident elsewhere.
A Dutch-resident director who owns 5% or more must take a customary salary, at least EUR 58,000 in 2026 unless the business proves less is reasonable. For directors living abroad the treaty decides.
The B.V. is registered within days. The VAT numbers follow from the tax office, usually within two to three weeks, and the bank account in parallel.