Sustainability
Sustainability is very important for every entrepreneur. Mazars will keep you up to date on this topic.
Insights
The laws and regulations in the fields of accountancy and tax are subject to continuous development. These changes could have an impact on your business and operations. Would you like to reduce the risks and maximise the opportunities? We have set out various aspects for you.
Brexit
For entrepreneurs who do business directly or indirectly with the United Kingdom, Brexit has major consequences. Mazars would like to inform you about the various developments in this area.
Brexit Radar: discover what’s ahead
After years of negotiations the UK has officially left the European Union. For many companies, it remains difficult to fully understand the varied impacts of Brexit – whether doing business directly or indirectly with the UK.
Mazars 2020 C-suite barometer
In the midst of a global pandemic, a majority of business leaders still expected growth in 2021. What else do they see on the horizon?
Reinventing the wheel: 21st century mobility
How can the mobility sector respond to evolving consumer expectations to influence and lead a transformation towards cleaner, more connected and collaborative systems?
Smarter, better, faster: RPA at work
Door de coronacrisis staan alle sectoren onder druk om efficiënter te werken, meer te innoveren en nieuwe manieren van werken te vinden. Digitalisering is daarbij van groot belang en Robotics Process Automation (RPA) wordt steeds meer ingezet om daarbij te helpen.
Data analysis in the transport & logistics sector
3 September 2020 – Analysing data helps transport companies to improve business operations. It enables them to take better decisions based on comprehensive and current insights into the KPIs that are relevant to them. In a sector where margins are low and volatile, it is crucial to be able to cut things fine. Yet the use of data analysis is still in its infancy in many companies. Mazars studied...
Efficiency in perspective for the education sector
Society's need for accountability for the use of public funds has increased sharply in recent years. This is also the case in the education sector. In addition, the pressure of work and the digitisation of administrative processes have long been a major theme within education. With the 'Efficiency in Perspective' campaign, we are responding to this theme with three different sub-themes.
Webinar ‘bewust van uw privacyrisico’s’
23 JUNI 2021 - Nederland is goed voor een kwart van alle Europese datalekmeldingen. Jaarlijks neemt het aantal datalekken toe en de verwachting is dat dit aantal blijft stijgen de komende jaren. Organisaties moeten zich bewust zijn van hun verantwoordelijkheden om persoonsgegevens te beschermen en juist te verwerken. Maar voeren organisaties dit volgens de richtlijnen van de AVG correct uit?...
Transport & logistiek podcasts
Verandering, we hebben er allemaal mee te maken. We leven nu eenmaal in een snel veranderende wereld die van tijd tot tijd ook gevolgen heeft voor ieders leven, wonen, werken en relaties. Ook in de wereld van transport & logistiek is het belangrijk om te veranderen. Met onze podcasts houden wij u op de hoogte van interessante ontwikkelingen in de markt.
Douane Inhouse training
Veel organisaties in de sector transport & logistiek hebben de status Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) en zijn daarmee in het bezit van een AEO-vergunning. Hiermee tonen zij aan dat ze een betrouwbare handelspartner zijn voor zowel de douane als in de logistieke keten. Voor deze organisaties is het belangrijk om regelmatig te monitoren of zij nog aan de gestelde vereisten voldoen.
Latest news
New mandatory model contract
June 14, 2021 - The European Commission (EC) has approved a new model contract that companies can use for transfers of personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to countries outside the EEA with a non-adequate level of privacy protection. This is important news for companies that already use such a model contract. These companies should ensure that within 18 months their current contracts are brought into line with this new model contract.
New Objections NOW
June 10, 2021 - The Minister of Social Affairs has stated that in more cases objections can be made against a lower NOW than was previously possible. The NOW is applied based on expectations and the advance payment is also based on this. Important variables for the subsidy amount include the reference wage bill and the percentage loss of turnover.
Brexit Radar: different effects
8 june 2021 - Are you up to date with post-Brexit developments? In this video Birgit Jürgensmann, Partner, Mazars, Germany, shares insights on the impact of Brexit for cross border transactions, VAT and customs.
Documentation requirements for transport operators
8 June 2021 - Many entrepreneurs in the transport and logistics industry are internationally oriented. The activities of a transport company regularly cross borders. Perhaps your transport company also has a branch office or company abroad or your transport company is part of a larger international group.
Link different software applications
10 June 2021 - As an employer, you often use various software applications. These include applications for accounting, invoicing, planning & timekeeping, dashboarding, payroll and HR. Purchasing these applications can be done in-house, or possibly by using these tools through an external vendor.
Subsidy for technical innovation
10 June 2021 - Especially in this period it is important to look ahead and reduce costs where possible. The MIT subsidy scheme for R&D collaboration projects (collaboration on a technical innovation) can make all the difference in overcoming the crisis by speeding up market introduction and achieving sustainable growth.
Director liable for pension fund premium arrears
10 June 2021 - In practice, it regularly happens that an employer cannot comply with the premium invoice of the industry pension fund. Not infrequently, this ultimately leads to the director being held personally liable. How can this be prevented?
Application high and low unemployment premiums
10 June 2021 - Since the Labor Market in Balance Act (WAB) came into effect, a distinction has been made between the high and low unemployment insurance premiums. The significance is that the high premium is 5% more expensive than the low premium and thus leads to significantly higher employer costs.
Transitional law on life-course savings amended
10 June 2021 - The life-course savings plan will no longer be available to new participants as of January 1, 2012. A transitional rule applies to employees who, as of December 31, 2011, had a life-course savings plan with a value of € 3,000 or higher. In the first instance it was possible to save up to January 1, 2022 at the latest, but this has now been brought forward to November 1, 2021. Until then there is an opportunity to take an existing life-course credit or convert it into, for example, an entitlement pension plan.