Help

Zentract help is a set of guides to tax, payments and retainers for service businesses in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean.

How does Zentract handle tax in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean?

  • Tax in Zentract

    How Zentract works out the tax for each client, checks what each jurisdiction requires, and locks it when you send.

  • Aruba: BBO/BAVP/BAZV 7%

    Aruba turnover taxes (BBO, BAVP and BAZV) on invoices: rates, required details, clients abroad and what the invoice shows.

  • Curaçao: OB 6%

    Curaçao turnover tax (OB) on invoices: rates, required details, clients abroad and what the invoice shows.

  • Sint Maarten: BBO 5%

    Sint Maarten turnover tax (BBO/TOT) on invoices: rates, required details, clients abroad and what the invoice shows.

  • Bonaire: ABB 6%

    Bonaire general expenditure tax (ABB) on invoices: rates, required details, clients abroad and what the invoice shows.

  • Saba: ABB 4%

    Saba general expenditure tax (ABB) on invoices: rates, required details, clients abroad and what the invoice shows.

  • Sint Eustatius: ABB 4%

    Sint Eustatius general expenditure tax (ABB) on invoices: rates, required details, clients abroad and what the invoice shows.

  • Suriname: BTW 10%

    Suriname value added tax (BTW) on invoices: rates, required details, clients abroad and what the invoice shows.

How do clients pay your invoices?

  • Get paid with Sentoo

    On Growth or Scale, clients pay USD, XCG and AWG invoices from their own online banking or banking app.

How do you bill a client on a retainer?

  • Set up a client retainer

    Sell prepaid hours by the month, quarter, year or contract, and invoice the fee and overage each period.

How is the business doing?

  • Read your Business overview

    What revenue at risk, cash, unpaid invoices, retainer burn and over-budget projects tell you, and what to do next.

Is Zentract right for your business?