You won't get a visa to stay in NL beyond the default Schengen tourist visa. If you want permission to live in NL for longer, you'll have to apply for a residence permit.
If you're American, you can get a DAFT self-employment visa for about 2k EUR total (app fee plus various other professional services to set it up). But then you absolutely will be filing NL taxes and paying NL taxes. They are indeed very high compared to US. You will also still be filing US taxes, although you won't owe the US since you will have already paid more in NL.
I do not recommend NL for digital nomad who plan to stay longer than a "brief" visit of a month or two. If you're only staying a month or two, you're not a resident and won't have to bother with NL taxes.
Also, winter is dark and sucky, and summer is heaven except for the new brief periods of VERY HOT days. Keep in mind that most places do not have air conditioning.
If you're American, you can get a DAFT self-employment visa for about 2k EUR total (app fee plus various other professional services to set it up). But then you absolutely will be filing NL taxes and paying NL taxes. They are indeed very high compared to US. You will also still be filing US taxes, although you won't owe the US since you will have already paid more in NL.
I do not recommend NL for digital nomad who plan to stay longer than a "brief" visit of a month or two. If you're only staying a month or two, you're not a resident and won't have to bother with NL taxes.
Also, winter is dark and sucky, and summer is heaven except for the new brief periods of VERY HOT days. Keep in mind that most places do not have air conditioning.