Business structure
We assess the tax and practical implications that different structures may have for your business, plans and personal situation.
Tax advisory for business owners
Tax advisory for business owners facing important decisions
Tax advisory for business owners is intended for sole proprietors and SMEs that want to understand the tax and practical implications before making an important decision. Flicc Finance helps assess choices involving business structure, a sole proprietorship or limited company, growth, investments, profit, VAT and income tax.
This service focuses on future choices and scenarios. If your question concerns preparing or filing returns, see our service for business tax returns and tax compliance.
The service
What do you receive with tax advisory?
The precise analysis depends on your question and the agreed scope. The advice focuses on the decision at hand and the information relevant to it.
- Assessment of your situation, objective and tax question
- Analysis of relevant tax, administrative and practical implications
- Comparison of possible scenarios where these are covered by the engagement
- Clear points of attention and recommendations for the decision at hand
- Alignment with the accounts and tax returns where relevant
- Discussion and feedback in the form agreed in advance
Tax questions
Which matters can we advise you on?
A tax advisor for SMEs considers more than an individual tax rule: current figures, the business structure and the practical implications of a decision also matter.
Sole proprietorship or limited company
When considering a change, we compare not only taxation but also liability, private withdrawals, future plans and administrative obligations.
Growth, profit and distributions
We map the relevant implications of growth and decisions to retain, reinvest or potentially distribute profit before you act.
Investments
We assess the tax and administrative implications of a proposed investment within the context of your business.
VAT and international activities
For more complex transactions or cross-border sales, we identify which VAT considerations should be assessed in advance.
Changes and restructuring
When activities or ownership arrangements change, we compare relevant scenarios and their implications for the accounts and tax returns.
Who is it for?
For business owners who want to assess tax implications in advance
This service is relevant when a proposed business decision may affect tax, liability, administration or future plans.
- Business owners and SMEs that want an important tax-related decision assessed
- Sole proprietors who want to compare their current structure with a limited company
- Businesses that are growing, investing or considering a change in structure
- Business owners with questions about profit, distributions, VAT or income tax
- Businesses that want to consider tax implications before making a decision
- Business owners who want practical tax advice connected to their figures and plans
When is it relevant?
When is tax advice appropriate?
Tax advice for business owners is particularly relevant before implementing a decision that may be difficult or costly to reverse.
- Your profit is changing and you want to assess whether the current structure still fits
- You are considering an investment with tax and administrative implications
- You are considering a limited company, holding company or another business structure
- Your activities or sales countries are changing
- You want to retain, reinvest or potentially distribute profit
- You want to compare scenarios before implementing a decision
Scope
Tax advisory or a tax return?
Each service supports a different part of your financial organisation. This distinction makes it clear where your question belongs.
Tax advisory
Focuses on future decisions, possible scenarios and their tax and practical implications before you act.
Tax returns and compliance
Concerns preparing, reviewing and potentially filing VAT, personal income tax, corporate income tax and other returns as agreed.
Business tax returns and tax complianceDutch income tax return for entrepreneursDutch VAT return preparationBookkeeping
Concerns the day-to-day financial administration, periodic processing, reconciliations and agreed closing activities.
Full-cycle bookkeepingFinancial controlling
Concerns budgets, performance, forecasts, management reporting and financial management.
Financial controlling and advisoryOur process
How we translate a tax question into a supported decision
We start with the decision you want to make and then determine which figures, assumptions and scenarios are needed for the agreed analysis.
Define the question and objective
We discuss your tax question, legal structure, relevant figures, plans and the decision you want to support.
Analyse implications and scenarios
Within the agreed scope, we assess the tax, administrative and practical implications of the relevant options.
Discuss considerations and recommendations
We explain which assumptions, implications and trade-offs matter and discuss the recommendations resulting from the analysis.
Align with the accounts and tax returns
Where necessary, we translate the preferred direction into points of attention for the accounts, tax returns or further implementation.
Outcome
Relevant implications and trade-offs before you decide
The advice helps you understand the options and considerations assessed. The final business decision always remains yours.
Understand implications before acting
You see which tax and practical considerations relate to the option assessed before implementing it.
Compare scenarios consistently
Relevant options are assessed using the same assumptions, making their differences and dependencies clearer.
Connected to your financial foundation
Where relevant, the advice is connected to your figures, accounts and current business structure.
Clear next points of attention
You know which matters still need to be investigated or processed before a decision can be implemented.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about tax advisory for business owners
What does a tax advisor do for business owners?
A tax advisor for business owners assesses the tax and practical implications of proposed business decisions. This may concern business structure, an investment, growth, profit allocation or a more complex VAT question. The advisor compares relevant scenarios and discusses points of attention and possible next steps within the agreed engagement.
When is tax advice appropriate?
Tax advice may be appropriate before making a decision that affects tax, liability, administration or future plans. Examples include changing legal structure, making an investment, expanding internationally, changing ownership arrangements or making decisions about profit.
What is the difference between tax advice and a tax return?
Tax advice looks ahead at choices, scenarios and their possible implications. Tax returns and tax compliance concern preparing, reviewing and potentially filing periodic or annual returns according to the agreed arrangements.
When is a limited company more attractive than a sole proprietorship?
There is no universal profit threshold. The level and stability of profit, liability, desired private withdrawals, investments, future plans and additional administrative obligations all matter. A comparison should therefore use current figures and the business owner’s specific plans.
What information is needed for tax advice?
That depends on the question. Current financial figures, the existing business structure, relevant tax returns, private withdrawals, investment plans and information about the proposed decision are often needed. During the intake, we determine which information is necessary for the agreed analysis.
No-obligation introduction
Would you like a tax-related decision assessed?
During the introduction, we discuss the decision at hand, which information is available and which analysis may be needed to assess the tax implications.