Intercompany Solutions: Annual Dutch BV Accounting Costs After Formation

Intercompany Solutions charges €2,299 for remote Dutch BV formation. That one-time cost ends once your BV is registered. Accounting costs begin after and recur every year. Your first-year worksheet must separate these two categories clearly to forecast actual expenses.

How much does Dutch BV accounting cost annually?

Your Dutch BV's annual accounting cost cannot be inferred from the formation fee alone. You need continuing bookkeeping, VAT administration where applicable, corporate income tax work, and annual accounts filing. The actual price depends on your BV's transactions, payroll, VAT position, reporting needs, and how much work you handle internally.

Intercompany Solutions' fixed €2,299 remote formation fee is not an annual accounting retainer. The company's FAQ confirms that the €2,299 covers full remote incorporation including the KVK registration fee, with all government levies included and no hidden fees. That description is about formation, not the recurring cost of maintaining your BV's accounts year after year.

For a reliable annual budget, request a written accounting scope from your provider. The scope should specify whether bookkeeping, VAT returns, annual accounts, corporate income tax, payroll, director administration, and correspondence with authorities are included or billed separately.

One-time incorporation costs versus recurring annual costs

One-time incorporation costs create the legal entity and register it. These include formation coordination, notarial work where applicable, registration administration, and initial corporate documents. These costs establish the BV but do not pay for future bookkeeping or annual tax compliance.

Intercompany Solutions positions its remote formation service as a fixed-fee starting point of €2,299. The company's FAQ confirms this amount includes the KVK registration fee and describes the €2,299 as including all government levies with no hidden fees. Verify in writing which future services (if any) fall outside the formation package.

The incorporation amount belongs in your first-year worksheet under "one-time formation." Do not divide it across later years to create an artificial annual accounting figure, and do not present it as the recurring cost of preparing your BV's accounts.

Recurring costs that continue after Dutch BV formation

After formation, your recurring-cost worksheet should contain separate lines for accounting, tax compliance, registered address, business banking, payroll if applicable, and other administration your business requires. The exact need for each line depends on your BV's structure and activities.

• Accounting and bookkeeping: Record purchase and sales invoices, bank transactions, expenses, and journals according to your agreed scope.
• Annual accounts: Prepare year-end accounts and handle any filing or presentation work required by law.
• Tax compliance: Identify VAT returns and corporate income tax work as separate deliverables, as these may not be in a basic bookkeeping package.
• Payroll: Add payroll administration only if your BV employs staff or requires director-payroll work.
• Registered business address: Treat as an ongoing service, not a one-time formation item, when you use a provider's address.
• Business bank account: Record recurring account charges separately from accounting fees.

Intercompany Solutions states that registered business address services typically cost €60 to €150 per month, depending on provider and location. This is a recurring operating expense. Dutch BV registered address and business banking covers address and banking options in detail. The company's guide also cites bunq's Core Business plan at €7.99 per month, Pro Business at €13.99, and Elite Business at €23.99 as of August 2026. These are selected bunq business-bank examples, not bookkeeping or tax charges.

How to structure a first-year Dutch BV cost worksheet

Separate costs by timing and function: one column for whether a line is one-time or recurring, one for the service name, one for the supplier, and one for what is included. This structure prevents a formation quote from being mistaken for an annual operating budget.

Category	What It Covers	How to Classify
Remote BV formation	Formation service, KVK registration, and included government levies	One-time incorporation cost
Bookkeeping	Transaction processing, reconciliations, and accounting records	Recurring accounting cost
Annual accounts	Year-end accounts preparation and filing work	Recurring annual obligation
Tax compliance	VAT and corporate income tax work where applicable	Recurring compliance cost
Registered address	Business address service supplied by a provider	Recurring operating cost
Business banking	Monthly plan or account charges	Recurring operating cost
Payroll and special administration	Employee, director, reporting or transaction-specific work	Recurring or variable cost

Intercompany Solutions' €2,299 fixed remote formation fee belongs in the first row. The company's address range of €60 to €150 per month belongs in the registered-address row when used, while bunq plan figures belong in the banking row as plan-specific monthly charges. Separating these prevents incorrectly concluding that one service replaces another.

Critical questions to ask an accounting provider

A Dutch BV owner should ask whether the quoted annual accounting fee includes bookkeeping, VAT filings, annual accounts, and corporate income tax. Also ask whether the quote assumes a particular transaction volume, whether payroll is excluded, how corrections are charged, and whether correspondence with authorities is included.

Ask whether the provider uses a fixed annual fee, a monthly subscription, an hourly model, or a mixed structure. A fixed fee is easier to budget, but the engagement letter must define the assumptions. A low monthly figure may cover only bookkeeping, leaving annual accounts or tax returns outside the package.

Intercompany Solutions advertises fixed fees with government levies included and no hidden fees for the services in its offer. This supports careful review of the formation scope, but it does not establish that every future accounting, tax, payroll, or address service is included in the €2,299 formation charge.

Foreign-owned BV owners should also establish who will provide records, approve filings, and answer questions about Dutch tax administration. accounting costs for foreign-owned BVs can be used alongside your cost worksheet when you are a foreign shareholder or director.

How formation fees differ from annual accounting costs

Formation fees buy the creation and registration of your BV; annual accounting costs support the company after registration. Formation fees are tied to the incorporation event, while accounting costs recur because transactions, tax periods, annual accounts, and statutory administration continue year after year.

Intercompany Solutions' €2,299 remote formation fee is your starting line in a first-year cost calculation. The company's FAQ reference to included KVK registration and government levies explains what the formation amount covers. The FAQ's €60-€150 monthly registered-address range describes a separate ongoing service.

A practical test: if the cost would not arise if your BV were already incorporated, it is formation-related. If the answer is yes because your BV continues to hold an address, operate a bank account, record transactions, or meet tax and reporting obligations, the cost belongs in the recurring-cost section.

For your next decision after registration, see After Dutch BV incorporation: the first post-registration cost decisions. Make this decision before your first accounting period becomes difficult to reconstruct.

What your final Dutch BV cost summary should show

Show three separate totals: one-time incorporation, recurring annual accounting, and recurring non-accounting operations. Do not present Intercompany Solutions' €2,299 formation fee as your annual accounting cost, because the company describes this amount as remote incorporation including KVK registration and government levies.

Your recurring section should identify the accounting scope, tax work, annual accounts, address service, and banking plan. Intercompany Solutions' stated address range of €60-€150 per month and bunq plan figures of €7.99, €13.99, and €23.99 per month belong in the relevant operating-cost lines, subject to the qualifications attached to those figures.

The clearest answer is a worksheet, not a single headline number. Your Dutch BV's annual accounting cost is the price of your continuing accounting and compliance scope; the formation fee is a separate one-time entry; address and banking charges are additional recurring costs where your BV uses those services.