Before registering
1. Contact the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) or the municipality if you have benefits.
Do you want to start a business while you are receiving unemployment benefits (uitkering)? If so, discuss your plans with the UWV first. Or, if you are on social assistance benefit (bijstand), with your municipality.
2. More about the maatschap (professional partnership)
Do you want to carry out your profession with others as an independent entrepreneur? For example, as a dentist, architect, physiotherapist, farmer, or lawyer? Then you can choose to set up a professional partnership. Read more about the maatschap.
3. The difference between natural and non-natural persons
A natural person is a human being (a person of flesh and blood). Non-natural persons are organisations, for example a bv, cv, vof, cooperative, stichting, or maatschap. This page focuses on registering a maatschap with natural persons and non-natural persons. You can also:
Checklist for registering a maatschap
1. Complete the registration form
Fill in the digital registration form as completely as possible. The more complete the form is, the smoother your registration at the office will be.
Fill in your name without punctuation marks or diacritics
When entering your name on the form, do not enter any characters such as a diaeresis or accent. This will cause an error that prevents us from sending an email and prevents you from continuing with the registration. Your name can be changed later.
2. Register UBOs
UBOs (ultimate beneficial owners) are the ultimate stakeholders of an organisation. You need to register them when you start a new maatschap First determine who the UBOs of your organisation are. Then complete form 32 and take it with you to your appointment.
3. Make an appointment
Have you completed the forms? Then you can immediately make an appointment at a KVK office of your choice. You do this by logging in with DigiD (at the bottom of this page).
About the appointment
The managing partners must visit the office and bring with them:
- valid proof of identity.
- Form 10a: 'registration partner (maat)'. Fill it in with the details of the non-natural partner.
- A copy of a valid identification document of the person who signed for the non-natural partner.
A KVK employee will check the identification documents and the completed forms.
Is your start date more than 2 months in the past?
Then you must prove that you have carried out business activities from the specified start date. For example, bring documents to your appointment showing that you have made investments or carried out assignments.
Registration fee
- You pay a registration fee.
- You can order a KVK Business Register Extract after registration is complete.
Frequently asked questions
At Help & Contact you will find all frequently asked questions about DigiD.
Only one of the partners can do the registration. You can help someone else do the registration, but a partner must log in themselves using their own DigiD.
We recommend recording mutual agreements in a partnership contract. This also sets out the authorities. Take the partnership contract with you to your appointment at the KVK or, if you do not have to make an appointment, send it by post.
You register your business 1 week before or after the start of business activities. Prepare your registration online. Then schedule an appointment for the identification check and the completion of your registration. You will then immediately receive your KVK number. Registering is possible at any KVK office in the Netherlands.
You can also visit us earlier for the check of your pre-completed details and proof of identity. This is possible up to a maximum of 3 months before your start date. In this case, you will receive your KVK number by post in the week prior to your start date. You can schedule an appointment up to 8 weeks in advance.
You will receive a KVK number when you register in the Business Register. You can register from 1 week before the start date of your company, but you can also visit the KVK earlier to prepare your registration. You can do this up to 3 months before the start date. In this case, the actual registration (with KVK number) will take effect 1 week before the start date of your company. You do not need to return to the KVK offices for this.
Registration in the preparation phase is possible in some cases. Preparations include ordering goods, applying for permits, or renting business premises. To complete the registration, make an appointment online by logging in with DigiD. Registration is possible at any KVK office in the Netherlands.
All the FAQs about UBOs can be found under Help & Contact.
You do not need to register separately with the Netherlands Tax Administration. You submit information when preparing your registration, which the KVK forwards in digital form to the Tax Administration. You will receive a letter of confirmation for your registration with the Tax Administration. After around 10 working days, you will receive a notification from the Tax Administration.
Is your question not included? More frequently asked questions can be found on our Help and contact page. It also states how you can contact us.