Apply for Dormant Company Status

Overview: A dormant company is a Dutch Company/Legal Entity that has stopped trading and has no other income. The word “Dormant” refers to inactive or inoperative.

Main specifications:

• trading includes buying, selling, renting property, advertising, employing someone, or getting interest
• a dormant company/legal entity is exempt from filing the Tax Return
• a dormant company/legal entity is not exempt from filing  the Annual Financial Report

Purpose:  Apply for Dormant Company Status

Registering authority: Dutch Trade Register

Term of registration: 2-3 working weeks

Personal presence: Not required

Conditions for registration:

• Company/legal entity has stopped trading and has no other income
• General meeting of the owners (e.g. shareholders, members) on declaring the Dormant status of the company/legal entity

Required documents:

• Passport or European ID card (for all associated persons)
• Proof of residential address not older than 3 months (for all associated natural persons)
• Extract from the Trade Register not older than 3 months (for all associated legal persons)
• Signed Special Resolution on declaring the Dormant status of the company/legal entity