Setting up a Dutch company is a good idea. Here’s why!
There are many reasons as to why the Netherlands is one of the best place to be setting up a Dutch company. According to Forbes in 2018, the Netherlands is one of the top 5 best country to start up a business. It is one of the most popular business opportunity places for international entrepreneurs and companies. It holds the biggest port of Europe and even the world. It also has 16.5 percent corporate tax which is one of the lowest tax rates in the whole Europe. Not to mention, the incredible fast growing international friendly community that it offers. You cannot deny it is a good place to be setting up a Dutch company for its opportunities and professional lifestyle. It sounds inviting and you want to start on setting up a Dutch company, but you don’t know where or how to start? We are here to tell you the requirement and what is needed to be done. It can be quite easy if you know what to do, but there are more to it such as government procedures and rules to follow.
What do you need to do to be setting up a Dutch company?
- What is your stay status?
- What is your business plan?
- What is your legal business structure?
- Register to the Handelsregister
- Register to Dutch Tax and Customs Administration
- Register yourself as an employer
- Does your business align with the Bestemmingsplan?
- If impacting the environment, apply for all-in-one permit of physical aspect
- Provide safety measure
- If doing a home business, inform the municipality
- Make an IBAN
- See if you need insurance.
Setting up a Dutch company? You must know your eligibility to stay in the Netherlands. Are you following the requirement to stay in the Netherlands? If you are a non-EU citizen, you must have an MVV and a Resident Permit or if you’re creative and the Netherlands needs you, you may be granted a startup visa. Do you have a business plan, and have you made a legal business structure? You then should make a legal and registered company name to the Dutch Business Register or known in Dutch as the Handelsregister.
Then, register your business to the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration so that you are a legally tax registered company. After that, register yourself as an employer and someone who can provide jobs and salaries to your employees. You then should make sure your business location aligns with the Municipal Zoning Plan or Bestemmingsplan in Dutch. If your business will impact the environment, you must apply for all-in-one permit of physical aspect. You should provide safety measures such as fire safety. If you do not comply to it and something goes wrong, you will be responsible of the tragedy that might come afterwards. If you are doing a home business, you must still notify the municipality of it. You should make a business account/IBAN. Having a business account will not only help you to legalize your business but to keep your personal and business finances apart. You then should check whether you need an insurance. In most cases and experiences, it is always better to be insured.
Conclusion on setting up a Dutch company
After all that were listed, you might be getting a little bit of a headache. Don’t worry, because Intercompany Solutions provide services and advice about setting up a Dutch company and every other legal aspect you need to be setting up your Dutch company. If you are confused or don’t want to go through all the complicated process, we, Intercompany Solutions, are a perfect solution for you. Contact us at www.intercompanysolutions.com for more information on setting up a Dutch company.
