EU Customs Reform 2026 is the most significant overhaul of cross-border e-commerce rules in years. From 1 July 2026 the EU abolishes the long-standing €150 duty-free exemption for low-value parcels and replaces it with a temporary €3 flat customs duty. The reform levels the playing field for EU retailers and, crucially, shifts compliance responsibility directly onto online marketplaces and sellers. For any business shipping from...Read More
Your business is growing, financial issues are becoming more complex, and you’re realizing that a bookkeeper or accountant alone is no longer enough. At the same time, it may still be too early—or too expensive—to hire a full-time CFO. A fractional CFO is an experienced financial director whom you hire on a part-time, contract, or project basis. Instead of hiring a permanent, full-time Chief Financial...Read More
Pillar Two reporting Netherlands is now live. Under the Dutch Minimum Tax Act 2024 (Wet minimumbelasting 2024), in-scope multinational enterprises must submit their first compliance filings, and for groups with a calendar-year 2024 financial year the first statutory window is open right now. The two dates that matter: 30 June 2026 (notification and GloBE Information Return) and 31 August 2026 (top-up tax return and payment,...Read More
A limited fiscal representative can help non-EU companies import goods into the Netherlands and supply them onwards to business customers in the European Union without setting up a full Dutch VAT registration in certain situations. This structure is especially relevant for international trading companies, wholesalers, manufacturers and logistics-driven businesses that use the Netherlands as an entry point into the EU market. With the right setup,...Read More
A general fiscal representative in the Netherlands helps foreign companies manage broader Dutch VAT obligations. This structure is often relevant for non-EU companies that sell goods in the Netherlands, hold stock locally, import goods, make local purchases, sell to EU customers or need ongoing Dutch VAT compliance. Unlike a limited fiscal representative, which is mainly used for specific import and onward B2B delivery flows, a...Read More
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