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Self-employed tax return

Your zzp return, filed and explained

We prepare and file your self-employed tax return. That means your profit calculation and every entrepreneur deduction that fits your business.

We work with zzp'ers (self-employed professionals) and freelance internationals across the Netherlands.

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Written by
Kaylee VoorpostelSenior Tax Advisor
Reviewed by
Menno van der MadeHead of Tax - Tax Consultant
Updated 20 October 2026
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Your income-tax return

What goes into your self-employed tax return

Your return starts with the profit calculation: turnover minus business costs and depreciation.

More on your profit calculation is on our business asset depreciation and limited deductible business costs pages.

Then come the entrepreneur deductions. The zelfstandigenaftrek is the self-employed deduction. In your first years the startersaftrek (starter's deduction) adds to it. What is left after those falls under the mkb-winstvrijstelling, the SME profit exemption. We decide which ones fit your year and apply them.

Business and private go in the same return. We file your mortgage interest and your fiscal partner's income alongside your profit. Your fiscal partner is usually your spouse or registered partner. Your Box 3 assets go in too: your savings and investments. That is one return and one conversation.

Income or assets abroad also belong in your Dutch return. We file that foreign side together with your profit. More on this is on our foreign income page.

Do you charge VAT? The quarterly VAT return and the ICP declaration are separate services with their own pages. The ICP declaration reports the goods and services you supply to businesses in other EU countries.

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How it works

Four steps, no surprises

We prepare

We calculate your profit

We work out your profit and apply each deduction you qualify for.

You leave with a clear draft in your inbox.
You approve

You approve, we file

You read the draft and ask anything you want. We file it after your green light.

You leave with your return filed on time.
Next year

We watch the next deadline

We prepare your next return in good time. The provisional assessment costs extra and we price it first.

You leave with one advisor who files for you every year.

Ready to hand it over?

A free 20-minute call, no obligation.Your price agreed up front.
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“Every business looks different on paper. I want you to understand your own return, not just sign it. So I explain what I put in it and why it fits your year.”

Kaylee Voorpostel

Senior Tax Advisor

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Your advisor

Talk to your tax advisor

You get one dedicated advisor who knows your business and your books. The same person handles it from the first call to the filed return.

Tax advisors · Amsterdam & Utrecht

Pricing

One price for your whole return

Your price follows your bookkeeping and your situation. You hear it in the first call and get it in writing.

All prices include 21% VAT. Do you still have an earlier year open? We look at that in the same conversation.

How we price · What you get

The price follows the size of your administration and how much sorting it still needs. Extra work only happens after you say yes to a new quote.

Why an advisor

You run the business We file the return

Filing it yourself can work. We go through every deduction and explain your numbers, so you know what is in your return.

On your own
With TaxSaversOur way
Deductions
On your ownYou work out which deductions apply
With TaxSaversWe review every entrepreneur deduction and apply what fits
Deadlines
On your ownYou track every deadline yourself
With TaxSaversWe watch the deadlines and file on time
Rule changes
On your ownYou follow each year's rule changes
With TaxSaversWe tell you what changes for your return each year
Full picture
On your ownNobody looks at business and private together
With TaxSaversOne advisor files your business and private side together
Do-it-yourself route

Reviews

Entrepreneurs rate us on Google

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It was easy, fast and with people happy to help you, so that is all that matters, thank you!

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Eduardo Izquierdo
TaxSavers experience · March 2025

Really good experience - quick and professional. Definitely recommend, especially if you are an expat.

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Dylan Louw
Expat tax services · May 2025

Victor was very knowledgeable, could explain the content well, and thought along with me!

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Dick de Heus
TaxSavers experience · November 2025
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Why together works

One team for business and private

Your tax advisor already has your figures. That makes a mortgage, insurance or pension question a lot shorter.

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Tomás · Utrecht, freelance developer since 2022

As a freelancer I thought a mortgage was out of reach. The same team did my returns and built my mortgage file from those numbers. I knew where I stood.

TaxMortgage
What changedMortgage-ready figures
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Aisha · Rotterdam, consultant with clients in three countries

Clients in Germany and Ireland made my VAT feel risky. Now one team prepares the ICP declaration and my return together. I just send the invoices.

TaxVAT
What changedEU clients, sorted
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Emre · The Hague, self-employed since 2019

My advisor asked what happens if I cannot work for a while. We looked at cover next to my return. That worry is off my plate now.

TaxInsurance
What changedA safety net

Frequently asked

Filing questions from entrepreneurs

The questions we hear most in a first call. Is yours not here? Ask Kaylee

When am I an entrepreneur for income tax?
The Belastingdienst (the Dutch tax authority) weighs your whole situation, not a number of hours. It looks at your profit, your independence, your business risk and how many clients you have. The 1,225-hour urencriterium (hours criterion) is a separate test. It only decides whether you get the entrepreneur deductions. We tell you where you stand before we start. More on how those hours count is on our hours criterion page.
Which deductions can I claim as a self-employed person?
Most entrepreneurs who meet the hours criterion claim the zelfstandigenaftrek. Started recently? Then the startersaftrek adds to it, up to three times in your first five years. After those, the mkb-winstvrijstelling leaves part of the remaining profit untaxed. Amounts change most years. We apply the ones that hold for your filing year. The full picture is on our self-employed deduction page.
Do you file my VAT return and ICP declaration too?
Yes, both are separate services and we run them alongside your income-tax return. One advisor, one set of figures, no double questions. Everything about them is on our VAT return and ICP declaration pages.
What do you need from me?
We need your bookkeeping for the year and the private side of your return. That means your turnover and costs, your business bank statements and your invoices. On the private side we need your annual statements, your mortgage figures and anything in Box 3. Box 3 is the Dutch tax box for savings and investments. Is your bookkeeping unfinished? Say so in the first call, because we tell you what is missing before we quote.
I also have a job. Is that one return?
Yes, your salary and your business profit go into the same income-tax return. Your employer already reported the salary, so we take it from there. Your hours matter too: the hours criterion needs 1,225 hours on your business. Do you also have a job? Then you must spend more time on your business than on your job. This second condition does not apply if you were not an entrepreneur in at least one of the five previous years. More on combining the two is on our zzp versus employment page. Do you work for an employer outside the Netherlands? Tell us in the first call.
What does a self-employed tax return cost?
Your return starts at €719.95, or €840.95 when you and your fiscal partner file together. A provisional assessment alongside it starts at €125. You get a fixed price for your own situation before we start. The first call is free.

Your zzp return?

Back to running your business

Tell us about your business in a free 20-minute call. You get your personal price in writing. Then you decide.

What's included

  • A dedicated advisor

  • A draft before we file

  • Help in English or Dutch