On Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:18:02 +0200 Lucas Rolff via ripe-list <ripe-list@ripe.net> wrote:

@Norbert, Why not simply continue operating the LIR as a natural person, with the LIR assigning to the BV whatever resources it actually needs?

I could, however, things like ASNs etc will then still say "Lucas Rolff trading as X B.V.", technically fine But cost wise, the membership then would be the yearly fee paid by the natural person (which would be using money that has already been taxed”.), where the membership through the BV/Limited company would be using money pre-tax.

No, my idea is not to start putting anything like "Lucas Rolff trading as X B.V."! In my idea, the LIR would operated by Lucas Rolff. The LIR would assign to the BV whatever resources it needs, and ensure that they’re properly documented in the RIPE database as having been assigned to that BV. You’d write a simple contract between yourself (as the natural person who operates the LIR) and the BV. The contract would have the BV pay, in view of the services and resources that it receives, a fee that would at the very least cover your LIR operator’s expenses including RIPE membership expenses. Of course it is totally appropriate, and it should certainly be accepted by tax authorities, that when the BV receives from the LIR services and resources that are used for operating the business, it should pay a corresponding fee. If that fee is higher than your LIR-related expenses, the difference would be part of personal your taxable income, but the cost of the RIPE membership wouldn’t be paid from “using money that has already been taxed”. Greetings, Norbert