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 11 Jul 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 10 Jul 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 9 Jul 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 4 Jul 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 3 Jul 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 2 Jul 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 13 May 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 10 May 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 8 May 2025