Bookkeeping in the Netherlands
We help founders understand where their money is going, every month, on time. Delivered to Dutch GAAP (Title 9) for Dutch businesses, priced in EUR.
Dutch books serve two authorities from one ledger: the Belastingdienst for quarterly BTW, and the KvK for annual accounts due within twelve months of year end. Cross-border EU sales add ICP declarations on top. We keep Exact Online coded so the 21% and 9% rates, the reverse charge and intra-community supplies are separated at entry rather than untangled at quarter end.
Dedicated bookkeepers working inside your cloud accounting stack deliver weekly reconciliation and a clean monthly close. You get a Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet you can actually act on — categorised, reviewed, and delivered on a fixed calendar.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTW-aangifte (VAT return)VAT-registered businesses filing quarterly | Quarterly | Last day of the month following the quarter | Belastingdienst |
| Annual accounts filed with the Kamer van KoophandelBVs and NVs | Annual | Within 12 months of the financial year end, and within 8 days of adoption | KvK |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with Belastingdienst. This is general information, not tax advice.
Bookkeeping deliverables
- Weekly bank & credit-card reconciliation
- Receipt and document matching
- Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet
- Chart-of-accounts maintenance
- Month-end close on a fixed calendar
- Dedicated bookkeeper inside your software
Exact Online
Exact Online and Twinfield dominate Dutch practice, and EU cross-border sellers usually run One Stop Shop reporting alongside the domestic BTW return.
A worked example, in your currency.
An Amsterdam BV selling across the EU, 1,600 transactions a month, quarterly BTW.
- In-house boekhouder (fully loaded, per month)
- € 4.900
- Salt bookkeeping + BTW and OSS
- € 1.750
- Monthly saving
- € 3.150
Figures in EUR. OSS reporting for EU distance sales is quarterly and separate from the domestic BTW return.
The framework your Netherlands accounts are held to.
We prepare to Dutch GAAP (RJ guidelines) or IFRS. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyNBAKoninklijke Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van AccountantsThe Dutch professional body for accountants.
- Standards setterRJRaad voor de JaarverslaggevingIssues the Dutch annual reporting guidelines.
- RegulatorBelastingdienstBTW, vennootschapsbelasting and loonheffingen.
- RegulatorKvKKamer van KoophandelChamber of Commerce — annual accounts filing.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
Bookkeeping in Netherlands
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Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.