The RSIN and your business
The RSIN is a unique number that organisations use to exchange information about legal entities and partnerships. You do not need to apply for an RSIN. When you register a legal entity or partnership with KVK, you receive one automatically. Sole proprietorships do not have an RSIN.
How to find your RSIN
You can look up your RSIN by logging into My KVK. The RSIN also appears on your KVK Business Register Extract. Sole proprietorships do not have an RSIN, so these extracts do not show an RSIN.
Find an RSIN for your tax return
Do you want to deduct money you donate to a charity from your taxes? Then you need the charity's RSIN. On Belastingdienst.nl you can find out which RSIN belongs to the charity (in Dutch).
What is an RSIN?
Its full name in Dutch is Rechtspersonen en Samenwerkingsverbanden Informatienummer. In English this translates as Legal Entities and Partnerships Information Number. Because RSIN is the official Dutch identifier used by KVK and other Dutch government organisations, we use always the abbreviation RSIN.
The RSIN is not the same as your KVK number. It allows (government) organisations to easily exchange information with each other. This means you do not have to provide all your data all the time. The RSIN links to, among other things, the Belastingdienst (Netherlands Tax Administration), the Personal Records Database (BRP), and the Land Registry Office (Kadaster).
Which businesses receive an RSIN?
The RSIN depends on the legal structure for 2 groups of entrepreneurs:
- a legal entity, such as a private limited company (BV), public limited company (NV), association (vereniging), foundation (stichting), and cooperative (coöperatie)
- a partnership, such as a general partnership (VOF), professional partnership (maatschap), and limited partnership (CV)
The RSIN is not for sole proprietorships. This is because the owner already has a unique citizen service number (BSN).
How do you get the RSIN?
As a legal entity or partnership, you automatically receive an RSIN. This is in addition to the KVK number when registering your business with KVK. You do not have to apply for an RSIN separately.
Registrations from before 2010
Did you register with KVK before 2010? If so, you already had a tax number (FI number) from the Tax Administration. This FI number is now called an RSIN.
How does the Tax Administration use your RSIN?
KVK automatically passes on your details to the Tax Administration when you register your business. The Tax Administration then uses the RSIN to compile other numbers. For example, the VAT number, the VAT identification number, and the payroll tax number.