Netherlands IP Holding Company

Intellectual property holding companies are those specifically designed to own and control the intellectual property of another entity – i.e. provisional patents, utility patents, design patents, all types of trademarks and copyrights, trade secrets and other forms of intellectual property.  A Dutch Intellectual property holding company provides the owner the peace of mind and stability to form, manage, sell and license its property to second/third parties for the right to utilize and exploit the intellectual property in any given or agreed upon the manner in private circumstances or open public forums.
Key Features of Netherlands IP Holding Company

Netherland IP Holding Company	Corporate Details
General
Type of Entity	IP Holding Company
Registered Office in Netherlands	Yes
Best use of the company	Intellectual Property Holding
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	None
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
Corporate tax for a Dutch IP Holding Company is 25%. 
Duration for set up of the company
Three weeks. 
 Distinctive Advantages of Netherlands IP Holding Company

• A Netherland IP 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 requirements for Auditing the financial statements
• 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 

The Valsen Advantage

• Speedy, Efficient and consistent Services.
• Relentless effort to obtain bank accounts.
• Expert advice on structuring options.
• Dedicated ongoing compliance support.