If you want to start your own business in the Netherlands, you need to register with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK). You will then get a KVK number.
If you want to work in the Netherlands as a self-employed person or independent contractor, you need to register with the Chamber of Commerce. You will be given a KVK number. You need this number in order to create invoices and pay taxes.
Start by making an appointment online on the KVK website. Your appointment will be at a KVK office. Take a valid passport or ID card with you. During the appointment you will fill in forms and talk about your business.
You pay a one-off fee to register. You can pay by debit card at the counter.
After you have registered, the Chamber of Commerce will pass on your details to Belastingdienst. You will then be given a VAT number automatically if you are liable to charge VAT. This means you do not have to register separately with Belastingdienst.
The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce is the place you go to you register your business. You will be entered in the Business Register and be given a KVK number.
Yes. If you work for yourself in the Netherlands, you have to register with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK) so that the government knows you have a business.
Yes. You pay a one-off fee to KVK when you register your business in the Business Register.
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