As of January 1st 2024, the 30%-facility will be slightly amended. As of this date, the base salary to which the 30% facility can be applied will be limited at the maximum set forth in the act for standardisation of publicly and semi publicly financed remuneration of top managers (“Wet normering bezoldiging topfunctionarissen publieke en semipubliekesector”, […]
In order to reward employees, and to have them invest in the company, employers can offer employee stock option plans. Stock options are often used by start-ups and scale-ups to attract highly skilled employees at a lower basic salary. Using a stock option plan, employees receive the right to buy a number of shares in […]
The BeNeLux as a whole, and the Netherlands in particular, represent an attractive spearhead for multinational companies for their expansion into the European Union. A competitive business climate, top notch digital infrastructure and an internationally focused workforce are just a few of the attractive advantages this region has to offer. Companies expanding into the Netherlands […]
Foreword by Andrew Chilvers Despite these uncertain times, expanding overseas can be a key driver for future growth for an ambitious business. International expansion can breathe new life into a company, drive huge value and set it on a path of continued success. Expanding a business overseas is a strategic opportunity that will help diversify […]
Whilst in Amsterdam IR Global spoke with headline sponsor Maprima (Theo). Theo spoke about his firm, the firm size and how the team of 25 all have a background in tax, legal or accounting and how they’re based in The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium but service clients internationally. He then goes onto talk about how […]
Progressive Policies: Developments in Dutch financial services legislation
The Dutch financial services sector is one of the most highly developed in Europe, incorporating several international banks and a thriving fund management business. In the Netherlands various authorities supervise various fields relevant to the finance industry. The Dutch Data Protection Authority, The Dutch Central Bank (next to the European Central Bank) and The Dutch […]
The Dutch Stichting: An age-old solution to modern capital management
The Stichting (or foundation in English) is a centuries-old solution for modern charity, asset protection and international structuring. The legislation is rather concise. Paragraph 2:285 of the Dutch Civil code defines the Stichting as; ‘A legal person formed by means of a juridical act, that has no members, and that intends to realise an objective […]
Implementation UBO-register in the Netherlands postponed until 2019
The implementation of the UBO-register, containing information on “Ultimate Beneficial Owners” of companies and other legal entities is one of the measures included in the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD 4). On basis of AMLD 4, Member States had until 26 June 2017 to implement a UBO-register. Hardly a year after the implementation of […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Roland Rompelberg of Maprima. Roland has joined IR as our exclusive Company Formations & Tax (Accountants) Member in Netherlands. Maprima is an established professional service provider with a track record of almost twenty years. We are a BeNeLux based firm […]
