Vereniging voor Fiscale Mediation (VFM)

Name

Vereniging voor Fiscale Mediation (VFM)

Legal name

Vereniging voor Fiscale Mediation (VFM)

Website

https://vfmmediation.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions: Annual membership fee of €145 per calendar year. Members receive access to all VFM activities including intervisie sessions, ALV meetings, symposia, workshops, and PE courses. Non-members pay €50 for PE certificates at events and €125–165 for symposium participation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VFM is a Dutch professional membership association that promotes and supports fiscal mediation as an alternative to formal tax litigation. Its core offerings include membership-based access to intervisie sessions, PE-accredited workshops and symposia, and a free Conflictdesk advisory service that guides tax advisors, lawyers, and corporate fiscalists through alternative dispute resolution routes with the Belastingdienst.

Product overview

Vereniging voor Fiscale Mediation (VFM) is a professional association, not a software product company. The organization offers a suite of professional services centered around fiscal mediation: the VFM Website & Member Portal serves as the central hub for information and member management; the Conflictdesk provides advisory routing services for alternative dispute resolution; Mediation Services facilitate fiscal dispute resolution; and complementary offerings include Intervisie peer supervision sessions, Workshops & Seminars, PE-Cursus continuing education courses, and General Members Meetings combined with thematic symposiums. Publications and news disseminate knowledge about fiscal mediation developments. The association does not offer a software platform but rather professional mediation and educational services to its members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VFM Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• VFM and its members have contributed to increasing awareness of fiscal mediation as an effective alternative to tax litigation, with coverage in NOB digital magazine and national publications.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs (NOB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005VFM was established in consultation with NOB and other professional bodies. VFM provides PE-accredited seminars for NOB members and collaborates on educational content. NOB publishes VFM member articles in its digital magazine and serves as a key referral channel for VFM membership.
• Register Belastingadviseurs (RB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRB participated in the founding of VFM in 2005. VFM participates in RB congresses (informatiemarkt) and RB publishes content about VFM's Conflictdesk. RB grants PE points for VFM events.
• Nederlandse Vereniging van Advocaten-Belastingkundigen (NVAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVAB participated in the establishment of VFM in 2005. NVAB members are automatically eligible for VFM membership.
• Mediations federatie Nederland (MfN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVFM participates in the annual MfN Mediationcongres and applies for MfN PE points for its events. MfN's PE regulations govern VFM's intervisie sessions.
• BelastingdienstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelastingdienst employees are eligible for VFM membership. VFM organizes events with Belastingdienst speakers and collaborates to promote fiscal mediation as an alternative dispute resolution method. Multiple Belastingdienst offices are represented in VFM membership.
• Raad van Advies / Advisory Council (Mr. M. Bakker, Mr. Th. Groeneveld, Mr. R. Vos, Mr. F. Wiersema)minorOthersThe Raad van Advies provides solicited and unsolicited advice to the VFM board. Members include Mr. M. Bakker, Mr. Th. Groeneveld, Mr. R. Vos, and Mr. F. Wiersema.
• Commissie van Beroep (RvA/CvB)minorOthersThe Commissie van Beroep decides on appeals against board decisions as stipulated in the VFM statutes. Members include Mr. H.A. Elbert, Mr. Dr. M.B.A. van Hout, and Mr. A.E. Sutorius-van Hees.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• International Mediation Institute (IMI): Global mediator certification body. Comparable in establishing professional standards and community for mediators, complementing VFM's domestic fiscal-mediation focus.
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb): International professional body for arbitrators and ADR practitioners. Comparable as a global membership organization promoting alternative dispute resolution standards and training.

Direct peers

• Mediations federatie Nederland (MfN): Dutch federation and quality register for mediators that runs the annual Mediationcongres in which VFM participates. Both serve the Dutch mediation community and accredit PE activity for members.
• Nederlandse Mediatorsvereniging (NMV): Association for registered Dutch mediators providing member services, training, and networking. Directly comparable to VFM as a professional membership organization serving Dutch mediators.

Broad incumbents

• Register Belastingadviseurs (RB): Dutch register for tax advisors and a founding partner of VFM. Comparable as a Dutch professional membership body for tax professionals, but with a broader mandate than fiscal mediation.
• Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs (NOB): The principal Dutch professional association for tax advisors and a core VFM partner. Overlaps in serving the Dutch tax-professional community but at much broader scope (tax advisory rather than mediation).
• Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten (NOvA): Statutory Dutch Bar Association governing all Dutch lawyers. Comparable as a national professional membership body in the Dutch legal sector that intersects with fiscal advocacy.
• Nederlandse Vereniging van Advocaten-Belastingkundigen (NVAB): Dutch association of tax lawyers, whose members are automatically eligible for VFM membership. Comparable membership-association structure for Dutch tax-law professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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