Types of entity
Individual entrepreneur;
General partnership (Kollektivgesellschaft);
Limited Partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft);
Private company with limited liability (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH);
Joint-stock company (Aktiengesellschaft, AG);
Anstalt (Anstalt);
Cooperative (Genossenschaft);
Joint venture (Einfache Gesellschaft);
Branch;
Trust company (registriertes Treuunternehmen / Trust reg.);
Trust (Treuhänderschaft);
Foundation (Stiftung)
Shelf companies permitted
Yes
Incorporation timescale for a new company
1 week
Company suffix
Aktiengesellschaft (AG) or foreign language equivalent, e.g. S.A.
Sensitive words
National and international place names; Liechtenstein, State, Country, Municipality, Principality; and Bank, Building Society, Savings, Insurance, Assurance, Reinsurance, Fund Management, Investment Fund, Red Cross
Cyrillic alphabet permitted in company name
No
Local registered office
Yes
Local registered agent
Yes
Information to be kept at the registered office
Data on directors, officers and shareholders; annual report (for medium and large companies)
Seal required, type of seal
No seal required
Redomiciliation (to, from) permitted
Permitted
