Filing financial statements
- Edited 9 December 2025
- 1 min
Filing financial statements is a legal requirement for many businesses. This makes your company's financial information available to anyone interested in it.
Who has to file financial statements?
BVs, NVs, coöperaties (cooperatives) and onderlinge waarborgmaatschappijen (mutual insurance associations) are examples of legal structures that are required to file financial statements. Owners of an eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship) are not required to file. What does it mean for you?
Why file financial statements?
Filing financial statements makes the company's financial information available to anyone interested in it. This ensures transparency and accountability. For example, for the Netherlands Tax Administration or people who might want to invest in an organisation. Public financial information contributes to a safe financial market.
How can you file?
You can file your own financial statements via the Zelf Deponeren Jaarrekening (ZDJ) portal. The portal is available in English. Read the Filing Financial Statements Yourself instructions (PDF).
Are you a bookkeeper or accountant and do you file one or more financial statements annually? Then the ZDJ portal is also suitable for you.
If you file larger numbers of annual accounts annually, you can do this more easily with financial software (SBR).
What do you need to file?
What you need to file varies by business class. Find out which business class you belong to and what you need to file.
When do you need to file?
The specific deadlines for filing depend on the type of legal entity. In any case, financial statements must be filed within 12 months after the end of the financial year. Check the filing deadlines by situation.
Frequently asked questions
Does the company fall into the micro, small, or middle-sized business class? Then you can file your financial statements using a Standard Business Reporting (SBR) software package. You can also contact your adviser, bookkeeper, or accountant.
Does the company fall into the large category? Then you can file your financial statements using an SBR software package or by post.
The address for filing by post:
KVK
Team Deponeringen
PO Box 1544
3000 DP Rotterdam
Does the company fall into the micro, small, or medium-sized business class? Then you can file your older financial statements using a Standard Business Reporting (SBR) software package. You can also use the Zelf Deponeren Jaarrekening (ZDJ) portal.
Does the company fall into the micro or small business class? Then you may submit statements for the financial years before 2016 by post or email.
Does the company fall into the medium-sized business class? Then you may submit statements for the financial years before 2017 by post or email.
Does the company fall into the business class large? Then you may submit all financial years by post or email.
Do you want to know how to file your statements via post? Read all you need to know.
Address for filing by post
KVK
Team Deponeringen
PO Box 1544
3000 DP Rotterdam
Email address for filing
You log in via kvk.nl/inloggen/. After logging in, choose the organisation for which you are authorised to file. You determine whether the organisation you wish to file for falls into the micro, small, medium-sized, or large business class. Using the table below, you can see how to file. You must meet 2 of the 3 conditions during at least 2 consecutive financial years. You will immediately see which login method you need to use.
Address for filing by post
KVK
Team Deponeringen
PO Box 1544
3000 DP Rotterdam
Email address for filing
| Assets | Net Turnover | Number of employees | Log in with e-mail | Log in with toegangscode | Log in with eHerkenning | |
| Micro | < € 450.000 | < € 900.000 | < 10 people | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Small | € 450.000 - € 7,5 million | € 900.000 - € 15 million | 10 - 50 people | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Medium | € 7,5 million - € 25 million | € 15 million - € 50 million | 50 - 250 people | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Large | > € 25 million | > € 50 million | > 250 people | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |