Germany Company Incorporation : Step by step process

Step by step guide to incorporate Germany company

The process to incorporate Germany company is straightforward if you know exactly what are the steps, documents and requirements needed. Tetra Consultants has ample of experience in this field and we provide this step-by-step guide to ensure our international clients are aware of the procedure as well. This is to minimize delays and surprises throughout the engagement.

One major concern of our international clients is the need to travel to Germany for either company registration or corporate bank account opening. Contact us to find out more about how to set up business in Germany without travel. Our team of experts will revert within the next 24 hours.

• Our team of experts will recommend the most suitable business entity depending on our international clients’ business goals and financial capabilities. In Germany, there are two common business entities known as GmbH and UG. Both are limited liability companies but have different paid up capital requirement. Our team will communicate closely with our international clients to determine the optimum paid up share capital and corporate structure.
• After confirming the above, Tetra Consultants will proceed to reserve our clients’ preferred company name with the German authorities. At the same time, our legal team will start preparing the articles of incorporation and other corporate documents according to the intended business activities. Before submitting the documents to the government, it is required for these incorporation documents to be translated and notarized. In most cases, the German notary will require the director of the company to travel to Germany for notarization. If our international clients are not comfortable travelling to Germany for company registration, Tetra Consultants will recommend this fast solution without travel. Alternatively, Tetra Consultants will provide our clients a nominee German director to assist with this process.
• Before the company can be registered, the paid up capital is required to be injected into a corporate bank account. Tetra Consultants will open a capital account with a local reputable German bank. However, most banks will require our international clients to travel to Germany for a face-to-face meeting. If required, Tetra Consultants will recommend our international clients to consider this fast solution or to appoint Tetra Consultants’ local nominee director.
• Once above is completed, Tetra Consultants proceeds to register the company with the German Companies Registry. On average, the company registration will be completed within 2 weeks. Once the company is registered, Tetra Consultants will courier the Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum & Articles of Association, Register of Directors and Register of Shareholders to our clients’ preferred addresses. These corporate documents will be in German and our team will provide translation to ensure our international clients understand the same.
• Once company is registered, Tetra Consultants will begin with tax and trade registration. From our experience, we expect the registration to be completed within 4 weeks.
• After Germany company registration is officially completed, Tetra Consultants will convert the capital account into a trading account. Tetra Consultants will courier the internet banking token and access codes to our clients’ preferred addresses.
• Contact us to find out more about how to set up business in Germany. Our team of experts will revert within the next 24 hours.

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