Payroll Processing in the Netherlands
We make payroll a non-event — accurate runs, clean filings, zero surprises. Delivered to Dutch GAAP (Title 9) for Dutch businesses, priced in EUR.
Dutch payroll runs through the loonheffingen return, due by the last day of the month following the payroll period, covering wage tax and social contributions together. The 30% ruling for qualifying inbound employees has to be applied at source rather than corrected later. We run payroll in AFAS or Exact and reconcile the loonheffingen liability to the ledger before each return.
We run payroll through Gusto, QuickBooks Payroll, Xero Payroll and local equivalents — payslips, contractor payments, and end-of-year filings (W-2s, P60s, STP finalisation) handled and reconciled to your books.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loonheffingen (payroll tax return)Employers | Monthly | Last day of the month following the payroll period | Belastingdienst |
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.
Payroll deliverables
- Scheduled payroll runs
- Payslip generation & distribution
- Contractor / 1099 payment management
- Year-end filings (W-2 / P60 / STP)
- Payroll-to-ledger reconciliation
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.
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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.