Germany · Corporate Compliance
Annual filings, registered-agent and beneficial-ownership obligations, and the official company registry.
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In Germany, companies are entered in the commercial register (Handelsregister), maintained by the local courts and published online. Companies must register and notarise key acts, file annual financial statements in the Unternehmensregister/Bundesanzeiger, report beneficial owners to the Transparency Register, and notify changes to directors and shareholders.
- Companies are entered in the commercial register (Handelsregister); key acts are notarised.
- File annual financial statements (Unternehmensregister/Bundesanzeiger).
- Report beneficial owners to the Transparency Register and notify director/shareholder changes.
- Handelsregister (commercial register)
Official German company register.
Government portals
- Federal Government of Germany — Germany's Federal Cabinet official website — policy, legislation, news, and government programs
- Federal Office for Migration (BAMF) — German visas, EU Blue Card, asylum, integration courses, and permanent residency
- Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) — Tax ID (IdNr) registration, tax identification lookup, withholding tax refunds — the key authority for foreign taxpayers in Germany