The work-related costs scheme (WKR) explained
As an employer, you have the option to pay out tax-free allowances to your employees. This means that you don’t have to pay tax over them, as is the case with wage. You can decide for yourself what you want to reimburse, provide or grant, but of course there are certain things that you have…
Help, I have business trip planned!
Are you planning a business trip? A business trip equals business expenses. However, not all costs for a business trip are seen as deductible items. So make sure you prepare for your trip! There’s a lot to consider when going on a business trip. It involves making a lot of costs in a short period…
Tax interest
Your income tax return has been submitted and three months later you will receive a tax assessment. The amounts to be paid on that assessment all correspond to what was stated in the tax return, except that there may be an extra amount, which you cannot place directly: tax interest… What is tax interest?Tax interest…
Catharina Gerritsen – photographer
“If you make something that’s beautiful enough, people will look at it and this helps you spread your message.” If you were only allowed to photograph one subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?“My neighbourhood. Because I would always be able to move to a new place and keep documenting my…
Sara Madou – Freelance journalist, editor-in-chief and content strategist
Sara Madou (37) works as a freelance journalist, editor-in-chief and content strategist. At age 29, she became the editor-in-chief of CJP (the Dutch Cultural Youth Passport) while working for magazines such as Vogue, Vrij Nederland and Flow. She now also works as a PR & Marketing expert for non-profit organisations through her company Shake Productions,…
Entrepreneurship and pregnancy
Being self-employed and pregnant can be quite nerve-racking, especially if you’re not familiar with the benefits you’re entitled to. Fortunately, pregnant self-employed entrepreneurs have just as many rights as someone who’s not an entrepreneur. In this blog, we’ll explain everything you need to know about the benefits and the things you have to take into…
Koos Buster – ‘Minister of Ceramic Affairs’
In 2018, Koos Buster (1991) graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld School of Art & Design with The Big Koos Buster Museum. This colourful collection of ceramic life-size, everyday objects caused a stir in the art world. Radio 1 show Kunststof even went as far as calling it a ‘ceramic renaissance’. His art has earned Koos…
When are my donations deductible?
Whether it’s a monthly donation to a green climate fund, an annual gift to a museum or sponsoring new shirts for a local football club; you will probably have made a donation at some point in your career as an entrepreneur. And while it’s clearly very noble to donate to a good cause, it also…
Young, successful and f*cking cancer
Sarah Stam is an independent entrepreneur in the music industry and the manager of a number of artists, working with boundless energy. In 2020, she’s diagnosed with metastatic ovarian cancer. Prognosis: 95% of women with this diagnosis will die within five years. During her recovery, Sarah decides to make a book titled ‘K*tkanker’ (F*cking cancer),…
