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Explanations you can run a business on.

Short articles on what you keep, tax, your legal form and the fee. Also the DBA Act, the small-business scheme and a backlog. A webshop is one example. General explanation, not advice for your return. The prices are the indications on this site.

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E-invoicing & Peppol 2030

What is law, and what is still a plan

From 1 July 2030, e-invoices are required for business trade between EU countries. That is European law. The cabinet wants the same duty inside the Netherlands, but that is not law yet. Whether Peppol becomes the mandatory network has not been decided.

E-invoicing · Start here
E-invoicing mandatory in 2030: what changes for your BV?
From 1 July 2030, e-invoices for EU trade, and the cabinet wants the same inside the Netherlands. What is law, what is a plan, and what should your BV do now?
7 min read
Check · Take the check
Are you 2030-ready? 7 questions for business owners (with a score)
Take the free 2030-ready check: 7 questions on e-invoicing, Peppol and VAT. Add up your points and see what your BV or sole tradership still needs to arrange.
7 min read
Peppol
What is Peppol? A plain explanation for SMEs (2026)
Peppol is the network that sends e-invoices safely from one set of books to another. How it works, what it costs, and why 2030 matters.
6 min read
Comparison
Peppol vs a PDF invoice: cost, errors and VAT checks
What is the difference between a Peppol e-invoice and a PDF? Compare cost, error risk, payment speed and VAT checks, plus what changes in 2030.
7 min read
Checklist
How to send your first Peppol invoice (a checklist without jargon)
How to send your first Peppol e-invoice: arrange the connection, check the Peppol ID, set customer details and VAT, then test. A 10-step checklist.
6 min read

Bookkeeping
An accountant for a webshop
What changes when the books cover Shopify, Bol.com and Amazon: split payouts, margin by channel and a VAT reserve. From sole trader to BV.
3 min read
VAT
OSS and IOSS for a Dutch webshop
OSS is the quarterly return for EU consumer sales above €10,000. IOSS is the monthly return for imports up to €150. Stock held abroad is outside both.
3 min read
Legal form
Sole trader or BV
No revenue figure forces a BV. In 2026 the self-employed deduction is €1,200 and the usual-wage floor for a director-shareholder is €58,000.
3 min read
Fees
What an accountant costs
DT Admin’s indicative from-prices per month, excluding VAT: €99 sole trader, €149 VOF, €299 BV, €399 BV with a holding and €99 for a standalone holding.
3 min read
Remote CFO
A remote CFO
Financial Control is looking with you at cash flow, tax and what you keep. A full CFO engagement is custom. The bookkeeping stays the base.
3 min read
Sole trader
DBA enforcement in 2026: what it means if you work as a freelancer
The enforcement moratorium ended on 1 January 2025. From 1 January 2026 the Dutch tax authority can also impose a negligence penalty for false self-employment. No default penalty for this in 2026.
4 min read
VAT
The small-business scheme up to €20,000: when to stay, when to leave
The Dutch small-business scheme is a VAT exemption up to €20,000 of turnover a calendar year. The 1,225-hour test is separate: it belongs to income tax.
5 min read
Backlog
A late return or a fine? How to catch the books up
A late VAT return costs €82 after a seven-day grace period. Income tax runs through a reminder and a demand, then €469. DT Admin catches the backlog up through the intake.
4 min read