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Company registration in Poland. Service offer

Company registration in Poland: step-by-step process, nuances, opening a bank account in a local bank, call forwarding.

General information

The most commonly registered type of company is the Limited Liability Company.

The registration takes about 4-5 weeks once all the necessary documents are provided.

It is also possible to buy a ready-made company, in which case the document execution and filing of the change of director and shareholder with the companies registry (National Court Register / NCR) will take 2-3 weeks.

Company structure

Director

A private company may have a sole director or a Management Board. The director may be either an individual or a legal entity, without any restriction as to the nationality or country of incorporation.

Shareholder

Shareholders of a private company may be both individuals and legal entities wherever resident or domiciled / incorporated.

Share capital

The minimum share capital for private companies is PLN 5 000. All issued shares must be paid up by the shareholders.

A company comes into existence upon signing of its Articles of Association before it is filed for registration at the registry, although it does not yet have full legal capacity (being a company “in organization”). This status allows a company to acquire rights and incur obligations in its own name (e.g. open a bank account, in particular at a Polish bank, or rent an office), file and defend lawsuits in court.

Steps to follow

1. It is necessary to decide on:

  1. company name that must be checked for its availability;
  2. preferences for the company’s registered office address;
  3. company structure (director, shareholder);
  4. share capital;
  5. company’s type of activity.

2. Payment of fees.

3. It is necessary to provide the following documents:

  • copies of documents (proof of ID and proof of address) of the director, shareholder, and attorney (if a power of attorney is required);
  • reference letter: this can be a letter from a bank where a personal account is held, or a professional reference (from a lawyer, notary, auditor, or insurer) stating that they personally know the client and have worked with him / her for at least 1 year;
  • if either the director or shareholder is a legal entity, then a full set of constitutive documents is required, including a certificate of good standing (or its equivalent) for companies older than 1 year; the documents for a corporate shareholder must disclose the ownership structure right down to the ultimate beneficial owner.

4. Company name check.

After the name of the would-be company is cleared at the registry, the registration documents can be prepared.

5. Drafting and filing constitutive documents with the registry, preparing the company file.

This is a stage where the company's Articles of Association are signed and the management body (sole director or Management Board) is appointed.

IMPORTANT: Company registration and document filing with the registry can be done by power of attorney without shareholders having to be personally present.

6. Applying for registration with the tax office.

In order to apply, it is necessary to have:

  • company's bank account number at a Polish bank;
  • name of the accounting firm (if one is already contractually engaged);
  • proof of the company’s office address in Poland (usually a lease agreement or any other document confirming the right to use the office); regarding the latter point, it is not necessarily required to rent physical premises; it is possible to use a virtual office.

7. Registration of the company with the social security authority (within 7 days of the date of the first employment contract).

Fees for basic services[1]

Services
Fees (EUR)
Total cost of incorporation (including government fee and registered agent’s fees for the company’s first year of administration)[2]
4 850
Provision of registered office address, per year[3]
4 940
Payment of share capital (minimum)
~ 1 160 (PLN 5 000)
Filing changes with the registry (in case of changes in the company structure)
400
Copies of other corporate documents certified by the company’s registered agent (per document)
70
Notarial services:
- copy
- signature authentication

70 per page
120 per signature
Call forwarding service (telephone number)[4]
530
Opening a local bank account
3 500
Compliance fee
Payable in the cases of:
- incorporation of a company,
- renewal of a company,
- liquidation of a company,
- transfer out of a company,
- issue of a power of attorney to a new attorney,
- change of director / shareholder / beneficial owner, except the change to a nominee director / shareholder,
- signing of documents.
350 (standard rate, includes the check of 1 individual)
+ 150 for each additional individual (director, shareholder, or beneficial owner) or legal entity (director or shareholder) if such legal entity is administered by GSL
+ 200 for each additional legal entity (director or shareholder) if such legal entity is not administered by GSL
450 (rate for high-risk companies, includes the check of 1 individual)
100 (signing of documents)

[1] The fees are valid at the date of sending of this offer.

[2] The cost of a tailor-made company may differ from the cost of a ready-made company.

[3] This address can also be used for receiving correspondence.

[4] The price only includes a telephone number with call forwarding capability. In case of call forwarding, the agent will charge an additional fee for the forwarded calls themselves.

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