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Costs, VAT and rules in ticketing
What selling tickets online costs, which VAT rate applies to your tickets, and what you formally need in place as an organiser.
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Do you need a Chamber of Commerce number to sell tickets?
You do not need a KVK number for Tickable. Whether you must register depends on three separate tests: the Business Register, income tax and VAT.
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What does a ticketing system cost? Four pricing models explained
A ticketing system charges a fixed amount, a percentage, a service fee to your visitor or a subscription. How to compare them fairly, with worked examples and the costs that are not in the rate.
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The dull side, and at the same time the side where money leaks away. These articles cover what a ticketing system really costs once you add up every line, which VAT rate applies to your type of event, and what you need in order administratively before you start.
On VAT, the main rate in the Netherlands is 21%, with a reduced 9% for museums, theatre, music performances and sport among others. Which rate applies depends on what you sell, not on who you are, and that is the mistake made most often.
On cost, the rule of thumb is simpler than the pricing pages suggest: convert every charge into an amount per sold ticket at your own average ticket price, and compare that number. Three percent sounds smaller than eighty cents, until your ticket costs forty euros.
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