Advice that is drafted for your situation, not adapted from someone else's.

Private wealth, foundations and succession

For families who want to protect their assets and pass them on, across more than one jurisdiction.

• Curaçao private foundations (SPF) and trusts, including the Dutch APV rules
• Estate planning and passing on a family business or real estate
• Inheritance and gift tax in Curaçao and the Netherlands, including the Dutch residence fiction
• Wills and family arrangements, in cooperation with your notary

Fixed-fee opinion: a Curaçao private foundation outside the Dutch APV rules, from €1,250 →

Moving within the Kingdom

For individuals and families moving between the Netherlands, Curaçao and Bonaire, in either direction.

• Tax residence and the timing of your move
• The penshonado scheme for new residents of Curaçao
• Emigration consequences: the protective assessment and the ten-year rule for shares
• Pensions, real estate and companies before and after the move

Real estate in Curaçao and Bonaire

For owners and investors, from the purchase to rental income and sale.

• Buying privately, through a company or through a private foundation
• Taxation of rental income and what to report in both countries
• Transfer tax, property tax and turnover tax on holiday rental
• Co-ownership with family or business partners

Fixed-fee opinion: rental income, from €695 →

Fixed-fee opinion: buying property, from €895 →

Entrepreneurs and companies

For entrepreneurs who start, grow, restructure or move a business.

• Choice of legal form: sole proprietorship or NV/BV (also for Aruba and Sint Maarten)
• Incorporation, restructuring and shareholder arrangements
• Holding and financing structures within the Kingdom, tested against substance and anti-abuse rules
• Migration of companies to or from Curaçao

Fixed-fee opinion: sole proprietorship or company, from €795 →

Tax returns and compliance

So that your returns in each country are correct, complete and on time.

• Income tax returns in Curaçao, Bonaire and the Netherlands
• Profit tax returns for Curaçao companies
• Property tax and turnover tax for rental property
• Annual compliance service for owners of real estate in Curaçao or Bonaire

Tax audits, rulings and tax court proceedings

When the tax authorities examine your affairs, when you need certainty in advance, or when you disagree with an assessment. As a former tax inspector, I know how an audit is conducted from the other side of the table.

• Guidance during tax audits (boekenonderzoek) in Curaçao, Bonaire and the Netherlands
• Advance tax rulings and prior consultation with the tax authorities
• Objections to assessments
• Appeals before the tax courts in Curaçao, Bonaire and the Netherlands
• Settlement negotiations with the tax authorities

Voluntary correction

For anyone who wants to put earlier tax returns right, in confidence.

• A confidential first conversation
• An assessment of the years, countries and risks involved
• Filing the corrections and dealing with the tax authorities

Confidential assessment →