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Register a company in Liechtenstein
Company incorporation, bank accounts, accounting services in Liechtenstein
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Company registration (GmbH)
Annual registered address
Notary services and company seal
Corporate bank account
Accounting services
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How you can register a company in Liechtenstein with us
Submit shareholder and director information to our firm with a signed power of attorney
Settle a payment for registration and banking assistance
Receive corporate documentation of the registered company and access to the corporate bank account of your company
Key details about Liechtenstein
Princinpality of Liechtenstein is located in Central Europe and has a territory of 160 square kilometers. Liechtenstein borders Austria and Switzerland. The capital city of Liechtenstein is Vaduz, the location of key government institutions. Liechtenstein has a population of 38,4 thousand people.
Corporate taxation, VAT taxation, Personal taxation
- Corporate income tax - 12.5%. Tax returns are filed on an annual basis. Advance income tax payments are made on a quarterly basis
- Dividend withholding tax - 0%
- Interest withholding tax - 0%
- Royalties withholding tax - 0%
- Capital gains tax - 12.5% or 24%
- VAT - Standard tax rate 7.7% or reduced rates from 0% up to 3.7% or tax exempt. Tax returns are filed on a monthly, a quarterly or a biannual basis
- Personal income tax - from 2.8% up to 22.4%.
The following are the most common types of companies to incorporate a company in Liechtenstein as:
- Limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung - GmbH)
- Public limited company (Aktiengesellschaft - AG)
- General partnership (Kollektivgesellschaft - KG)
- Limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft - KG)
- Partnership limited by shares (Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien)
- Cooperative company (Genossenschaft)
- Liechtenstein foundation (Stiftung)
- Establishment (Anstalt)
- European company (Societas Europaea)
- Branch office (Zweigniederlassung).
- Individuals or legal entities that are intending to register a company in Liechtenstein can be resident or non-resident in Liechtenstein.
- A resident or a non-resident individual can be a company director in Liechtenstein. However, it is required to set up a company in Liechtenstein with at least 1 resident individual as one of its directors.
- At least 1 shareholder is required in order to register a company in Liechtenstein if such company is incorporated as a GmbH (a limited liability company). An individual shareholder can simultaneously become a director of this company.
- It is not required to create substance (resident employees, office space) in Liechtenstein in order to establish a company in Liechtenstein or to conduct business in the country.
- Minimum share capital that is required in order to start a company in Liechtenstein as a GmbH (a limited liability company) is CHF 10,000.
- GmbH registration takes between 10 and 15 business days with the bank account taking up to 5 business days.
- Details of company founders, shareholders and directors after company registration in Liechtenstein is complete is publicly available in the state corporate register.
- With our service you can register a company in Liechtenstein remotely upon a power of attorney.
Official currency of Liechtenstein is Swiss franc (CHF).
Liechtenstein has a highly industrialized market economy export oriented economy that is based on services sector (financial services in particular), industry and to a lesser extent on agriculture. Liechtenstein participates in a customs union with Switzerland. More than 85% of its energy is imported.
In terms of foreign trade the largest exports of the country are small specialty machinery, electrical equipment, vehicle parts, dental products, processed food, and optical products.
Imports of Liechtenstein consist of energy, petroleum, oil, natural gas, electrical machinery and equipment, cars and vehicles, raw materials, consumer goods, medicaments, agricultural and forestry products, fishing products.
Primary trading partners of Liechtenstein are Germany, Austria, Italy, UK, Hungary, China and USA.
The GDP of Liechtenstein grew by 2% in 2021 and amounted to USD 6.2 billion. Tertiary sector makes up 54% of the GDP of the country, followed by industry sector at 41% and agriculture at 5%.
Liechtenstein has a highly industrialized market economy export oriented economy that is based on services sector (financial services in particular), industry and to a lesser extent on agriculture. Liechtenstein participates in a customs union with Switzerland. More than 85% of its energy is imported.
In terms of foreign trade the largest exports of the country are small specialty machinery, electrical equipment, vehicle parts, dental products, processed food, and optical products.
Imports of Liechtenstein consist of energy, petroleum, oil, natural gas, electrical machinery and equipment, cars and vehicles, raw materials, consumer goods, medicaments, agricultural and forestry products, fishing products.
Primary trading partners of Liechtenstein are Germany, Austria, Italy, UK, Hungary, China and USA.
The GDP of Liechtenstein grew by 2% in 2021 and amounted to USD 6.2 billion. Tertiary sector makes up 54% of the GDP of the country, followed by industry sector at 41% and agriculture at 5%.
Foreign entrepreneurs expand to Liechtenstein and seek to incorporate a company in Liechtenstein in order to conduct business in the following sectors:
- financial services
- manufacturing
- wholesale and retail trading
- agriculture
- IT
- construction
- tourism
- real estate.
Benefits of registering a company in Liechtenstein
Business climate
- One of the largest financial centers in the world
- Access to all major EU markets
- Wide range of investment benefits for foreign investors
- Political stability
- Secure legal and justice systems
- Comprehensive protection of property rights
- Comprehensive personal security
- Investment protection
- Highly-developed infrastructure
- Low inflation
Tax incentives
- Corporate income tax rate is 12.5%
- No withholding taxation
- Double tax treaties with several jurisdictions
Ease of doing business
- No foreign exchange controls
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