Since 2026, you can no longer work as a freelancer like before.
You're a freelancer. WorkChain makes you demonstrably independent in the eyes of the Tax Authority.
WorkChain is live
The app is now on the App Store and Google Play. Download it for free and start building your file today.
What is a freelancer, and why is that suddenly up for debate?
You know perfectly well that you're self-employed. The problem is that the Dutch Tax Administration has to be able to establish it too. A freelancer (zzp'er, self-employed without staff) is an entrepreneur who works at their own expense and risk, decides how the work is carried out, works without a relationship of authority and is free to take on assignments from different clients. On paper that's clear. In practice it goes wrong the moment you can't show that this is how you work.
More about the Wet DBAOwn expense and risk
You work as an entrepreneur at your own expense and carry the business risk yourself.
No relationship of authority
You decide for yourself how the work is done, without direction from the client.
Multiple clients
You are free to take on assignments from different clients.
Most freelancers have their work set up wrong. Since 2026, that costs money.
Unclear regulations
You think you're doing fine, while the rules may say otherwise.
Risk of false self-employment
Is your work set up incorrectly? It could be classified as employment.
Fines & uncertainty
Problems only surface afterwards. When it's already too late.
Wet DBA
Since 2026, only what you can prove counts.
WHAT HAS CHANGED
Enforcement is back
For years there were no checks. Since 2025 the Dutch Tax Administration actively enforces the rules on false self-employment again.
Fines come on top
It doesn't stop at repaying tax. Since 2026 the Dutch Tax Administration can add fines on top of that.
Your agreements don't count, your practice does
A signed contract isn't enough. What matters is how you actually work, and you need to be able to show it.
This is being actively enforced right now.
This is what happens if you do nothing
€20,000 in fines. And then €5,000 in back taxes.
It's not one or the other, you get both. Up to €20,000 in fines per violation, on top of back taxes up to €5,000 per client per year. Not your client, you're the one who pays.
And all of it retroactively
On every invoice you ever sent, including years you thought were closed.
Your freelancer status? Gone.
You get reclassified as an employee. Without seeing it coming.
Clients pull out
Without proof, companies are increasingly reluctant to work with freelancers. If your file isn't in order, you lose assignments.
Can WorkChain help you?
Answer 7 short questions and see right away where you stand: are you demonstrably independent, or at risk of false self-employment?
Done in 1 minute. Free and anonymous.
How WorkChain makes your independence demonstrable
WorkChain records how you actually work: your own rate, your own schedule, your own way of working. Not as an agreement on paper, but as evidence you can show afterwards.
Your own word is not evidence. A recorded file is.
How WorkChain works
From download to first payout: five simple steps to working as a demonstrably independent professional.
Download the app and register
Create your account in 2 minutes. All you need to start is your email address, and you can link your KVK and bank account afterwards in a few taps.
Connect your client
Look up your client by KVK number, set your hourly rate and work within the right structure right away. Your client doesn't need to install anything.
Earn your GEOS certificate
GEOS is our independent assessment. You complete a short certification showing that you genuinely work as an entrepreneur. That is your proof of independence.
This is where your legal value lies.
Invoice with one tap
Your invoice is automatically drafted, sent and processed in your accounting. No hassle, no admin.
Get paid and keep your proof in order
Your money lands straight in your wallet, and every agreement and invoice is automatically stored as evidence. Ready for any audit.
Maximize your income,
minimize your risk
Earn without worries. WorkChain makes sure your administration is always in order, right after every assignment, automatically recorded according to the applicable rules.
WorkChain builds the structure and the evidence the Tax Authority asks for during an audit. And if you do get audited? You're not on your own: you get free legal guidance.
Work by the rules. Without having to know them by heart.
WorkChain is built on real laws and regulations, so you automatically work according to the right structure. Without having to understand everything.
Everything in one place. And everything recorded.
Connect with your accounting, send invoices, receive payments and work according to the right structure. Everything automatically recorded.
You're not on your own
Free legal help during an audit
If you're a WorkChain user and the Tax Authority audits you, you get free legal guidance. You don't have to figure anything out: your file and our guidance do the work.
Your file builds itself
Every assignment, agreement and invoice is automatically recorded. So you always have the proof within reach, without extra work.
Live and free to download
WorkChain is live. Download the app for free and start building your file automatically today, with personal guidance whenever you want it.
Let's get started!
Download the app
Install WorkChain on your phone. Ready in under a minute.
Set up your profile
Complete your details and connect your accounting. No paperwork.
Work worry-free
Everything is automatically recorded according to the right rules.
FAQs
WorkChain gives you a structure that fits the rules and records everything as proof. This prevents you from unintentionally working in a risky situation, and you can always show how you work.
You risk fines up to €20,000 per violation, plus back taxes up to €5,000 per client per year, retroactively. It's not one or the other, you get both. On top of that you can be reclassified as an employee.
No. WorkChain automatically handles the structure for you. You don't need to know the law. The app helps you work step by step according to a structure that fits the applicable guidelines.
Then you already have everything in order. WorkChain automatically records everything you need as proof. And you're not on your own: as a user, you get free legal guidance during the audit.
No. If you're a WorkChain user and the Tax Authority audits you, you get free legal guidance. Together with the file you've built up in the app, you'll be well prepared.
As soon as WorkChain goes live: within five minutes. You can sign up right now and it's free. You get instant access at launch and we'll personally help you get started.
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WorkChain is live. Download for free and start building your file today.