{"id":10184,"date":"2026-02-02T14:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/?p=10184"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:31:25","slug":"start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10184\" class=\"elementor elementor-10184 elementor-10166\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35411880 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35411880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5254fdcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"5254fdcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f96962d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f96962d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"categorie-buttons\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a89eb26 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/nl\/category\/keep-up\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Keep up<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/category\/keep-up-en\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Keep up<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d511d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d511d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8985c elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"fe8985c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"post-meta-custom\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7ac6fa5 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200zm61.8-104.4l-84.9-61.7c-3.1-2.3-4.9-5.9-4.9-9.7V116c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h32c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v141.7l66.8 48.6c5.4 3.9 6.5 11.4 2.6 16.8L334.6 349c-3.9 5.3-11.4 6.5-16.8 2.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\treading time: 4 minutes\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-03c6a94 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>02\/02\/2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29acc75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"29acc75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thijmen2_MMG4181-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Thijmen Licht\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThijmen Licht\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bookkeeper at Kees de Boekhouder<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c5e20e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77c5e20e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789a6e7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"789a6e7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e38488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23e38488\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3741ac4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3741ac4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e70937c elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6e70937c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-book-open\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M542.22 32.05c-54.8 3.11-163.72 14.43-230.96 55.59-4.64 2.84-7.27 7.89-7.27 13.17v363.87c0 11.55 12.63 18.85 23.28 13.49 69.18-34.82 169.23-44.32 218.7-46.92 16.89-.89 30.02-14.43 30.02-30.66V62.75c.01-17.71-15.35-31.74-33.77-30.7zM264.73 87.64C197.5 46.48 88.58 35.17 33.78 32.05 15.36 31.01 0 45.04 0 62.75V400.6c0 16.24 13.13 29.78 30.02 30.66 49.49 2.6 149.59 12.11 218.77 46.95 10.62 5.35 23.21-1.94 23.21-13.46V100.63c0-5.29-2.62-10.14-7.27-12.99z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235cedb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"235cedb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of contents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5e8c0f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3b5e8c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"mijn-icoonlijst\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#what-are-startup-costs\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1. What are startup costs?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#the-5-year-rule-of-the-tax-authorities\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2. The 5-year rule of the Tax Authorities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#how-does-it-work-with-vat-and-income-tax\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">3. How does it work with VAT and Income Tax?\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#the-golden-rule-keep-your-receipts\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">4. The golden rule: keep your receipts!\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#how-do-you-report-this-in-your-tax-return\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">5. How do you report this in your tax return?\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#summary\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">6. Summary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62275b54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62275b54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be331c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4be331c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>You\u2019ve made the decision: you\u2019re becoming an entrepreneur, or perhaps you\u2019ve just officially started. Hooray! In the run-up to your official launch, you\u2019ve likely already spent a fair amount of money. Good news: those expenses\u2014known as start-up costs (<i>aanloopkosten<\/i>)\u2014are often tax-deductible. In this blog, we\u2019ll explain exactly how this works.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49389590 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49389590\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7181b9db e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7181b9db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1559de91 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1559de91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640846fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"640846fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b7ca3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55b7ca3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Belangrijkste punten<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64083ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64083ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b32a3d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b32a3d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6facc617 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6facc617\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b60ee0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b60ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff6071c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ff6071c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"what-are-start-up-costs\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are start-up costs?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538be39d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"538be39d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11328a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11328a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start-up costs are all the business expenses you incurred to get your company off the ground <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you were officially registered with the Chamber of Commerce (KVK). Think of market research, domain name registration, business cards, or a consultation with an expert.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And yes, that expensive camera or laptop you bought as a private individual with the intention of using it for your business also counts. You can &#8220;sell&#8221; these items to your own business, so to speak. This is what we call <\/span>contributing private assets to the business<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226b0aa9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"226b0aa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a26e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a26e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7e27ff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e7e27ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13dfb012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13dfb012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"the-5-year-rule-of-the-tax-authorities\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 5-year rule of the Tax Authorities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282200c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282200c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s more possible than you might think! You are allowed to claim costs and investments made up to five years before the year you started in your first tax return. Please note: this only applies to costs directly related to your business\u2014the necessary professional expenses.<\/p><p>Did you invest in tools or equipment three years ago that now form the basis of your business? Be sure to keep that invoice!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30300471 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30300471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26693e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26693e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3715621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3715621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Afbeelding: Zakelijke lunch meeting tussen ondernemers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1787e9e3 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1787e9e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f0c264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f0c264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zakelijke maaltijden zijn aftrekbaar bij:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2408f5eb elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2408f5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Besprekingen met klanten, leveranciers of zakenpartners<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Netwerkbijeenkomsten waar je zakelijke contacten legt of onderhoudt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Maaltijden met medewerkers in het kader van een project of teambuilding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee5e17 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ee5e17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a8fab0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18a8fab0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5e6423 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e5e6423\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28558565 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"28558565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-clipboard-list\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M336 64h-80c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64s-64 28.7-64 64H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V112c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zM96 424c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24 24 10.7 24 24-10.7 24-24 24zm0-96c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24 24 10.7 24 24-10.7 24-24 24zm0-96c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24 24 10.7 24 24-10.7 24-24 24zm96-192c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24s-10.7 24-24 24-24-10.7-24-24 10.7-24 24-24zm128 368c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8H168c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-16c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h144c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v16zm0-96c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8H168c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-16c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h144c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v16zm0-96c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8H168c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-16c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h144c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3958f6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3958f6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Drempelmethode<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b07638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b07638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726b0922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"726b0922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pill pill--orange\">Voor hoge kosten<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332c9b53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"332c9b53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b06d5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26b06d5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24778ae2 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"24778ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chart-line\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M496 384H64V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-32c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zM464 96H345.94c-21.38 0-32.09 25.85-16.97 40.97l32.4 32.4L288 242.75l-73.37-73.37c-12.5-12.5-32.76-12.5-45.25 0l-68.69 68.69c-6.25 6.25-6.25 16.38 0 22.63l22.62 22.62c6.25 6.25 16.38 6.25 22.63 0L192 237.25l73.37 73.37c12.5 12.5 32.76 12.5 45.25 0l96-96 32.4 32.4c15.12 15.12 40.97 4.41 40.97-16.97V112c.01-8.84-7.15-16-15.99-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4850f436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4850f436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. 80\/20-regel<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd31719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fd31719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196943ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"196943ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pill pill--blue\">Voor hoge kosten<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3522c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b3522c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108cccc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"108cccc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa5dd59 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fa5dd59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d69dbbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d69dbbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"how-does-it-work-with-vat-and-income-tax\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does it work with VAT and Income Tax?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d858a11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d858a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporting start-up costs provides benefits on two fronts:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>VAT Refund (<\/b><b><i>btw-teruggave<\/i><\/b><b>):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can reclaim the VAT paid on your start-up costs as <\/span>input tax<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voorbelasting<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in your very first VAT return. That\u2019s usually a nice financial boost to start your journey.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Income Tax (<\/b><b><i>inkomstenbelasting<\/i><\/b><b>):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The costs incurred (excluding VAT) lower your profit. As a result, you pay less income tax at the end of the day.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><b><br \/>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For larger purchases (like that laptop), you must look at the <\/span>current market value<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the time you start. A three-year-old MacBook is, after all, no longer worth its original retail price. Furthermore, it is wise to consider whether you want to include larger purchases as an investment. You can read more about how that works <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/when-can-you-call-an-expense-an-investment-and-what-does-that-exactly-mean\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42504e3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42504e3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457ab502 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"457ab502\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567cc208 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"567cc208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220408d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"220408d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"the-golden-rule-keep-your-receipts\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The golden rule: keep your receipts!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f37dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4f37dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sounds like a clich\u00e9, but without proof, there\u2019s no deduction. The Tax Authorities (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belastingdienst<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) want to see that the costs truly had a business purpose. So, make sure you collect all invoices, receipts, and proofs of payment from the past few years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you still have the receipt for your KvK registration? Add it to the pile. These kinds of costs might seem like small amounts, but added together, it\u2019s a significant deduction you wouldn\u2019t want to miss out on.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d479ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d479ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2cd88 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc2cd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9f20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a9f20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"how-do-you-report-this-in-your-tax-return\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you report this in your tax return?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd51e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd51e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you\u2019ve gathered that pile of receipts, you\u2019ll want to know where to enter them. Don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s not rocket science. You process start-up costs in your very first tax returns of the year you started:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The VAT return:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In your first VAT return (usually quarterly), you add the VAT from your start-up costs to the rest of your &#8216;input tax&#8217;. You enter this in <\/span><b>Section 5b<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Tax Authorities&#8217; system offsets this immediately, often resulting in a nice refund instead of a bill. A lovely welcome gift!<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Income Tax return:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At the end of the year, you report your total business expenses. The start-up costs incurred in the years before your launch are deducted all at once as business expenses in your first financial year. This lowers your taxable profit, which saves money when the final bill arrives.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> start tracking your startup costs as early as possible. This keeps things organized and ensures you don&#8217;t overlook a single euro when filing your return. Are you already doing your bookkeeping with Kees de Boekhouder? Simply upload the expense and add &#8216;startup costs&#8217; as a note in the description.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d04009 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d04009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a77bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a77bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b75f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6b75f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"summary\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591c834a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"591c834a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you make expenses in the run-up to starting your business? Don&#8217;t forget to take advantage of the tax benefits and get money back via your VAT return and income tax return. Does this feel like a complex puzzle to you? At Kees de Boekhouder, we\u2019re happy to help you get off to a flying start. This allows you to focus on what you truly enjoy: entrepreneurship. Interested? Get in touch with us; let\u2019s find out what we can do for you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d187c9f e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d187c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5437f866 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5437f866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-receipt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M358.4 3.2L320 48 265.6 3.2a15.9 15.9 0 0 0-19.2 0L192 48 137.6 3.2a15.9 15.9 0 0 0-19.2 0L64 48 25.6 3.2C15-4.7 0 2.8 0 16v480c0 13.2 15 20.7 25.6 12.8L64 464l54.4 44.8a15.9 15.9 0 0 0 19.2 0L192 464l54.4 44.8a15.9 15.9 0 0 0 19.2 0L320 464l38.4 44.8c10.5 7.9 25.6.4 25.6-12.8V16c0-13.2-15-20.7-25.6-12.8zM320 360c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8H72c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-16c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h240c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v16zm0-96c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8H72c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-16c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h240c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v16zm0-96c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8H72c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-16c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h240c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1248672f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1248672f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd3ba7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dd3ba7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bonnetjesscanner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eff1c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eff1c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Scan je bonnetje en wij verwerken het automatisch correct in je administratie.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39029b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39029b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Leer meer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed56757 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ed56757\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de54fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de54fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Belangrijkste punten<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d69f52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50d69f52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359eafef elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"359eafef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Besprekingen met klanten, leveranciers of zakenpartners<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Netwerkbijeenkomsten waar je zakelijke contacten legt of onderhoudt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Maaltijden met medewerkers in het kader van een project of teambuilding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd665b5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dd665b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d1e111 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47d1e111\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4deb80ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4deb80ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f67bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f67bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thijmen2_MMG4181-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thijmen2_MMG4181-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thijmen2_MMG4181-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thijmen2_MMG4181-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thijmen2_MMG4181-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thijmen2_MMG4181-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thijmen2_MMG4181-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18223fe0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18223fe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0d1043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c0d1043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the author: Thijmen Licht<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd0312d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd0312d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bookkeeper at Kees de Boekhouder<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ae5b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52ae5b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecd093c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ecd093c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to team up?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38307601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38307601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6053caf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6053caf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>After reading this article, could you still use some help with your bookkeeping? Perhaps Kees de Boekhouder is right for you! Schedule an online appointment to discover if Kees de Boekhouder\u2019s approach suits your needs.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6add896e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6add896e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/make-appointment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf00a9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf00a9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ba2bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7ba2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79862eea elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"79862eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-users\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M96 224c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64s-28.7-64-64-64-64 28.7-64 64 28.7 64 64 64zm448 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64s-28.7-64-64-64-64 28.7-64 64 28.7 64 64 64zm32 32h-64c-17.6 0-33.5 7.1-45.1 18.6 40.3 22.1 68.9 62 75.1 109.4h66c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32v-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64zm-256 0c61.9 0 112-50.1 112-112S381.9 32 320 32 208 82.1 208 144s50.1 112 112 112zm76.8 32h-8.3c-20.8 10-43.9 16-68.5 16s-47.6-6-68.5-16h-8.3C179.6 288 128 339.6 128 403.2V432c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48v-28.8c0-63.6-51.6-115.2-115.2-115.2zm-223.7-13.4C161.5 263.1 145.6 256 128 256H64c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64v32c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h65.9c6.3-47.4 34.9-87.3 75.2-109.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReviews\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKees de Boekhouder\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64873f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64873f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Easy-to-use and intuitive accounting software with friendly and helpful staff.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fb1ab4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11fb1ab4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b16ba82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rating\" data-id=\"5b16ba82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rating.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-rating\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"reviewRating\">\n\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-rating-wrapper\" itemprop=\"ratingValue\" content=\"5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Rated 5 out of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M450 75L338 312 88 350C46 354 25 417 58 450L238 633 196 896C188 942 238 975 275 954L500 837 725 954C767 975 813 942 804 896L763 633 942 450C975 417 954 358 913 350L663 312 550 75C529 33 471 33 450 75Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b175418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b175418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(127 reviews)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8dccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ab8dccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/make-appointment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d03561f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d03561f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b59a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70b59a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact us<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9649090 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9649090\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d92fe4 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"75d92fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"tel:+310880899100\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-phone-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M497.39 361.8l-112-48a24 24 0 0 0-28 6.9l-49.6 60.6A370.66 370.66 0 0 1 130.6 204.11l60.6-49.6a23.94 23.94 0 0 0 6.9-28l-48-112A24.16 24.16 0 0 0 122.6.61l-104 24A24 24 0 0 0 0 48c0 256.5 207.9 464 464 464a24 24 0 0 0 23.4-18.6l24-104a24.29 24.29 0 0 0-14.01-27.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c546c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c546c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+310880899100\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: inherit;\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:14px;\">+31 (0)88-0899100<\/span>\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fabfdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10fabfdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce40284 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2ce40284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"mailto:info@keesdeboekhouder.nl\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7539bae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7539bae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:info@keesdeboekhouder.nl\" style=\"font-size:14px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;\">\n    info@keesdeboekhouder.nl\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453a0824 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"453a0824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a76cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30a76cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our tool<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec765cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ec765cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c8a9fc elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"10c8a9fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/dashboard\/\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-desktop\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528 0H48C21.5 0 0 21.5 0 48v320c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h192l-16 48h-72c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24s10.7 24 24 24h272c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24s-10.7-24-24-24h-72l-16-48h192c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V48c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-16 352H64V64h448v288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a47cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"53a47cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/dashboard\/\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Dashboard<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef213e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ef213e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184171c9 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"184171c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/scan-receipts\/\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-search\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M505 442.7L405.3 343c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7H372c27.6-35.3 44-79.7 44-128C416 93.1 322.9 0 208 0S0 93.1 0 208s93.1 208 208 208c48.3 0 92.7-16.4 128-44v16.3c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l99.7 99.7c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l28.3-28.3c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6.1-34zM208 336c-70.7 0-128-57.2-128-128 0-70.7 57.2-128 128-128 70.7 0 128 57.2 128 128 0 70.7-57.2 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a2ca89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"25a2ca89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/scan-receipts\/\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Scan & Recognize<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96fac4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a96fac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac7218c elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2ac7218c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/nl\/offertes-en-facturen\/\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-handshake\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M519.2 127.9l-47.6-47.6A56.252 56.252 0 0 0 432 64H205.2c-14.8 0-29.1 5.9-39.6 16.3L118 127.9H0v255.7h64c17.6 0 31.8-14.2 31.9-31.7h9.1l84.6 76.4c30.9 25.1 73.8 25.7 105.6 3.8 12.5 10.8 26 15.9 41.1 15.9 18.2 0 35.3-7.4 48.8-24 22.1 8.7 48.2 2.6 64-16.8l26.2-32.3c5.6-6.9 9.1-14.8 10.9-23h57.9c.1 17.5 14.4 31.7 31.9 31.7h64V127.9H519.2zM48 351.6c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16c0 8.9-7.2 16-16 16zm390-6.9l-26.1 32.2c-2.8 3.4-7.8 4-11.3 1.2l-23.9-19.4-30 36.5c-6 7.3-15 4.8-18 2.4l-36.8-31.5-15.6 19.2c-13.9 17.1-39.2 19.7-55.3 6.6l-97.3-88H96V175.8h41.9l61.7-61.6c2-.8 3.7-1.5 5.7-2.3H262l-38.7 35.5c-29.4 26.9-31.1 72.3-4.4 101.3 14.8 16.2 61.2 41.2 101.5 4.4l8.2-7.5 108.2 87.8c3.4 2.8 3.9 7.9 1.2 11.3zm106-40.8h-69.2c-2.3-2.8-4.9-5.4-7.7-7.7l-102.7-83.4 12.5-11.4c6.5-6 7-16.1 1-22.6L367 167.1c-6-6.5-16.1-6.9-22.6-1l-55.2 50.6c-9.5 8.7-25.7 9.4-34.6 0-9.3-9.9-8.5-25.1 1.2-33.9l65.6-60.1c7.4-6.8 17-10.5 27-10.5l83.7-.2c2.1 0 4.1.8 5.5 2.3l61.7 61.6H544v128zm48 47.7c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16c0 8.9-7.2 16-16 16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78832104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"78832104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/quotes-and-invoices\/\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Quotes & Invoices<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efebca1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7efebca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f673503 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6f673503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/nl\/bankkoppeling\/\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-credit-card\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M527.9 32H48.1C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48.1 48h479.8c26.6 0 48.1-21.5 48.1-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48.1-48zM54.1 80h467.8c3.3 0 6 2.7 6 6v42H48.1V86c0-3.3 2.7-6 6-6zm467.8 352H54.1c-3.3 0-6-2.7-6-6V256h479.8v170c0 3.3-2.7 6-6 6zM192 332v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-72c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h72c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12zm192 0v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H236c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h136c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434fce02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"434fce02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/bank-connection\/\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Bank connection<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc1ce27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fc1ce27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32635f29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32635f29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5487d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5487d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1899c830 faq-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1899c830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"faq-acc\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4120\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4120\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What exactly are startup costs? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4120\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3c5c24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c3c5c24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4120\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7940b5d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7940b5d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34192f04 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34192f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are all business expenses you made to get your company off the ground before your official KVK registration. Think of market research, your domain name, or a laptop you previously bought privately for your business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4121\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4121\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How far back can I claim expenses? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4121\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762ff7e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"762ff7e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4121\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c670366 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c670366\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1fd921 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1fd921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can claim business costs and investments made up to five years before your starting year in your first tax return. Make sure to keep your invoices from that period; they represent tax savings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4122\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4122\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I reclaim the VAT on my startup costs? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4122\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06d02a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e06d02a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4122\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b11e8fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b11e8fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf3fa67 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cf3fa67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Absolutely! You can reclaim the VAT paid before your launch as input tax in your very first VAT return. It\u2019s often a nice financial boost to kick off your business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What exactly are startup costs?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"These are all business expenses you made to get your company off the ground before your official KVK registration. Think of market research, your domain name, or a laptop you previously bought privately for your business.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How far back can I claim expenses?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"You can claim business costs and investments made up to five years before your starting year in your first tax return. Make sure to keep your invoices from that period; they represent tax savings.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can I reclaim the VAT on my startup costs?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Absolutely! You can reclaim the VAT paid before your launch as input tax in your very first VAT return. It\\u2019s often a nice financial boost to kick off your business.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b3b7bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31b3b7bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892921c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"892921c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4885d4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4885d4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to know more?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128f57f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"128f57f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf751a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cf751a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6706f05f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6706f05f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We'd be happy to explain it to you!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b51b592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b51b592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Schedule a non-obligatory, digital appointment with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0d8172 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a0d8172\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634e1794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"634e1794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/make-appointment\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dd8ad8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46dd8ad8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f3a002 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f3a002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a391c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52a391c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20821734 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20821734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84aee3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84aee3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/news\/\">See all articles -&gt;<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d688bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31d688bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e077e4e elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"2e077e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"news-feed-highlight\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:2166,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"loop-grid.post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-loop-container elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-2166\">.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2a91b77{--display:flex;--flex-direction:row;--container-widget-width:initial;--container-widget-height:100%;--container-widget-flex-grow:1;--container-widget-align-self:stretch;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--gap:20px 0px;--row-gap:20px;--column-gap:0px;--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:48px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-9df3a57{--display:flex;--justify-content:flex-start;--gap:0px 0px;--row-gap:0px;--column-gap:0px;--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-57acb35{--display:flex;--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-697670c{--display:flex;--flex-direction:row;--container-widget-width:initial;--container-widget-height:100%;--container-widget-flex-grow:1;--container-widget-align-self:stretch;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--gap:0px 8px;--row-gap:0px;--column-gap:8px;--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image .widget-image-caption{color:var( --e-global-color-text );font-family:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-5efbe13 img{width:100vw;height:400px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center center;}.elementor-widget-post-info .elementor-icon-list-item:not(:last-child):after{border-color:var( --e-global-color-text );}.elementor-widget-post-info .elementor-icon-list-icon i{color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-widget-post-info .elementor-icon-list-icon svg{fill:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-widget-post-info .elementor-icon-list-text, .elementor-widget-post-info .elementor-icon-list-text a{color:var( --e-global-color-secondary );}.elementor-widget-post-info .elementor-icon-list-item{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d .elementor-icon-list-icon{width:14px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d .elementor-icon-list-icon i{font-size:14px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d .elementor-icon-list-icon svg{--e-icon-list-icon-size:14px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d .elementor-icon-list-text, .elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d .elementor-icon-list-text a{color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d .elementor-icon-list-item{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-weight );text-transform:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-text-transform );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-word-spacing );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d > .elementor-widget-container{margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab .elementor-icon-list-icon{width:14px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab .elementor-icon-list-icon i{font-size:14px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab .elementor-icon-list-icon svg{--e-icon-list-icon-size:14px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab .elementor-icon-list-text, .elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab .elementor-icon-list-text a{color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab .elementor-icon-list-item{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-weight );text-transform:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-text-transform );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-word-spacing );}.elementor-widget-theme-post-title .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-ec1659d .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-font-weight );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-word-spacing );}@media(max-width:1024px){.elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image .widget-image-caption{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-5efbe13 img{height:320px;}.elementor-widget-post-info .elementor-icon-list-item{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d .elementor-icon-list-item{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-word-spacing );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab .elementor-icon-list-item{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-word-spacing );}.elementor-widget-theme-post-title .elementor-heading-title{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-ec1659d .elementor-heading-title{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-word-spacing );}}@media(min-width:768px){.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2a91b77{--width:100%;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-9df3a57{--width:10%;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-57acb35{--width:90%;}}@media(max-width:767px){.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2a91b77{--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:16px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:8px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-9df3a57{--width:15%;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-57acb35{--width:80%;--gap:16px 0px;--row-gap:16px;--column-gap:0px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-697670c{--gap:8px 8px;--row-gap:8px;--column-gap:8px;}.elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image .widget-image-caption{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-5efbe13 img{height:280px;}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-5efbe13{width:var( --container-widget-width, 90% );max-width:90%;--container-widget-width:90%;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;}.elementor-widget-post-info .elementor-icon-list-item{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d .elementor-icon-list-item{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-word-spacing );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab .elementor-icon-list-item{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-e81e6e9-word-spacing );}.elementor-widget-theme-post-title .elementor-heading-title{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );}.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-ec1659d .elementor-heading-title{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-letter-spacing );word-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-70744ec-word-spacing );}}\/* Start custom CSS for post-info, class: .elementor-element-372884d *\/.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-372884d {\n    writing-mode: vertical-lr;\n    text-orientation: mixed;\n}\/* End custom CSS *\/\n\/* Start custom CSS for post-info, class: .elementor-element-587eeab *\/.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-587eeab span {\n    font-weight: 400!important;\n    \n}\/* End custom CSS *\/\n\/* Start custom CSS for theme-post-title, class: .elementor-element-ec1659d *\/.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-ec1659d a {\n    font-weight:500!important;\n    text-decoration: none;\n}\/* End custom CSS *\/\n\/* Start custom CSS for html, class: .elementor-element-c135636 *\/.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-c135636 {\n    font-size: 16px!important;\n    line-height: 1.4em!important;\n    position: relative!important; \n    z-index: 1!important;\n}\n\n\/* Target the link in your custom shortcode *\/\n.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-c135636 .custom-excerpt-link {\n    color: #000000!important; \/* Set the link color to black *\/\n    text-decoration: none; \/* Remove any underline *\/\n}\n\n.elementor-2166 .elementor-element.elementor-element-c135636 .custom-excerpt-link:hover {\n    color: #000000!important; \/* Ensure the hover color remains black *\/\n    text-decoration: none; \/* No underline on hover *\/\n}\/* End custom CSS *\/<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2166\" class=\"elementor elementor-2166 elementor-310 elementor-310 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4520 post-4520 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-keep-up-en\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a91b77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a91b77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df3a57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9df3a57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77f69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a77f69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fraction\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57acb35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57acb35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697670c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"697670c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efbe13 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5efbe13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/fiscal-partnership-when-and-why\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adolfo-felix-Iqwlfc1cnnw-unsplash-2-scaled-1-e1774945448609-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3538\" alt=\"fiscal-partnership-freelancer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adolfo-felix-Iqwlfc1cnnw-unsplash-2-scaled-1-e1774945448609-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adolfo-felix-Iqwlfc1cnnw-unsplash-2-scaled-1-e1774945448609-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adolfo-felix-Iqwlfc1cnnw-unsplash-2-scaled-1-e1774945448609-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adolfo-felix-Iqwlfc1cnnw-unsplash-2-scaled-1-e1774945448609-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/adolfo-felix-Iqwlfc1cnnw-unsplash-2-scaled-1-e1774945448609-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372884d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"372884d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-87da20b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Keep up<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587eeab elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"587eeab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3ab1a00 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 30, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1659d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec1659d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/fiscal-partnership-when-and-why\/\">Do I have a tax partner? Checklist + tips for freelancers<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c135636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c135636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/fiscal-partnership-when-and-why\/\" class=\"custom-excerpt-link\" target=\"_self\">\"Do I have a tax partner?\" It sounds like a simple question, but the rules can sometimes feel like a maze. Sure, that fun date isn't immediately your fiscal better half, but did you know that even your long-term partner isn't automatically considered your tax partner? On the flip side, your tax partner doesn't even have to be your romantic partner. It is crucial to get this right: having a tax partner can impact your tax return, benefits (toeslagen), and for entrepreneurs, the co-working partner's allowance (meewerkaftrek). And yes, it can provide tax benefits! In this blog, we clearly lay out the rules for you, so that you know exactly where you stand. Still in doubt? Time for a team-up with your own bookkeeper. At Kees de Boekhouder, we help entrepreneurs with these kinds of matters every day!<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2166\" class=\"elementor elementor-2166 elementor-310 elementor-310 e-loop-item e-loop-item-10566 post-10566 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-keep-up-en\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a91b77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a91b77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df3a57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9df3a57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77f69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a77f69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fraction\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57acb35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57acb35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697670c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"697670c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efbe13 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5efbe13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/the-hours-criterion-for-freelancers-zzpers-in-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10572\" alt=\"urencriterium-zzp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-3-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372884d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"372884d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-87da20b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Keep up<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587eeab elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"587eeab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3ab1a00 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 17, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1659d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec1659d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/the-hours-criterion-for-freelancers-zzpers-in-2026\/\">The hours criterion for freelancers (zzp\u2019ers) in 2026<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c135636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c135636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/the-hours-criterion-for-freelancers-zzpers-in-2026\/\" class=\"custom-excerpt-link\" target=\"_self\">As an entrepreneur, you might\u2019ve been asked if you spent 1,225 hours on your business last year. We get it: tracking hours probably isn't exactly why you started as an entrepreneur. But why is this important, and how do you prove you\u2019ve hit that mysterious mark? Luckily, it doesn't have to be a headache. Kees de Boekhouder is here to explain! In this blog, you\u2019ll read everything about the hours criterion and how to track it effortlessly.     <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"2166\" class=\"elementor elementor-2166 elementor-310 elementor-310 e-loop-item e-loop-item-10494 post-10494 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-keep-up-en\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a91b77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a91b77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df3a57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9df3a57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77f69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a77f69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fraction\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57acb35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57acb35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697670c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"697670c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efbe13 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5efbe13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/tax-deductions-for-freelancers-zzp-in-2026-your-ultimate-guide\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-3-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10448\" alt=\"aftrekposten-zzp-2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-3-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-3-2048x1366.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372884d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"372884d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-87da20b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Keep up<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587eeab elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"587eeab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3ab1a00 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1659d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec1659d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/tax-deductions-for-freelancers-zzp-in-2026-your-ultimate-guide\/\">Tax deductions for freelancers (zzp) in 2026: your ultimate guide<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c135636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c135636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/tax-deductions-for-freelancers-zzp-in-2026-your-ultimate-guide\/\" class=\"custom-excerpt-link\" target=\"_self\">Whether you\u2019ve just launched your business or have been in the game for years, you want to know exactly where you stand when the tax return letter lands on your doorstep. That \"blue envelope\" is a fact of life in the Netherlands, but it doesn\u2019t have to mean you\u2019re only sending money away. On the contrary: the tax return is the prime moment to claim your fiscal benefits. Fortunately, there are several entrepreneurial deductions waiting for you, ensuring you get to keep more of your hard-earned money.   <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of contents 1. What are startup costs? 2. The 5-year rule of the Tax Authorities 3. How does it work with VAT and Income Tax?\u200b 4. The golden rule: keep your receipts!\u200b 5. How do you report this in your tax return?\u200b 6. Summary You\u2019ve made the decision: you\u2019re becoming an entrepreneur, or perhaps&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-keep-up","category-keep-up-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch - Kees de Boekhouder<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch - Kees de Boekhouder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Table of contents 1. What are startup costs? 2. The 5-year rule of the Tax Authorities 3. How does it work with VAT and Income Tax?\u200b 4. The golden rule: keep your receipts!\u200b 5. How do you report this in your tax return?\u200b 6. Summary You\u2019ve made the decision: you\u2019re becoming an entrepreneur, or perhaps...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kees de Boekhouder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keesdeboekhouder.nl\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-02T14:32:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-02T15:31:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1024x683.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Eric Sturm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Eric Sturm\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Eric Sturm\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/672165d9cdf7c8653de298d2af4af764\"},\"headline\":\"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-02T14:32:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-02T15:31:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1276,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Untitled-design.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Keep up\",\"Keep up\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/\",\"name\":\"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch - Kees de Boekhouder\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Untitled-design.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-02T14:32:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-02T15:31:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Untitled-design.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Untitled-design.png\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1366,\"caption\":\"aanloopkosten-zzp\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kees de Boekhouder\",\"description\":\"Een team dedicated boekhouders voor de administratie en aangiftes van alle kleine ondernemers in Nederland.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kees de Boekhouder\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/kdb-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/kdb-logo.svg\",\"width\":161,\"height\":43,\"caption\":\"Kees de Boekhouder\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/keesdeboekhouder.nl\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/keesdeboekhouder\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/keesdeboekhouder\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@KeesdeBoekhoudChannel\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@keesdeboekhouder\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/672165d9cdf7c8653de298d2af4af764\",\"name\":\"Eric Sturm\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4e8c9477f4c0ddf4f3c758fd06540c6f5bc9352806e0f40ce3cfcc8ecc839c30?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4e8c9477f4c0ddf4f3c758fd06540c6f5bc9352806e0f40ce3cfcc8ecc839c30?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4e8c9477f4c0ddf4f3c758fd06540c6f5bc9352806e0f40ce3cfcc8ecc839c30?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Eric Sturm\"},\"description\":\"Boekhouder bij Kees de Boekhouder\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\\\/en\\\/author\\\/ericsturm\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch - Kees de Boekhouder","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch - Kees de Boekhouder","og_description":"Table of contents 1. What are startup costs? 2. The 5-year rule of the Tax Authorities 3. How does it work with VAT and Income Tax?\u200b 4. The golden rule: keep your receipts!\u200b 5. How do you report this in your tax return?\u200b 6. Summary You\u2019ve made the decision: you\u2019re becoming an entrepreneur, or perhaps...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/","og_site_name":"Kees de Boekhouder","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keesdeboekhouder.nl","article_published_time":"2026-02-02T14:32:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-02T15:31:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1024x683.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Eric Sturm","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Eric Sturm","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/"},"author":{"name":"Eric Sturm","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/672165d9cdf7c8653de298d2af4af764"},"headline":"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch","datePublished":"2026-02-02T14:32:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-02T15:31:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/"},"wordCount":1276,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design.png","articleSection":["Keep up","Keep up"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/","url":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/","name":"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch - Kees de Boekhouder","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design.png","datePublished":"2026-02-02T14:32:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-02T15:31:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design.png","width":2048,"height":1366,"caption":"aanloopkosten-zzp"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/start-up-costs-how-to-claim-tax-back-on-expenses-made-before-your-launch\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Start-up costs: how to claim tax back on expenses made before your launch"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/","name":"Kees de Boekhouder","description":"Een team dedicated boekhouders voor de administratie en aangiftes van alle kleine ondernemers in Nederland.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#organization","name":"Kees de Boekhouder","url":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kdb-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kdb-logo.svg","width":161,"height":43,"caption":"Kees de Boekhouder"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keesdeboekhouder.nl","https:\/\/instagram.com\/keesdeboekhouder","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/keesdeboekhouder","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KeesdeBoekhoudChannel","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@keesdeboekhouder"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/672165d9cdf7c8653de298d2af4af764","name":"Eric Sturm","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e8c9477f4c0ddf4f3c758fd06540c6f5bc9352806e0f40ce3cfcc8ecc839c30?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e8c9477f4c0ddf4f3c758fd06540c6f5bc9352806e0f40ce3cfcc8ecc839c30?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e8c9477f4c0ddf4f3c758fd06540c6f5bc9352806e0f40ce3cfcc8ecc839c30?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Eric Sturm"},"description":"Boekhouder bij Kees de Boekhouder","url":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/author\/ericsturm\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10184"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10196,"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10184\/revisions\/10196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}