Register a Dutch BV, the trading nation's flag.

Yes. The notarial deed executes by apostilled power of attorney, KVK and tax registrations run remotely, and fintechs onboard by video. Traditional banks may want one meeting for full facilities; we route you accordingly.

Turnkey registration starts from €2,900 including the notary, KVK and first-year address. With an account arranged, packages start from €4,900; the classic double-BV holding build adds from €1,900. Renewals with accounting run from €2,200 a year.

19% on the first €200,000 of profit, 25.8% above; VAT at 21%. Dividends and gains from qualifying 5%+ participations arrive tax-free. If you take profits personally as a director-shareholder, Box 2 taxes them at roughly 24.5-31%, after the mandatory salary. We model the full chain before you commit.

Hold 5% or more of a real subsidiary and its dividends and capital gains reach your BV untaxed, with no holding period and no cap. It is the rule that made the Netherlands Europe's holding home, and it still works cleanly for operating groups. Portfolio-style and low-taxed passive stakes face carve-outs we check per case.

Profits attributable to qualifying self-developed IP (software included, under nexus documentation) tax at 9% instead of the headline rates. For product companies with Dutch development teams the saving is structural. We build the documentation as you develop, because the election is only as strong as its file.

A director who is also a substantial shareholder must take a market-level salary (the reference sits around €56,000) before enjoying dividends at Box 2 rates. The tax office checks it. It is the Dutch anti-avoidance classic, and we set the salary defensibly rather than dare an audit.

Qualifying inbound employees can receive part of salary tax-free: the famous 30%, phasing toward 27% under recent reforms, with caps. For relocating founders and key hires it materially cuts the cost of Dutch payroll. Conditions are specific (distance, expertise, timing) and we file the application with the hire.

More than a mailbox: real decision-making in the Netherlands, a defensible office arrangement, Dutch-resident direction where treaty benefits matter. The letterbox era ended with ATAD and dividend-stripping scrutiny, which is precisely why a properly built Dutch holding still commands respect. We build to that standard or we say the structure isn't worth building.

Luxembourg wins pure holdings and funds; Ireland wins operating tax at 12.5%. The Netherlands wins when one flag must do both, operate and hold, in English, with ports, talent and treaty depth attached. Mixed groups usually land here, and we say plainly when yours shouldn't.

Plan one to two weeks: days for the deed and KYC, the notary by POA, then KVK, tax numbers and UBO inside a week. A fintech account can be live in days. The double-BV build adds a few days, not weeks. Done together, it is barely slower.