Founding a UG in Germany

If you want to incorporate as a start-up or small-scale business the entrepreneurial company, Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt)" or with its acronym "UG" will be your best choice.

Requirements for a UG

Founding a UG in Germany is easy but only when you fund the company with cash.

• minimum share capital for a UG is € 1,
• minimum number of shareholders is one,
• minimum number of directors is one,
• physical address is required,
  which can be realized with a virtual office,
• legal description of the line of business,
• the notarization of the articles of association,
• appointment of the first director(s),
• the application to the commercial registry,
• the shareholder and the director have to sign deeds on the incorporation before a German notary,
  However, this can be realized with a special representative with notarized and legalized power of attorney. This set-up constitutes a "remote founding".
• the director has to open a bank account,
• t.b.a.

After the incorporation, the company has to be registered with

• tax office (incl. VAT ID),
  and
• as a rule the trade office

as a minimum. Depending on your company's line of business, you might need a permit. In seldom cases, you need the permission first before you may have the company registered. We will keep an eye on this detail and inform you of a required permission before it's too late.

Basic Offer

Our standardized offer for setting up your UG instantly:

• testing legitimacy of your selected company name,
• fine-tuning and testing legitimacy of the line of business for the articles of association,
• drafting the bilingual company formation documents, which you will be requested to approve prior to the notary appointment,
• organizing the notary appointment in your vicinity, exception: remote founding,
• introducing you to up to two banks.

Are you in a Hurry?

If you are in hurry, you may want to consider buying a ready-made company. What is the difference? May I first ask you another question? How urgently do need to write the first domestic invoices? With the founding process it takes about 2.5 months until you receive your VAT-ID. With a ready-made company you can start with German and non-European sales or services right after visiting the notary! We can arrange a notary appointment in approx. one week.

Fees (ex VAT)

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