Tax deadlines for a one-person company in Netherlands
The dates a Netherlands freelancer actually has to hit, with the source behind each one. Where an authority has not published a date yet, it says so rather than guessing.
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- Income tax
Income tax return opens for 2025
Filing from the first day has one concrete advantage: file before 1 April and the Belastingdienst aims to decide before 1 July.
Source: Summa Adviesgroep; Brand Boekhouders · relates to 2025
- VAT
BTW return and payment, Q1 2026
Quarterly filers: both the return and the payment are due by the last day of the month following the quarter.
Source: Ortaq; Loyal Administratie; Rabobank · relates to 2026
- Income tax
Income tax return for 2025
The deadline for the 2025 return. An extension has to be requested before today, not after — asking on time normally buys you until 1 September.
Source: Summa Adviesgroep; Brand Boekhouders · relates to 2025
- Corporate tax· company only
Vpb return for financial year 2025
Due before 1 June where the financial year matches the calendar year. The standard extension is five months and has to be requested, not assumed.
Source: Ondernemersplein (overheid.nl) · relates to 2025
- VAT
BTW return and payment, Q2 2026
Quarterly filers submit and pay the second quarter of 2026.
Source: Ortaq; Loyal Administratie; Rabobank · relates to 2026
- Income tax
Income tax return, if you were granted an extension
Where an extension was requested before 1 May, this is normally the new date. Interest can still run on tax owed from the original deadline.
Source: Summa Adviesgroep; Brand Boekhouders · relates to 2025
- VAT
BTW return and payment, Q3 2026
Quarterly filers submit and pay the third quarter of 2026.
Source: Ortaq; Loyal Administratie; Rabobank · relates to 2026
- VAT
BTW return and payment, Q4 2026
The last quarter of 2026, filed and paid in the new year.
Source: Ortaq; Loyal Administratie; Rabobank · relates to 2026
Rules verified 2026-07-19; these dates were sourced and recorded on 2026-08-05.
General information for a BV, not tax advice. Deadlines can shift and extensions have conditions — confirm anything you are planning around with your accountant.