Fiscal partnership, when and why?
When do you become fiscal partners and what should you pay attention to? Being fiscal partners mostly has benefits, but it can also have some cons. What are the things you should keep in mind when you do your income tax return together? When do you become fiscal partners?You become fiscal partners when you’re married…
Buying and selling second hand goods
Buying second hand products can save you a lot of money. Furthermore it’s sustainable to do so. For business purchases, buying second hand can also pay off. You might need a specific camera or maybe you found the perfect laptop bag on Marktplaats. Or you might trade in vintage clothing that you sell in your…
Wouter Vos – “In the end you really learn everything by doing it”
Wouter Vos (41) has been building and doing DIY-projects around the house ever since he was five years old. Not his father, but his grandfather introduced him to the world of wood. After a detour in construction he’s been making a living for almost ten years now by working with his favourite material. Why do…
Investing environmentally friendly and profitable with MIA and Vamil
Investing in sustainability can provide you with a nice tax advantage when you’re an entrepreneur. You can make use of the Environmental investment deduction (MIA) or the Arbitrary depreciation environmental investments (Vamil). In many cases these two schemes can also be combined. In this blog we explain how this works. What exactly is a sustainable…
Buying and selling abroad, VAT across the border explained
If you have clients abroad the odds are you will have to reverse-charge the VAT. But how does that work? Do you always have to reverse the VAT charge? Are there exceptions? And how does it work when VAT is being reverse-charged to you by a foreign client? What is reversing VAT charge?Reversing charging VAT…
Jolien Skincare – “For me it’s about the person inside”
After working as a beautician for a number of years, it was time for Jolien Schepers (28) to take the step and become an entrepreneur. In 2019 she founded Jolien Skincare, a beauty salon in the center of Amsterdam. Her salon is not about external beauty only: “Dyeing and plucking eyebrows is fun to do,…
Company bike, easy to arrange
Buying a company bike when you’re a sole proprietor or when you’re in a partnership can be beneficial and is easy to arrange. What’s the advantage? All costs, like costs for purchase, repair or replacing parts, can be declared as business expenses. What are the disadvantages? You have to record it accurately in your administration…
Rob Malasch – “I earned the most on what I didn’t sell.”
The cheery Rob Malasch (72) has lived his life to the fullest and is still doing so. After more than twenty years as a gallery owner (Serieuze Zaken), he is now using all his experience and knowledge as an art advisor. His beautiful office can be found in a well-hidden courtyard on the Lauriergracht. His…
Public Pie – Fresh pie with warm buttocks
Public Pie is a mobile kitchen, designed by love couple Maaike and Jadidja. They’re passionate about beautiful products, like cleverly baked apple pies you can eat with one hand. You can find them at different Dutch festivals like Into the Great Wide Open and Here Comes the Summer. Their search for a location for Public…
