From an eenmanszaak to a maatschap

To transfer your eenmanszaak to a maatschap or change the legal form of your eenmanszaak to a maatschap, complete the following forms and make an appointment with KVK.

Important: when you take over an existing business, the visiting address and at least one business activity must stay the same. 

• Form 14: 'change of business and branch details’ to transfer the business to a maatschap (point 9.1). 

• Form 2a: ‘maatschap registration form'. 

• Form 10a: ‘partner registration form'. 

• Form 32: ‘UBO registration form' (in Dutch). The form states which attachments you need to bring. 

Please also bring a valid ID to the appointment. 

Schedule an appointment by clicking the "Login using DigiD" button at the bottom of the page. You can make an appointment at any branch of KVK in the Netherlands. 

UBO register  

When you register a new company in the Business Register, you also have to register its UBOs. Find out who your organisation’s UBOs are. 

ID exception 

If you used to own an eenmanszaak before joining a maatschap and personally identified yourself at KVK after 1 March 2002, or if you are joining the maatschap as a company or legal entity (a bv, nv, vof, or cv, for example), you do not have to schedule an appointment in person. However, an authorised officer of the company or legal entity in question must sign the statement. Simply hand the form in question and a copy of your ID to the other partner or partners. 

Additional supporting documents 

If a maatschap contract has been drawn up, please bring this contract to the appointment. The agreements made about the powers of the various partners are documented in the Business Register. 

Effective date 

We will finalise the transfer on the effective date. After the change/changes has/have been processed, you can immediately request a Certified Business Register extract. 

Changes 

Due to the change of legal form, the KVK number and VAT ID will also change. We will report this change in the Business Register to the Dutch Tax Administration (Belastingdienst). If you employ staff, your payroll tax number will also change. To find out what to do, visit the Tax Administration website (in Dutch). 

Registration fee 

To register the business with a new KVK number, the new owner must pay a one-off registration fee (payment only possible via debit or credit card). If you do not have to schedule an appointment, we will send you a bill by post. 

Current contracts 

Find out which contracts are in the eenmanszaak’s name, including rental contracts, maintenance contracts, and insurance policies. Change the name on the contracts to the maatschap’s name. 

More information 

For more information about business transfers, go to Business.gov.nl. 

Make an appointment 

Click on "Login using DigiD" to schedule an appointment and finalise the transfer.