DAFT Bookkeeping That Actually Works: A Simple Stack, a Weekly Rhythm, and a Renewal-Ready File Last reviewed: January 2026 DAFT is not hard. Administration is what makes it feel hard. Most people do not get stuck because they are not operating a real business. They get stuck because their admin is not designed to explain…
Getting Paid, Invoicing, and VAT on DAFT: A Practical Setup Last reviewed: January 2026 DAFT is DIY-friendly. The part that makes people spiral is not the treaty or the IND forms. It is the money layer around it: invoices that do not match payments, VAT decisions made on assumptions, and an admin file that cannot…
BV vs eenmanszaak for DAFT: the decision framework you can actually run Last reviewed: January 2026. Rules and tax thresholds change. Use the official links in this article to confirm current numbers before you act. If you are on DAFT, you will hit this question fast: do you run your Dutch business as an eenmanszaak…
DAFT endgame planning: permanent residence and Dutch citizenship (without resetting your clock) If you are on DAFT, you are already doing the hard part: you found a viable way to legally live in the Netherlands and build something here. The mistake I see is treating the first permit and the first renewal as “the finish…
DAFT Renewal After 2 Years: Build a File the IND Can Actually Approve DAFT renewal is usually straightforward when your administration is current and your documentation is tidy. It gets painful when the story is scattered across a bank app, email attachments, and a bookkeeping file that is months behind. This guide is built for…
The DAFT 6-Month Window After Approval: What You Must Do and What You Must Actually Maintain DAFT is not hard. What trips people up is the quiet part after approval. You have to execute the business setup, keep proof, and maintain your invested capital in a way that survives scrutiny. This article is practical and…
DAFT Application Step-by-Step: DIY Start to Finish (No Guessing, No Chaos) DAFT is not hard. It is structured. People get stressed when they treat it like a mystery instead of a project with forms, deadlines, and a clean evidence pack. This guide is anchored to the IND’s official self-employed residence permit page and the current…
DAFT Extension After 2 Years: The Evidence IND Actually Wants (and How to Prepare It) The first DAFT application can feel forgiving. The extension is where proof matters. If your administration is clean, the renewal is straightforward. If your admin is messy, renewal turns into a scramble. This is an information-first, desk-ready playbook. It explains…
Your First 6 Months After DAFT: The Practical Setup That Keeps You Compliant DAFT is DIY friendly. The painful part is not the application. The painful part is what happens after approval, when you have to build a working system across address registration, business registration, taxes, and admin. If you do the basics in the…
The €4,500 DAFT Capital Requirement: How to Make It Boring (and Keep It That Way) This part of DAFT should take 30 minutes. People make it take three weeks because they treat the deposit like a casual transfer instead of a proof trail. If you build a clean capital packet once, you stop thinking about…