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The Zzp Invoice May Hide a Second Labour Cost

A zzp invoice may look like an external cost while the working relationship creates payroll-tax exposure. Dutch enforcement makes that mismatch a direct cash concern.

Dutch tax LEDGER & TAX Self-employment cash flow labour costs payroll tax zzp

Sep 22, 2026 Ledger & Tax

Prinsjesdag Plans Need Dates Before They Enter Your 2027 Budget

A practical Prinsjesdag checklist for separating current payroll action from proposals affecting the 2027 budget, pricing, cash flow and tax.

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Sep 22, 2026 Ledger & Tax

Tax Plan Headlines Can Distort the Cash You Actually Have

Dutch Tax Plan 2027 proposals may affect deductions, investment incentives and employee options, but businesses should not treat proposed tax savings as available cash.

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Sep 21, 2026 Ledger & Tax

One Employment Settlement Can Carry Three Different Tax Stories

An employment settlement may combine wage repayment, statutory interest and legal costs in one transfer. Employers should preserve each component’s separate legal, payroll and accounting treatment.

Accounting Dutch tax Employment settlements LEDGER & TAX Negative wage Statutory interest payroll

Sep 21, 2026 Ledger & Tax

Gift Card Cash Can Bring VAT Forward Before Redemption

Gift card cash may look like advance revenue, but the voucher’s terms determine whether Dutch VAT is already due or follows the eventual redemption.

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Sep 21, 2026 Ledger & Tax

Weak Purchase Invoices Can Reopen a Closed VAT Quarter

A paid and booked invoice does not automatically secure input VAT recovery. The company must still connect it to a real supply, the correct entity and taxable business use.

LEDGER & TAX Netherlands Purchase invoices VAT bookkeeping input VAT tax compliance

Sep 20, 2026 Ledger & Tax

The Employee Share Sale May Land Straight in Payroll

The proposed Dutch option regime may solve a liquidity mismatch, but employers will still need a reliable link between option, transaction and payroll records.

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Sep 20, 2026 Ledger & Tax

Before Reclaiming Legal-Bill VAT, Ask Whose Defence You Bought

A legal invoice may cover company defence, personal assistance and group work. Before reclaiming VAT, establish who received each service and what cash exposure remains.

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Sep 20, 2026 Ledger & Tax

For Agency Workers, One Sickness Date Can Alter the Tax Credit

For agency workers, the contract status on the sickness date can determine whether a Ziektewet payment qualifies for the employment tax credit.

Dutch payroll LEDGER & TAX UWV Ziektewet agency workers employment contracts employment tax credit

Sep 11, 2026 Ledger & Tax

Using VAT Cash for Other Bills Changes the Risk

A correct VAT return can still expose a serious control failure when the declared amount is used for wages, suppliers or other operating costs.

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Sep 9, 2026 Ledger & Tax

The Hidden Cash Gap Between Foreign Dividends and Dutch Tax Credits

A Hoge Raad referral exposes the cash gap created when foreign-tax relief is applied before Dutch tax credits in the box 3 calculation.

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Sep 9, 2026 Ledger & Tax

A Paper Gift Still Demands Real Cash Every Year

A Dutch court ruling shows why every paper gift needs its own annual interest calculation, payment allocation and coherent documentary trail.

Article 10 Successiewet Dutch inheritance tax Family governance LEDGER & TAX Liquidity Paper gifts estate planning

Sep 9, 2026 Ledger & Tax

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