The tax authorities can not cope with the influx of nascent entrepreneurs. The issue of VAT numbers in January and February will take longer than normal. The possible effect is that starters trouble understanding how to collect bills.
Normal getting entrepreneurs, after registration at the Chamber of Commerce in five days a confirmation letter from the Tax Office with a VAT number. But because of the influx of requests, beginning this year, the process takes in the first two months, ten days longer. Entrepreneurs are warned of this on the website of the Tax

Young businesswoman. (Photo: HH)
Improving economy
“We have extra people employed and are working to catch up,” a spokesperson know request. He points out that at the beginning of a new year always occurs a spike in the number of registrations of new entrepreneurs. This year phenomenon seems to occur even stronger than in early 2015, possibly connected with putting on the Dutch economy.
The tax authorities can not account for the annual peak formation, since no studies have been done there.
Just get
A spokesman for undertakings SME Netherlands calls the delay annoying but not insurmountable for starters. “It is not a precondition for beginning entrepreneurs. They can just get to work. ” With the registration at the Chamber of Commerce, it is the farmer’s possible for everyone to go and take orders. Excluding VAT number may even be the first bills out the door. It’s just not certain that a customer will immediately pay the bill, because it can not reclaim VAT if no VAT number of the sender on the account, explains SME the Netherlands.
‘Maar we may assume that ten days of waiting in most cases will not lead to very serious problems,” the business organization. In dire situations SME Netherlands counting on any leniency from the tax authorities.


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