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365 consulting partners collaboration model • for clients, brokers & intermediaries

DBA-COMPLIANT COLLABORATION THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP

Your contractual counterparty is not an individual freelancer or temporary contractor, but 365 Consulting Partners as a professional partnership: a partnership of experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 consultants. You enter into a B2B services agreement with the partnership itself — comparable to engaging a law firm or accounting firm that operates through a partnership structure.

Entrepreneurial by nature, professionally organised

365 Consulting Partners is a public partnership, registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce: a collaboration of approximately 60 entrepreneurial Dynamics 365 partners, supported by a dedicated back office, joint investments and a defined governance and compliance framework. Engagements are contracted with the partnership as a business entity — not with an individual person. This creates a professional B2B relationship with a substantial organisation rather than an individual employment-like arrangement.

Entrepreneurship demonstrably safeguarded

Demonstrable entrepreneurship ✓

Partners contribute capital, share in profits and losses, assume business risk and work structurally for multiple clients. No dependency on a single customer.

The partnership as contracting party ✓

The engagement is assigned to the partnership. Working methods, planning, resources and — where appropriate — substitution are organised by the business entity rather than by an individual consultant.

Above the employment presumption threshold ✓

The Dutch legal presumption of employment applies below approximately €38 per hour (reference date: 1 January 2026). Our rates are substantially higher.

How we align with the assessment framework

The qualification of a working relationship depends on the actual execution of the engagement, taking all relevant circumstances into account. We therefore safeguard independence not only contractually, but also in practice: through clearly defined deliverables, our own methodologies, tools and resources, and a position as an independent service provider rather than an embedded employee of the client. These principles are documented for every engagement and reviewed periodically.

What this means for you as a client
Clear B2B services agreement — concluded with the partnership, without an individual employment obligation within the supply chain.
Rates above the employment presumption threshold — the statutory employment presumption is not applicable.
Complete compliance package available upon request — partnership agreement, Chamber of Commerce extract, GDPR/DPA documentation, information security framework and Code of Conduct.
Indemnification — 365 Consulting Partners provides protection against payroll tax reassessments in the event of reclassification, supported by external tax and legal opinions upon request.

Why working with 365 Consulting Partners differs from engaging an individual freelancer

For clients, brokers and intermediaries, the difference lies primarily in the contractual structure, organisational safeguards and allocation of risk. The engagement is not entered into with a single independent contractor, but with a professionally organised partnership operating as a business entity.

Working with 365 Consulting Partners
Working with an Individual Freelancer

The agreement is concluded with the partnership as the contractual counterparty.
The agreement is concluded directly with the individual freelancer.

Administration, invoicing and contractual management are handled through the partnership.
Administration and invoicing are handled directly by the freelancer.

The partnership accepts the engagement and organises the delivery of services through its partners.
The individual freelancer is personally responsible for delivering the services.

Collaboration takes place through an entrepreneurial collective with shared governance, back-office support, compliance and knowledge sharing.
Assessment focuses more heavily on the factual position of a single contractor within the engagement.

Partners jointly invest in quality, visibility, continuity and network development. The partnership is therefore an active business rather than a shell structure.
With an individual freelancer or limited structure, questions regarding independence, integration and entrepreneurial risk may arise more quickly.

The organisational structure, compliance framework and engagement documentation provide greater certainty throughout the supply chain.
Reclassification may result in discussions regarding payroll taxes, social security contributions and employment-related obligations.

Conclusion: greater structure, governance and certainty.
Conclusion: a simpler setup may appear attractive, but often carries greater individual compliance and classification risks.

WTTA-proof from day one

As of 1 January 2027, under the Dutch Labour Provision (Admission) Act — Wet Toelating Terbeschikkingstelling van Arbeidskrachten (WTTA) — hirers may only work with admitted labour providers. That risk will soon rest with you as well.

At 365 Consulting Partners, this is a non-issue. The WTTA applies only to the hiring out of people who then work under your direction. With us, it’s all about the autonomy of the partner delivering the assignment: independently, under their own direction and in their own way. No labour-provision relationship — and therefore no admission requirement and no hirer’s liability. The same entrepreneurship that makes us DBA-proof makes us WTTA-proof too.

“The qualification of a working relationship is determined by how the engagement is actually performed, not by the label attached to the contract. That is why we safeguard independence both contractually and in day-to-day practice — and document this for every engagement.”