Netherlands Holding Company

A Dutch Holding Company is the BV which is a private Limited Liability Company .It is the world most popular holding regime and it is widely used due to the flexibility of the Dutch corporate law of coarse also due to the excellent Dutch Infrastructures which includes the Dutch participation exemption regime and the extensive Dutch tax treaty network.
Key Features of a Netherlands Holding Company

Netherland Holding Company	Corporate Details
General
Type of Entity	Holding Company
Registered Office in Netherlands	Yes
Best use of the company	Tax planning
Shelf company availability	Yes
Access to Double Taxation Treaties	Yes
VAT payable on sales to local customers?	21%
Share capital or equivalent
Standard currency	Euro
Permitted currencies	Any
Minimum paid up	1 Euro
Usual authorized	N/A
Bearer shares allowed	N/A
No-par-value shares allowed	N/A
Managers/Director
Minimum number	One
Local required	No
Publicly accessible records	No
Location of meetings	Anywhere
Corporate directorship allowed	Yes
Members
Minimum number	One
Publicly accessible records	No
Corporate members allowed	Yes
Location of meetings	Anywhere
Company Secretary
Required	Yes
Local or qualified	Yes
Accounts
Requirements to prepare	Yes
Audit requirements	No
Requirements to file accounts	Yes
Publicly accessible accounts	No
Other
Requirement to file annual return	Yes

Tax treatment
A corporate tax for a Netherlands Holding Company is 25%.
Duration for set up of the company
Three weeks. 
Distinctive Advantages of Netherlands Holding Company

• A Netherland Holding company is a separate legal entity
• Opening a corporate bank account in Netherlands is inexpensive
• Members/Managers are not liable for the debts of the entity as members are protected with Limited Liability
• No currency restrictions
• No requirements for Auditing the financial statement
• No withholding tax on dividends in most cases
• No capital gains on the sale of shares
• No foreign currency exchange restrictions
• The Dutch Civil code commercial framework is business friendly
• Cost are moderate