Frequently asked questions about the annual contribution

• Am I obliged to pay the Annual Contribution?

  If you are operating as a company listed in the Commercial Register on 1 January, you are obliged to pay the Annual Contribution for that year. It does not matter whether you are listed in the register for a whole year or just part of a year. 1 January is the reference date and decisive. You must pay the Annual Contribution even if you have a private limited company or public limited company which is temporarily “dormant”. For more information about this matter, please get in touch with us at this email address administratie@kvkbonaire.com or on line +599 7175595.

• What is the contribution used for?

  The contribution is intended to keep the Commercial Register on Bonaire in operation. You pay a sum once a year. That money is used to cover all the costs of the keeping the Chamber of Commerce open. Any changes you make once your company is listed are free.

• Is there a deadline for payment?

  Yes, the law states that you must pay the invoice within 30 days of its receipt. We draw up and send the invoices in January of each year. If we have your email address, we will send it to that address; otherwise we will send it by post to your business address. We send the invoices out in January or by February at the latest. Everyone must pay by the end of March.

• What happens if I don’t pay?

  If you don’t pay, there may be serious consequences for your business. If your payment is overdue, we will call in a collection agency and/or a bailiff. The costs involved will be added to the amount due, which is, of course, to your disadvantage. A legal entity may even be dissolved by the court if the payment is twelve months overdue, which, in actual fact, means that your company will no longer exist.

• What should I do if I haven’t received an invoice?

  If you have not received an invoice by January or February, it may have gone astray in the post. Please send an email to: administratie@kvkbonaire.com.