Learn the craft — in plain language.
Our guides cover the specifics of Dutch bookkeeping. They explain the basics the way a good colleague would: honestly, concretely and without a sales pitch. You don't need to be a Solvo customer to read them.
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The knowledge base
Three guides to start with.
Each guide starts with the question you were already asking yourself — and ends when you can answer it. With examples that add up to the cent.
VAT for starters
Dutch VAT rates, filing periods, input VAT and the KOR small-business scheme — what you really need to know.
GUIDE · 7 MIN "What is a journal entry, really?"The journal entry, explained
Debit, credit and why every entry has to balance to the cent — with worked examples.
GUIDE · 6 MIN "What records do I keep as a freelancer?"Setting up your books as a freelancer
What the Dutch tax authority expects, what you have to keep and how to keep it simple.
GUIDE · 8 MINwritten by people who keep books themselves — and updated whenever the rules change
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