Austria · Company Registration
Entity types, registration process, required documents, costs, and official registries.
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Companies are entered in the commercial register (Firmenbuch), which the courts keep. The GmbH is the usual limited company, and since 2024 the Flexible Company (FlexCo) offers a variant with more flexible share rules. Both need €10,000 of share capital, at least half paid in cash. Formation normally needs a notarial deed, but a single shareholder who is also the sole managing director can form a GmbH or FlexCo online through the Business Service Portal's e-start-up service without a notary.
- Minimum share capital for a GmbH or FlexCo is €10,000, of which at least €5,000 must be paid in cash.
- The free e-start-up service forms a sole proprietorship, a single-member GmbH or a single-member FlexCo online; the notarial deed is waived only in that single-member case.
- The share capital is paid in at a bank before the register application, and the company comes into existence when it is entered in the commercial register.
- USP — e-start-up
Business Service Portal: online formation (e-start-up) and company filings.
- WKO — Gründerservice
Austrian Economic Chambers' start-up service.
Government portals
- oesterreich.gv.at — Austrian Government Portal — Guidance and online services for residents, including residence registration and ID Austria.
- USP — Business Service Portal — Online company formation (e-start-up), beneficial-owner filings and business dealings with the authorities.
- Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) — Tax, customs and online filing through FinanzOnline.
- Migration Platform of the Austrian Federal Government — Red-White-Red Card, EU Blue Card and family reunification, with a points calculator.