From sole trader to holding company
E-commerce entrepreneurFrom sole trader to holding company
- €210,000recurring annual savings
- 49% → 19%effective tax rate
Initial situation: A high tax burden held back reinvestment.
A Dutch e-commerce entrepreneur ran his business as a sole proprietorship. At €480,000 net profit he fell into the top bracket, with an effective rate just above 49%. Every euro of profit was taxed heavily first. That made reinvesting hard.
- €480,000Net profit per year
- 49%Effective tax burden
- Sole proprietorshipStructure at the outset
Approach: A durable structure for growth and reinvestment.
- Step 1
Situation and profit flows analysed
- Step 2
Tax-neutral contribution into a BV holding structure
- Step 3
Liquidity passed up tax-free to the personal holding
- Step 4
Operational liability ring-fenced
Outcome: structurally €210,000 a year freed up for growth.
The effective tax burden fell from 49% to around 19% at company level. At his profit level that means a structural annual saving of €210,000, directly available for reinvestment, wealth building or a future exit.
“With the right structure you pay less tax not through tricks, but because your business is set up the way it should be.”
Abdullah SezenPartner – CFO
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More results
All results- €21,000
- Remaining debt
- €17,000
- Reduced
Tax · VAT correction
- €160,000
- Withdrawn
- Objection upheld
- In full
Tax · VAT
