Linda Pavan What the Hell Happens When You Liquidate Your BV and Think the Taxman Will Feel Sorry for You? A Sobering Truth for Micro and Small Business Owners Let me start with a hard fact, no dressing it up: if you’re the proud owner of a micro or small business structured with a holding and an operation... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Jul 11, 2025
Linda Pavan From CEO to Con Artist: How One Man Turned His BV into a Personal ATM and a Mortgage Scam Machine CASE REFERENCE Judgment: Amsterdam Court, Criminal Division Date: June 19, 2025 Case numbers: 81/034780-22 (A) and 81/159304-24 (B) ECLI: NL:RBAMS:2025:4117 Penalty: €10,000 fine (or 85 days in prison... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX THIRD PARTY RISK Jul 10, 2025
Linda Pavan What Happens When Your €1,000 Holding Fee Gets Called Out for What It Really Is? THE MYTH OF THE €1,000 MANAGEMENT FEE For years, many small entrepreneurs in the Netherlands have operated through a structure that seemed clever on paper: a holding BV (owned personally) invoices a m... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Jul 9, 2025
Linda Pavan What the Taxman Won’t Tell You When You Move Abroad as an Entrepreneur Let me tell you a story. A few years ago, a client, let’s call him Marco, called me from Portugal. He had just bought a villa on a hill, was sipping vinho verde, and wanted to “wrap things up in the N... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Jul 4, 2025
Linda Pavan What No One Tells You About International Tax Treaties (Until You're F*cked) International tax treaties are not just for the Apples and Amazons of this world . If you’re running a one-person consulting firm in Breda and your client’s in Brussels, congratulations, you’re offici... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Jul 3, 2025
Linda Pavan What Most Entrepreneurs Forget After Buying Green Tech And It’s Costing Them Thousands I’m not a fan of complicated tax talk. I like facts, stories, and clear instructions. So here’s one for you: Last year, a small Dutch company decided to install a heat pump. They wanted to go greener,... ES IT Linda Pavan NL TAX Jul 2, 2025
Linda Pavan The Privilege Paradox: Can Confidentiality Survive the Fight Against Financial Crime? XTROVERSO PERSPECTIVE: WHEN PRINCIPLES COLLIDE, STRUCTURE MUST SPEAK At the intersection of law, ethics, and power lies one of the most complex dilemmas of our time: Can Legal Professional Privilege (... COMPLIANCE ES IT Linda Pavan NL May 13, 2025
Linda Pavan Excessive Borrowing Act: When Compliance Replaces Understanding Purpose or Panic? The Excessive Borrowing Act (Wet excessief lenen bij eigen BV) was not born in a vacuum. It emerged from a legitimate concern: director-major shareholders (DGAs) who borrow millions ... COMPLIANCE ES IT Linda Pavan NL May 10, 2025
Linda Pavan Why Helping You Could Cost Us: The New Reality of Tax Enforcement Strategic Context: From Personal Risk to Shared Responsibility Since 1 July 2009, Dutch tax law has quietly reshaped its power dynamics. With the introduction of the Fourth Tranche Awb , fines for tax... COMPLIANCE ES IT Linda Pavan NL May 8, 2025