Doing business in The Netherlands

On this website the following information can be found in relation to the topic of doing business in the Netherlands:

Category	Topics


Doing business in the Netherlands	Introduction
	Country Profile
	Schedule: Economic parameters 2003
	Legal structure of the business
	Schedule: Characteristics of frequent used forms of business in The Netherlands
	Corporation or branch?
	Schedule: Corporation or branch?
	How to incorporate a BV
	Buying a shelf company
	How to establish a branch/representative office?
	Schedule: Dutch tax treaties
	Schedule: Taxable branch versus non-taxable branch
	Filing and registration requirements
	Registration requirements with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce
	Filing requirements with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce
	Dutch accounting and audit requirements
	Main features of the Dutch tax system
	Schedule: Dutch tax rates
	Schedule: Worldwide tax rates
	Dutch corporate tax regime
	Dutch tax rates
	How to finance your Dutch business
	Corporate tax compliance
	The Dutch ruling practise
	Withholding taxes on outbound payments
	Schedule: Withholding tax rates for dividends under Dutch tax treaties
	Schedule: Withholding tax rates for interest under Dutch tax treaties
	Schedule: Withholding tax rates for royalties under Dutch tax treaties
	Tax and Government incentives
	The Dutch tonnage tax regime for shipping companies
	The Dutch Value Added Tax (VAT) system
	Employee taxation
	Schedule: Dutch tax rates for individuals
	Expatriate incentive: the 30% regulation
	Dutch rules for employee stock option plans

The information you will find on this website is a first introduction to The Netherlands. It contains a general description of the Dutch tax system.

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