Register in advance with KVK

When to register in advance?

Ben je je aan het voorbereiden op de start van je eigen bedrijf? Dan kun je je al inschrijven bij KVK. Vanaf het moment dat je je inschrijft, ziet de Belastingdienst je als ondernemer. Ook als je nog geen klanten of opdrachten hebt. Omdat je ondernemer bent, moet je ook btw-aangifte (omzetbelasting) doen. Als je nog geen omzet hebt, doe je een zogenoemde nulaangifte.

Are you preparing to start your own business? You can preregister at KVK. From the moment you register, the Netherlands Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) views you as an entrepreneur. Even if you do not have any clients or assignments. Because you are formally starting a business, you must also start submitting VAT returns (BTW, turnover tax) to the Tax Administration. If there is no turnover yet, you file a zero declaration.

This is how you register at KVK

Fill in a registration form and make an appointment online at one of the KVK offices. You need a valid proof of identity and pay the registration fee immediately. Check carefully in advance which documents you need to bring and which conditions these must meet. Also, think carefully about your company description. The company description indicates what your activities as an entrepreneur are. Based on your company description, the KVK advisor will determine a suitable SBI code together with you. This code is used by government agencies, industry associations, pension funds, banks, and insurance companies.

Sign a lease without a KVK registration

Normally, you register your company a week before or after the start of your business activities. But do you need a KVK number to sign a rental contract? Then we can register with your private address for the time being. We put the address of the business premises in the business description. Once you have signed the lease or purchase contract, let us know that the address of your business changes. When doing so, upload the lease or purchase contract of your business premises. KVK will then update your registration so that the correct details are entered in the Business Register.

Note: Documentary evidence is required for registration, for example a letter of intent from the lessor, broker, or intermediary of the business premises.

Takeover / lease company

When taking over or leasing a company, we register you in your own name. Only when everything is complete and contracts have been signed do we add the trade name. You have to submit your new company name yourself via an online change.

Franchise

If you start a business as a franchisee, you sometimes need a KVK number before you start your business activities. KVK then registers you at your home address and with your own name. Once the franchise contract is signed, you provide us with your company name and address online.

Preparatory phase

Are you in the preparatory phase of entrepreneurship and do you have to pay VAT on your purchases? If so, you can reclaim the VAT on costs and investments you make during this period from the Tax Administration.