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
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Netherland Holding Company |
Corporate Details |
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General |
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Holding Company |
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Yes |
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Tax planning |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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21% |
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Share capital or equivalent |
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Euro |
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Any |
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1 Euro |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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Managers/Director |
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One |
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No |
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No |
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Anywhere |
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Yes |
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Members |
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One |
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No |
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Yes |
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Anywhere |
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Company Secretary |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Accounts |
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Yes |
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No |
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Yes |
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No |
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Other |
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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