Posts by Daan Koppel

An investor wants to invest 500,000 euros for 30% of your shares. You’ll retain 70%, a comfortable majority. Sounds good. Until you read the shareholders’ agreement, and the room falls silent.

Because 70% of the shares is not the same as 70% of the controlling interest. The small print contains approval rights, veto rights and anti-dilution clauses that undermine your control. You can read here how to prevent your company from being run over your head.

If you have staff, you'll know about the transition allowance. If you dismiss someone who has been ill for a long time, you'll pay an allowance. Until now, you received compensation from the government afterwards. From 2027 onwards, this will no longer be the case.

The compensation will disappear entirely, even if you cease employment due to retirement or death. What this means for you as an employer, and what you can already take into account, can be read here.

Er bestaat een fiscale regeling die je belasting op innovatiewinst verlaagt van 25,8 naar 9 procent. Op een ton winst scheelt dat bijna 10.000 euro per jaar. Toch passen de meeste boekhouders 'm niet toe.

Het heet de innovatiebox, en voor tech-bedrijven die software of een platform bouwen is het vaak gewoon van toepassing. Waarom bijna niemand het gebruikt, en hoe je het wél regelt, lees je hier.