Formation of a German company with support by Liesegang & Partner mbB law firm
It’s worth your while to consider forming a German company to reduce your time to market entry. Until issuance of the tax number and VAT ID for your newly formed German company, it should only be a matter of a couple of weeks (3 up to 6 weeks, at the most, on average, it currently takes four weeks. Processing times vary by tax office.) The time for registering as a foreign business can be up to six months.
We can help with tax advisory, tax registration, accounting, annual closing, and tax compliance for a new German entity, for example a Limited Liability Company.
To form a new German company, please check the below information from our cooperation partner, Liesegang & Partner mbB law firm, the formation lawyers:
Limited Liability Company
a) GmbH
The basic fee of Liesegang & Partner for the formation of a GmbH is 2,050 EUR.
However, the final amount depends on your requirements. The following additional services might be appropriate:
- at least one shareholder has its registered seat not in Germany but abroad + EUR 750 net (not necessary if all shareholders are individuals)
- representation at the notarization +EUR 550 net
- support with a bank account +EUR 500 (Please mention that only the bank decides about the account opening, hence we couldn’t guarantee a success. Furthermore the banks usually request the involved persons to appear in person in order to verify their identity and they could charge own account opening fees.),
- bilingual formation documents in German/ English +EUR 500 net
- registering with the Transparency Register + EUR 250 net
- business registration at the trade office + EUR 300 net
The fees for notarization and Commercial Register, approx. another EUR 1.000 in total, are not included; they could be paid through the new GmbH after the notarization.
Please see the website of Liesegang & Partner to get an overview about all the services and fees in this regard:
https://shop.liesegang-partner.com/incorporation-german-gmbh.html
b) UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
The basic fee for the formation of an UG (haftungsbeschränkt) is 800 EUR net.
However, the final amount depends on your requirements. The following additional services might be appropriate:
- -at least one shareholder has its registered seat not in Germany but abroad. + EUR 480 net (not necessary if all shareholders are individuals)
- representation at the notarization +EUR 550 net
- bilingual formation documents in German/ English +EUR 300
- support with a bank account +EUR 500 (Please mention that only the bank decides about the account opening, hence we couldn’t guarantee a success. Furthermore the banks usually request the involved persons to appear in person in order to verify their identity and they could charge own account opening fees.)
- registering with the Transparency Register + EUR 250 net
- business registration at the trade office + EUR 300 net
Please see the website of Liesegang & Partner to get an overview about all the services and fees in this regard:
https://shop.liesegang-partner.com/company-formation-ug-germany.html
Your German company will nee a registered business address that can be used as its seat. If you don’t have a German address which you can use, you’ll have to rent at least a so-called shared office which costs approx. 180- 250 EUR net monthly + deposit. Liesegang & Partner will gladly recommend you an appropriate provider.
Engage us for VAT representation and tax preparation services
To sign-on as new client, simply fill in the engagement form on this website using the following link: https://rizzo-associates.de/en/#inquire
