Liquidating the holding company

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Do you want to liquidate your holding company? We guide from A to Z.

Are you considering the liquidation of your holding company? Here, we have listed the most important steps you need to follow for smooth and legally correct handling. If you would prefer assistance with this process, please do not hesitate to contact us. Is your holding empty? Then we also offer the option for a turbo liquidation.

Important! Before embarking on the turbo liquidation, make sure that the asset side of your holding company is empty before proceeding to liquidate. If there are still shares or other assets in the holding company after the liquidation, reopening the BV can be a very expensive affair.

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When you decide to dissolve your holding company, it is essential to start with the Memorandum of Association and the Shareholders’ Register. This allows you to identify the shareholders of the holding company.
It is also wise to download an extract from the Chamber of Commerce . The drivers are listed there. The shareholders and directors of the holding company have the authority to liquidate the holding company. This can take place during a shareholders’ meeting, but this is not always required and can also take place outside of a meeting.

What to look out for when liquidating a holding company?

If you want to liquidate the holding company, it is important that there are no pending lawsuits. In addition, you have several options:

  1. If there are no assets and no debts and all annual accounts have been drawn up and filed with the Chamber of Commerce, you can dissolve the holding company by means of a turbo liquidation. In that case, the BV is dissolved immediately;
  2. There are assets, not debts, then you can distribute the assets and then carry out a turbo liquidation. This is usually the most favorable way;
  3. There are more assets than there are debts, in this case you can liquidate. This process takes 3 months and is the most elaborate method;
  4. There are too few assets to cover the debts; In that case, you can carry out a liquidation outside bankruptcy , or file for bankruptcy.

In short, depending on the status of the balance sheet, you can determine which path you can take. If you are going to liquidate, read on or ask us for help.

Liquidating a holding company, how do you do that?

If you are considering dissolving your holding company through a regular liquidation, there are some important steps to follow:

1. Preparation of a Liquidation Balance Sheet

Start by preparing a detailed liquidation balance sheet, which lists all of the holding’s assets and liabilities.

2. Filing liquidation balance sheet

The prepared liquidation balance sheet must be filed with the relevant authorities, in this case with the Chamber of Commerce.

3. Registering the holding company with the Chamber of Commerce as being “in liquidation”

The holding company must be officially registered with the Chamber of Commerce as being “in liquidation”.

4. Advertisement in the newspaper

It is required to place an advertisement in a national newspaper to inform possible creditors of the liquidation.

5. Wait two months

After posting the advertisement, you must observe a two-month waiting period, during which creditors can object to the court.

6. Requesting a statement from KVK filing of the account and accountability, as well as the plan of division

After the waiting period, you must request the Chamber of Commerce for a statement of deposit of the account and accountability, as well as the plan of distribution.

7. Applying for a deed of non-opposition to the court

If no objection is filed within the waiting period, you can apply to the court for a deed of non-resistance, which means that there is no objection to the liquidation (this is not mandatory, by the way).

8. Deregistration from the Trade Register

After all the above steps have been completed and there are no legal obstacles, you can officially deregister the association from the trade register.

Other things to consider.

If you liquidate a holding company, check whether there are any current contracts, such as a telephone subscription, internet subscription and domain names.

If you have a stamrecht BV or a pension BV, special tax rules apply to this, you should always seek tax advice for this.

Do you need help liquidating your holding company?

Liquidating a holding company is not an everyday task. To keep it clear, you can outsource the liquidation to us. We have years of experience in dissolving and liquidating holding companies.

Feel free to contact us to discuss the possibilities.

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