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Understood, thanks for this comment, Maxn! So, this is a conclustion based on this article on Mollie's website: https://help.mollie.com/hc/nl/articles/115000481665, which explains that their license only allows them to work with entities registered in KVK (as a company, e.g. eenmanszaak), with additional requirement of having "zakelijke rekening". Not really, it was just background information. I understand that real entrepreneurs are likely equipped with all the traditional business plans, validated from scratch idea, a budget and so on. But in my case it is more like a hobby pet project testing waters. It is just that the moment you start accepting any payments, even having 5 users, I guess, you become a business, which should be accountable via Belastingdienst, KVK, etc -- that's the thinking I have. Thank you for your answers, Branko.

Hi! Mijn Nederlands is nog niet op niveau om een HigherLevel advies te vragen, dus ik ga Engels gebruiken. I'm employed full time on a contract and working as a software engineer. I'm exploring a few ideas I'd like to explore and looking for an advice on choosing a legal form and managing taxes, while being yet in a safe zone, without going all-in into own business. My employer has no problem with me running such a side-kick, there is no connection between what I do full time and the pet project, and hence there is no conflict of interest. The idea I have is implemented as a software service and is provided on a monthly subscription fee for anyone around the world willing to subscribe and use it. After the initial research, I have a few questions on how to build the processes around this idea. Given the idea is very basic and has no concrete plans yet, what I'm looking for is more like a "playground", which yet would be legally allowed to accept payments and pay income tax. Given I need to process payments for subscriptions via platforms like Mollie (which do not work with private enterpreneurs / personal accounts), I need a legal form, for which I think most suitable is "eenmanszaak", does this sound right? Do I understand this correctly: if I do not commit 1225 hours per calendar year, I'm still eligible having my "eenmanszaak" operating, I just do not meet criteria for tax relief benefits? Is it reasonable to apply for Small businesses scheme (KOR), in where I can validate my idea in wild while having low overhead of managing VAT. Does it mean I bill customers without VAT for their subscriptions? What happens to all my subscribed customers if I cross the upper limit for KOR, do I have to "upgrade" them to include VAT as well? It looks based on KVK portal, opening an "eenmaanszaak" is really a no brainer. Excellent articles, by the way! Could anyone share experience of closing "eenmanszaak", does it pose a substantial complexity for simple businesses, which do not have staff, shares, bank debts, assets, etc? Thanks!