Registering a cooperative or mutual insurance society

The process for the civil-law notary 

The civil-law notary first draws up a notarial deed for the coöperatie (cooperative) or onderlinge waarborgmaatschappij (mutual insurance society) . This is official proof of establishment. Then the civil-law notary arranges the registration in the KVK Business Register and registers its UBOs. You can later view and change the data via My KVK. 

Confirmation of registration 

After registering in the Business Register, you will receive a letter by post with your KVK number. We will also send you an invoice for the registration fee. These will be sent to the cooperative or mutual insurance society's postal address. You can also order an extract from the Business Register. You use this as proof of registration. 

KVK will notify the Netherlands Tax Administration 

You will receive a notification from the Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) by post within 2  weeks. If required, they also send you a VAT identification number (VAT ID) and a VAT tax number (omzetbelastingnummer). 

Apply for eHerkenning 

You file tax returns via Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk. To use this, you need to log in with eHerkenning. There is a fee to apply for an eHerkenning account.