Accounting for international companies in the Netherlands
Running a Dutch entity from abroad means dealing with local rules, local deadlines and local authorities while your team sits somewhere else. We take that side of the business off your desk and keep it under control.
The situation
Foreign companies usually arrive in the Netherlands with a working finance function at home and no view of what changes here. Filing calendars, VAT treatment, reporting formats and correspondence from the Belastingdienst all follow Dutch conventions.
The result is often the same: filings are met late, questions go unanswered because nobody reads Dutch, and head office has no reliable picture of what the Dutch entity is actually doing.
Typical examples
- A group with a Dutch sales entity that needs ICP declarations aligned with its EU invoicing.
- A foreign parent that needs Dutch statutory accounts to reconcile with group reporting.
- A company receiving Belastingdienst correspondence it cannot read or interpret.
How Arquatus helps
Local compliance, handled
VAT returns, ICP declarations, corporate income tax coordination and annual accounts, prepared and filed on the Dutch calendar.
One point of contact
Correspondence with the Dutch tax authorities is handled and explained in English.
Reporting head office can use
Monthly or quarterly figures presented in a format your group finance team can work with.
Advice before decisions, not after
We flag the Dutch consequences of intercompany charges, cross-border sales and payroll set-ups while they are still choices.
Talk to Arquatus
A short introductory conversation to understand your company, current setup and where Arquatus may be able to help.
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