Frequently used Dutch words and terms

The Dutch language can be confusing at the best of times. To make your life easier as an entrepreneur or self-employed professional in the Netherlands we created a list of frequently used words and terms in the Dutch tax law that can be useful for you. For frequently used Dutch abbreviations see this article

*Additional tax: Naheffing
*Agreement: Overeenkomst
*Art: Kunst
*Appeal: Beroep
*Benefit agreement: Uitkeringsovereenkomst
*Business: Bedrijf
*Capital: Vermogen
*Capital tax: Vermogensbelasting
*Carrying amount: Boekwaarde
*Catering industry: Horeca
*Clause: Lid (Wet)
*Client: Opdrachtgever
*Clients: Clienten
*Collaboration: Samenwerking
*Company car: Lease auto
*Corporate income tax: Vennootschapsbelasting
*Costs/expenses: Kosten
*Customer: Klanten
*Decision/Ruling: Beschikking
*Deductible expenses: Aftrekbare kosten
*Donations: Schenkingen
*Economy: Economie
*Employee: Werknemer
*Employer: Werkgever
*Employment: Dienstbetrekking
*Enterprise: Onderneming
*Entrepreneur: Ondernemer
*Fictitious employment: Fictieve dienstbetrekking
*Fiscal benefit: Fiscal voordeel
*Government: Overheid
*Gezondheidszorg: Healthcare
*Human resource policy: Personeelsbeleid
*Arbeidsongeschiktheid: Incapacity to work
*Income: Inkomen
*Income tax: Inkomstenbelasting
*Income tax or corporate tax: Winstbelasting
*Independent: Zelfstandig
*Inheritance: Erfenis
*Insurance: Verzekering
*Interest: Rente
*Labour market: Arbeidsmarkt
*Law: Wet
*Limited Liability Company: Naamloos Vennootschap
*(A) Loan: Lening
*Majority shareholder: Grootaandeelhouder
*Market: Markt
*Market orientated: Marktgericht
*Measures: Maatregelen
*Mortgage: Hypotheek
*Narrowing of the base income: Grondslagversmaller
*Objection: Bezwaar
*Occupationally disabled people: Arbeidsgehandicapten
*Operating assets: Bedrijfsmiddelen
*Pension: Pensioen
*Pension Act: Pensioenwet
*Pension insurer: Pensioenverzekeraar
*Preferential tax treatment: Fiscale bevoordeling
*Private households: Particulieren
*Private Limited Liability Company (LLC): Besloten Firma (BV)
*Politics: Politiek
*Premium: Premie
*Profit: Winst
*Resultaatgenieter: Recipient of income from other activities
*Relationship of authority: Gezagsverhouding
*Rendered service: Dienstverlening
*Report: Aangifte
*Research: Onderzoek
*Regulations: Regelingen
*Right to vote: Stemrecht
*Shares: Aandelen
*Salary: Salaris
*Salary slip: Salarisstrook
*Small scale investment tax deduction: Kleinschaligheidsinvesteringsaftrek
*Sole proprietorship: Eenmanszaak
*Staff: Personeel
*Subsidy: Subsidie
*Tax: Belasting
*Tax assessment: Belastingaanslag
*Tax Authorities: Belastingdienst
*Tax incentives: Belastingprikkels
*Tax rate: Belastingtarief
*Tax relief on mortgage interest: Hypotheekrenteaftrek
*Turnover: Omzet
*Turnover tax: Omzetbelasting
*Wage: Loon
*Withholding tax: Loonheffing