Vennootschapsbelasting is Dutch corporate income tax, charged on taxable profits of companies such as BVs.
What it means in Dutch business
It connects profit calculation, expenses, transfer pricing, losses, reserves and the file that explains taxable business results. For The Polder reader, the term is useful when it explains what must be checked in the Dutch file, who carries responsibility and how a public rule or signal reaches daily business decisions.
Why it matters
It connects profit calculation, expenses, transfer pricing, losses, reserves and the file that explains taxable business results.
Where readers see it
- corporate tax return
- profit calculation
- loss relief
- tax provisions
- company records
In practice
- corporate tax return
- profit calculation
- loss relief
- tax provisions
- company records
What to check
- Which return, assessment, invoice, ledger entry or calculation uses Vennootschapsbelasting.
- Which date, rate, threshold or valuation changes the outcome.
- Whether the company file separates sales, cash, tax and private money clearly.
- Which document would explain the position if Belastingdienst asked tomorrow.
Common mistake
Corporate tax is not only the final calculation. It depends on whether the ledger can explain the profit story.
The Polder reading
The Polder reads Vennootschapsbelasting through Ledger & Tax: not as loose terminology, but as a way to connect corporate tax return, profit calculation, loss relief to the decision a company, adviser or public authority has to defend.
Related terms
- BV
- annual accounts
- Belastingdienst
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Last updated by The Polder Dictionary on 2026-06-07T16:12:35+00:00.