{"id":4407,"date":"2021-12-06T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwstaging.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/zakelijk-aftrekbare-kosten-wat-zijn-dit-precies\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T11:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T11:32:12","slug":"deducting-business-expenses-the-what-when-and-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwstaging.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/en\/deducting-business-expenses-the-what-when-and-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Deducting business expenses \u2013 the what, when and how"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As an entrepreneur, you pay tax over the profit you make via the income tax return. Your profit is the sum of the sales you\u2019ve made minus your business expenses. This means it\u2019s wise to include these expenses in your accounting. In this blog we\u2019ll explain which expenses are deductible and how this procedure works.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Definition of business expenses
<\/strong>The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration states the following regarding business expenses: \u2018Business expenses are those costs that are, within reasonable limits, necessary for the conduct of your business and that directly relate to your business.\u2019. The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration generally doesn\u2019t interfere much regarding this issue and expects that you, as an entrepreneur, can prove that the expenses you make are indeed necessary. You\u2019re therefore free to determine for yourself which and how many expenses you make, as long as they\u2019re reasonable.<\/p>\n

Direct and indirect costs
<\/strong>As stated before, you decide which expenses you deem necessary for your business. Of course, this also depends on your profession. For example, as an artist it\u2019s likely that you need more tools than a social media expert. Expenses made to create your product or service are called direct costs: production costs such as materials or certain software, but also the purchase of stock. Work outsourced to third parties is also filed under direct costs.<\/p>\n

The indirect costs, however, will be very similar for many entrepreneurs. These are the more background expenses such as:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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