Standard Bank Confirmation
From now on requested by your accountant
A standard bank confirmation is an official document that provides an overview of your business accounts, liabilities and other financial products held with us. It also lists the people authorised to conduct banking matters on behalf of your company. Accountants often request a standard bank confirmation to prepare or audit annual financial statements.
ABN AMRO Bank only accepts standard bank confirmation requests submitted by your accountant through confirmation.com or using the online form on the ABN AMRO website.
Requesting a standard bank confirmation using confirmation.com
- Your accountant logs in to confirmation.com.
- The authorised signatories in your organisation will receive an email from your accountant allowing you to provide digital consent for the request.
- We will prepare the bank confirmation within 10 working days.
- Once we have processed the request, you will receive a copy of the standard bank confirmation by post. Your accountant will receive the document digitally through confirmation.com.
Requesting a standard bank confirmation using the online form
Does your accountant prefer not to use confirmation.com, or are they unable to do so? Then they can request a standard bank confirmation using the form below. The form must be printed and signed.
- Fill in the form
- Download and print the document
- Sign the form and scan it
- Email the form to the email address stated on it.
Good to know
We charge a fee for the standard bank confirmation. You can find the applicable fee under ‘Fees’ on this page. Your accountant may also charge a fee for requesting the standard bank confirmation. Please check with your accountant for details.
Important
Effective date
You can request a standard bank confirmation with an effective date up to 24 months in the past. No information is available for an earlier effective date. The effective date may be no more than 3 months in the future.
Signing the request
The request for a standard bank confirmation must be signed by directors who have full authority or hold a power of attorney. If signing authority is held jointly, at least 2 people must sign. The registration with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce is decisive.
- These people must be registered as authorised signatories with both the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and us.
- Make sure that the correct authorised signatory is registered with us and that we have their signature on file.
If you apply using the online form on our website, the appropriate people must sign the request on paper before you send it by email. We will check the signatures and the information we hold about you and any other authorised signatories in your organisation.
Fees
A standard bank confirmation costs €80, excluding 21% VAT, for each request submitted per entity.
If your accountant requests the standard bank confirmation through confirmation.com or using the online form, they may charge you a fee. Discuss this with your accountant.
Tip: Are you requesting standard bank confirmations for several entities? Submit them together in a single request. This may save you money, as the combined fees for multiple requests are capped at €600, excluding 21% VAT.
We will charge the fees afterwards through your monthly statements.
Effective date
You can request a standard bank confirmation with an effective date up to 24 months in the past. No information is available for an earlier effective date. The effective date may be no more than 3 months in the future.
Signing the request
The request for a standard bank confirmation must be signed by directors who have full authority or hold a power of attorney. If signing authority is held jointly, at least 2 people must sign. The registration with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce is decisive.
- These people must be registered as authorised signatories with both the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and us.
- Make sure that the correct authorised signatory is registered with us and that we have their signature on file.
If you apply using the online form on our website, the appropriate people must sign the request on paper before you send it by email. We will check the signatures and the information we hold about you and any other authorised signatories in your organisation.
Fees
A standard bank confirmation costs €80, excluding 21% VAT, for each request submitted per entity.
If your accountant requests the standard bank confirmation through confirmation.com or using the online form, they may charge you a fee. Discuss this with your accountant.
Tip: Are you requesting standard bank confirmations for several entities? Submit them together in a single request. This may save you money, as the combined fees for multiple requests are capped at €600, excluding 21% VAT.
We will charge the fees afterwards through your monthly statements.
What is a standard bank confirmation?
A standard bank confirmation is a document from the bank that provides an overview of your banking arrangements with us. It gives your accountant or bookkeeper a complete overview of the information needed to prepare the annual financial statements.
A standard bank confirmation includes an overview of:
- all business current and savings accounts
- credit facilities and security interests held by the bank
- legal representatives or authorised representatives and the authority they have in relation to the bank
