VAT

If you work in the Netherlands, you sometimes have to deal with VAT, or value-added tax. What is VAT? If you work in the Netherlands, you sometimes have to deal with VAT. VAT stands for value-added tax. This is a tax you pay on products and services. Employee or entrepreneur? If you are an employee, you do not need to deal with VAT yourself. Your employer will take care of this. If you are an entrepreneur , you must charge VAT to your customers. You calculate the amount of VAT based on the price of your products or services. You pay this VAT to Belastingdienst .