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Netherlands DAO for German founders

Setting up a dao in Netherlands as a German founder is a three-variable problem: the Netherlands entity, the dao regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.

Netherlands entity

Substance decree — mandatory directors, payroll, office

DAO considerations

Governance organisation needing legal wrapper for contracts and liability.

German UBO exposure

AStG add-back taxation, exit tax on >1% holdings, substance critical.

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