Expat Tax Support

Terms
1.The General conditions shall apply:
1.1 Client: the party who commissions.
1.2 Contractor: Expat Tax Support in Amsterdam.
1.3 Commissions or Agreements: the agreement or contract which the Contractor agrees to perform work for the Client.
2. Applicability
2.1 These general conditions apply to all services by Contractor to Client, except where the content of these general conditions in the contract confirmation is waived.
2.2 The applicability of Terms of Clients by Contractor is expressly rejected.
3. Conclusion of Contract
3.1 The agreement is that together with the general conditions engagement letter or signed version of the fee agreement
3.2 If the contract is given orally, the contract is deemed  to be established under applicability of these general conditions when Client request from the Contractor to begin with the execution of the contract.
3.3 The agreement replaces any previous proposals, correspondence or agreements, written or orally.
3.4 The agreement is concluded indefinitely, unless the content, nature or scope of the contract was entered for a definite period.
4. Cooperation by the Client
4.1 The Client must ensure that all data and documents that are needed by the Contract are delivered in a timely fashion and in the desired form to the Contractor.
4.2 The Client must ensure that there Contractor shall immediately inform facts and circumstances relating to proper execution of the Assignment of interest be.
4.3 The Client is responsible for accuracy, completeness, and reliability of the Contractor available data, even if such information became available through a third party.
4.4 The extra cost and fees resulted from the delay of providing information to the Contractor will be at the expense of the Client.
5. Implementation of the Contract
5.1 All work performed by Contractor are performed to his best understanding and ability according to the requirements of good workmanship.  
5.2 If the Contractor wishes to involve third parties in executing the contract.  The Contractor will only do so when an agreement is reached with the Client that there will be a direct or indirect involvement of a third party.  Since the involvement of a third party can directly or indirectly influence the work to be performed.
5.3 The Contractor shall in respect of the contract keep records of the work performed that includes copies of relevant documents, which ownership belongs to the Contractor.
6. Confidentiality
6.1 Unless a statutory provision, regulation or other professional line required to do so, is the Contractor or employee of the Contractor required to keep confidentiality towards third parties' information obtained from the Client.  The client may in respect waive such requirements.
6.2 Except by written consent of the Client may the Contractor used the available client information for other purposes.  However, there is an exception if the Contractor is a defendant in a disciplinary, civil or criminal proceedings.
6.3 Except where any statutory provision, rule or other professional line permits shall the Contractor after written consent of the Client made client content available to third parties.
6.4 The Contractor and Client will make their obligations under this Article impose by others.
7.  Intellectual Property
7.1 The Contractor reserves all rights to intellectual property related to products of the mind which he uses or has used and/ or developing and/or developed in the framework of the implementation of the agreement, and at which he expresses the copyright or other intellectual property rights or asserts can make.
7.2 The Client is expressly prohibited by products, publishing or computer programs, system design, practices, advice, (model) contracts and other intellectual property of the Contractor, and one other in the broadest sense, with or without involvement of third parties to reproduce, reveal or exploit.  Reproduction and/or publication and/or operation is only after obtained written permission from Contractor.  Client has right to reproduce the written documentation for use within its own organization, where appropriate within the scope of the agreement. If the Contract is terminated prematurely, the above shall apply as well.
8. Fee
8.1 The Fee is not depending on the outcome of the service
8.2 If, after conclusion of the Agreement, but before the assignment is fully implemented, pricing factors such as salaries, and/or prices are subject to change, is Contractor entitled to adjust the service Fee accordingly.
8.3 The Fee is exclusive expenses of the Contractor and exclusive the claims of third parties hired by the Contractor.
8.4 All prices are excluding VAT and other government charges which (may) imposed.

9. Payments
9.1 Payments by the Client shall, without deduction, discount, discount or settlement within the agreed payment, but in no case later than 14 days after invoice date, in Euros.  Objections to the invoice does not relieve the Client from non-payment.
9.2 If Client fails to make payment within 45 days of the invoice date than the Client will owe a statutory interest of 1% each month on the outstanding balance.  A partial month is considered an entire month.  The interest will begin compounding from the day the Client failed to make payments until all payments are made.
9.3.  The Contractor has the rights to first apply payments to the expenses absorbed, than to the interest and finally  to the amount originally owed.  The contractor reserves the right to refused payments if the Client offer another order of payment.
9.4  The Contractor has the ability to use a collection agency when Client undersigned  the agreement to authorize the Contractor to collect payments after due date has passed.  After sending a reminder, the Contractor will make use of a collection agency.  In case the Client outstanding balances remains non payments, than the cost absorb to collect this outstanding balance will be for the Clients' account based on Dutch collection agency laws.  If the Contractor had to absorb higher cost that are reasonable for collection this outstanding balance, than the Client shall be responsible for those cost and all statutory proceedings expenses.  The Clients are also responsible for the interest absorbed on expenses made by the collection agency.
9.5 In case there are joint Clients who authorize worked to be performed then they shall be jointly and severally liable for payment of the full amount.
9.6 If the financial position and/or previous behavior of non-payments of the Client gives reason to believe non-payment, than the Contractor can terminate the agreement.  The Contractor can request any form of guarantee that can reduce the risk of non-payment.  When the Contractor  request guarantee/assurance of payment and Client refuses, than Contractor immediately can collect any previous amount owed to the Contractor.

10. Bankruptcy
10.1 In case of a bankruptcy, the Contractor can discontinue service and void the entire agreement between Contractor and Client without any claims from the Client.  Any open invoice from the Client shall be paid immediately.
11. Commercial
11.1 The Client shall notify the Contractor within 30 days of errors in a commercial related to work to be performed and/or invoices.
11.2 Errors related to a commercial does not relieve the Client for non-payment.  The client is not authorize to deny payments because of the commercial and also from other services that are not related to the commercial.

12. Delivery
If there is a prepayment, then the client ought to deliver the information first before the terms of the agreement  begin.
 
13. Withdrawal
13.1 The Contractor and Client may end  agreement at any time per registered letter denounce of a reasonable period, unless the reason fairness  or termination oppose such a period.
13.2 The Agreement, by either party by registered letter are terminated in contravention of a notice.  In the event the other party is unable to its debt requirements or if a liquidator or administrator is appointed, the other party a debt rescheduling, or for any other reason ceases operations or if the other the emergence of a lot of the above conditions of one party reasonably likelihood of whether a situation has arisen where which justifies immediate termination in the importance of the terminating party.
13.3 When termination of the Agreement, each party in its possession of any property, business and documents belonging to the other party shall return those immediately.

14. Liability
14.1 The Contractor will work to her best to provide care at the Client expectation. If an error is made by Client by providing false or incomplete information is Contractor for any resulting damage not liable.  In case the Client can proof that the Contractor could have omitted these errors involved in due diligence then the following will apply:
a. The liability of the Contractor is limited to the amount of the insurer made payment.
b. If the insurer in any case does not covered the benefits, then the liability of Contractor is limited to twice the invoice value of the Contract, at least that part of the Agreement of which the liability concerns.
c.  Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph b of this article, at a contract with a longer duration of three months, the liability is limited to the past three months amount of invoice that should have been paid by the Client.
14.2 The Client shall indemnify the Contractor for claims by third parties for damages caused by Client to Contractor incorrect or incomplete information provided, unless the Client proves that the injury not related to culpable act or omission which is to be charged or caused by intent or equivalent gross negligence of the Contractor.
14.3 In paragraph 1 of this article set out liability limits are also stipulated for by the Contractor for the implementation of the Agreement by third parties, they can also directly appeal to this liability limits.

15 Unforeseen  Circumstances
15.1 Under unforeseen circumstances is considered events beyond the control of both parties.  Because of these unforeseen circumstances the agreement will on reasonable terms discontinue.
15.2 Under unforeseen circumstances are those circumstances that are covered by law, which Contractor has no influence as a result the Contractor cannot fulfill the agreement.  In cases of strikes by employees or third parties then the Contractor has the right to call on unforeseen circumstances which can hinder the completion of the agreement.

16. Internet Use  
16.1 During the Agreement Contractor and Client will make use of electronic mail communication.  Both parties recognized that during electronic mails there is risk involved but not limited to  viruses, delays, distorted views, etc.
16.2 Both parties will release each other from the liability of damages resulted from the use of electronic mails.  In case of doubts, the context of the electronic mails will determine the outcome.
17 The law of use
17.1 Each agreement made are based on Dutch Law
17.2 Disagreements between parties shall be resolved by court appointed in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

18. Terms of Use
18.1 The general conditions are filed at the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce.
18.2 Any changes made within the general condition shall be notified by e-mail with delivery confirmation.  In case there are no concerns within one month of the new general conditions, than the new general conditions will be the one applied.