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Netherlands

Running payroll in Netherlands

A payslip drawn up in Netherlands is issued in EUR, in the language and in the form that local law requires. The question is not whether your software can produce a payslip: it is who, on the ground, stands behind what it contains.

Outsourcing payroll in Netherlands calls for three prior checks: that the firm is authorised to practise, that it is up to date with its own tax and social security obligations, and that it is insured for the errors it might make. The network verifies these three points before any listing, on supporting documents rather than on statements.

The Netherlands is a professionally open market: keeping accounts or running payroll for third parties requires no qualification, no licence and no registration. Only the title of accountant and the signing of statutory audits are reserved. The quality of a Dutch partner is therefore assessed through voluntary signals, professional memberships and individual registration of payroll staff, rather than through any accreditation.

The country lies within the European Union and the European Economic Area, so an employee moving from France stays covered by the European coordination rules, evidenced by an A1 certificate. Pay is settled in euro and contractual documents are written in Dutch, even though English is widely used in international companies.

The most striking technical feature is the unification of withholding. Wage tax and employee insurance contributions are collected together by the tax administration under a single concept, so there is no Dutch equivalent of a separate social security body certificate. Due diligence therefore rests on evidence a firm chooses to supply rather than on any register.

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Who may run payroll in Netherlands

In Netherlands, running payroll on behalf of third parties is reserved by law to no registered profession: any company may take it on. The absence of a legal barrier shifts the checking onto you, and that is why the network itself verifies the registration, the tax and social security standing and the insurance cover of every firm before listing it.

Consult the official register

Local wordingIssuing bodyValiditySource
Uittreksel Handelsregister (gewaarmerkt uittreksel) — KVK-nummerTrade Register extract (certified extract) from the Chamber of Commerce

Demander le gewaarmerkt uittreksel (extrait certifié, signé électroniquement), le seul opposable ; l'aperçu gratuit du Handelsregister ne l'est pas. L'extrait donne le KVK-nummer, le RSIN, les activités SBI et surtout les pouvoirs de représentation (bevoegdheid) de chaque dirigeant.

Kamer van Koophandel (KVK) — Handelsregister3 months
Required
Official website
Lidmaatschap NOAB, Register Belastingadviseurs (RB) of NBA-inschrijving (RA/AA) ; NIRPA-registratie (PDL/VPS) voor salarisprofessionalsProfessional body membership and registered payroll professional status

Aux Pays-Bas, l'expertise comptable et la paie ne sont pas des professions protégées : n'importe qui peut ouvrir un administratiekantoor. Seule la signature d'un contrôle légal des comptes est réservée aux RA et AA inscrits au registre de la NBA. Comme substitut de garantie, exiger soit l'adhésion à NOAB ou au RB (qui imposent formation continue, revue confraternelle et assurance), soit l'inscription des salarisprofessionals au registre NIRPA (titres PDL et VPS).

NOAB, Register Belastingadviseurs (RB), Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants (NBA), NIRPA12 months
Where applicable
Official website

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