The Dutch structure, built for founders everywhere.
Holding design, substance, salary and dividend, the 30% ruling, market entry and succession — one advisory practice, on the 2026 figures, delivered in days at clear scopes. The benchmark figures behind the advice stand in the Holdwise Index.
Holding & structure design.
The Dutch holding is the wealth engine: 19% corporate tax up to €200,000, the participation exemption moving profit and sale proceeds upward at 0%, and full control over when Box 2 applies.
The Dutch holding structure
Holding for non-residents
The participation exemption
A holding before you sell
Substance & operating from abroad.
A Dutch BV run from Dubai, Singapore or London raises one question above all: where is the place of effective management? We design the governance so both tax authorities see a clean picture.
Moving abroad with your Dutch BV
Setting up a BV as a non-resident
Registering remotely
The documents you need from abroad
Salary, dividend & the tax levers.
The director salary norm is €58,000 in 2026 — with a formal route to agree a lower salary during the growth phase, and a €500,000 loan facility from your own BV that keeps timing in your hands.
DGA salary calculator
Salary through the holding
Dividend through the holding
The 30% ruling & relocation.
Relocating talent or yourself to the Netherlands: the 30% ruling keeps 30% of salary untaxed in 2026 (27% from 2027, maximum 60 months). We handle eligibility, the application and the end-of-ruling planning.
Entering the Dutch & EU market.
The BV as your EU base: incorporation in days, VAT registration, banking and the first hires — a market entry that stands on real substance from day one.
Doing business in the Netherlands
Company formation for foreign founders
VAT registration from abroad
Foreign shareholders in a Dutch BV
Succession, privacy & the STAK.
The STAK foundation separates voting power from economic ownership: privacy in the trade register, orchestrated succession and continuity — fiscally fully transparent.
The Dutch STAK foundation
STAK: how certification works
Gifting to children via the holding
Two ways to work with us.
The written consultation (three working days) puts your structure on paper: drawing, salary and dividend plan, substance and roadmap. Prefer to talk first? Start with a strategy conversation and we take it from there. Founders outside the EU: see the founders page.