How to handle the wet dba 2025 enforcement

Everyone in the Dutch freelance world is talking about the wet dba 2025 changes because the long-standing grace period is finally coming to an end. For years, the government basically looked the other way while freelancers and clients navigated a murky gray area of labor laws. But starting January 1, 2025, the Belastingdienst (the Dutch Tax Authority) is putting its foot down. They're ending the "handhavingsmoratorium"—which is just a fancy way of saying they're going to start handing out fines and back-tax bills again. ...

April 24, 2026 · 7 min · Diane Hagy