Pseudo self-employment, AOV and the self-employed deduction: The state of affairs for self-employed people in 2026

As a self-employed person in The Netherlands, you will not have missed the fact that there are quite a few changes happening with the laws and regulations. Pseudo self-employment is a hot topic. There seems to be no legal dividing line between real entrepreneurship and disguised paid employment...

Mandatory disability insurance (AOV) for self-employed persons?

Ruim een derde van de zelfstandigen in Nederland heeft geen financieel vangnet, als hij of zij door arbeidsongeschiktheid of ziekte inkomensverlies lijdt, becijferde het CBS in 2023. Het in juni 2024 openbaar gemaakte wetsvoorstel Basisverzekering Arbeidsongeschiktheid Zelfstandigen (BAZ) moet dit...