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Ending your business

Rules and regulations for all entrepreneurs

Closing down your business or bankruptcy (9 regulations)Selling or transferring your business (3 regulations)

Final tax return when closing down, selling, or inheriting a business

Do you have a business in the Netherlands and do you want to close down or transfer your business (or a part of your business)? You have to settle with the Netherlands Tax Administration...

Pension

In the Netherlands, pensions consist of at least one of the following elements: a state pension, a supplementary pension, and/or private insurance. Old Age Pension (AOW) In general, everybody who...

Register your business in the Business Register

All businesses and legal entities in the Netherlands must register in the Business Register (Handelsregister), including self-employed professionals (zzp'ers), freelancers, businesses, and...

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