Luxembourg HK

$6,500.00

In Luxembourg, the SARL legal structure is the most widely used company form for medium-sized businesses. This type of company suits to all commercial purposes – from the trading of goods to asset management. Luxembourg benefits from favorable tax treaty agreements with more than 50 countries, no withholding taxes on dividends, interest and royalties paid to EU. Luxembourg is an internationally recognized financial centre that offers stable, secure and well-regulated environment for international business.

Recurring Maintenance Fees as from the 2nd year – $4400

Please note: If applying for a corporate bank account you will need to order a full set of apostilled company documents if the account is opened outside of Luxembourg.

  • NOMINEE SERVICES

    Nominee Shareholder
    • 500 $

    Provision of corporate Nominee Shareholder (per annum)

    Nominee Director & General Power or Attorney (Apostilled)
    • 700 $
     
    Provision of corporate non-resident Nominee Director (per annum)and General Power of Attorney (valid for one year) under Apostille.
    Special Power of Attorney (Apostilled)
    • 290 $
     
    Special Power of Attorney issued by a Nominee Director, under Apostille.
    Domiciliation (required)
    • 3200 $
     
    Provision of registered address, mail management annual due diligence monitoring, electronic document management system (client portal), maintenance of shareholder register (annually).

    This service is required for the company maintenance and should be paid at a later stage after company incorporation.
    Accounting services (required)
    • 3700 $
     
    Provision of bookkeeping and maintenance of accounting records, preparation of annual financial statements.

    This service is required for the company maintenance and should be paid at a later stage after company incorporation.
    Corporate, legal and secretarial administration (required)
    • 2300 $
     
    Formalities in relation to the approval of annual accounts, e.g., drafting the minutes of annual general meeting of the shareholders or drafting the minutes of the annual meeting of the board of directors/managers and their annual report.

    This service is required for the company maintenance and should be paid at a later stage after company incorporation.

    CORPORATE-CERTIFICATES

    Extract from Register
    • 780 $
     
    Provision of company Extract from the Trade and Companies Register.
    Certificate of Good Standing (Apostilled)
    • 1100 $
     
    Provision of apostilled Certificate of Good Standing.
    Tax Compliance
    • 2300 $
     
    Preparation and filing of a corporate income tax, municipal business tax and net wealth tax returns.
    Registration of VAT
    • 1100 $
     
    Registration for VAT purposes.

    OTHER-SERVICES

    Extra Rubber Stamp
    • 40 $

    Provision of company extra rubber stamp

    Metal Embossing Seal
    • 120 $

    Provision of embossed metal seal

LEGAL FORM

A Private Limited Liability Company (Société à responsabilité limitée, SARL) in Luxembourg is a corporation whose assets are, in principle, wholly liable for the company‘s liabilities. A SARL is equivalent to a private company limited by shares in the United Kingdom, and a Limited liability company in the United States.

A Limited Liability Company (SARL) in Luxembourg can be formed for the carrying on of commercial or non-commercial purposes. Notwithstanding this, insurance companies as well as financial sector companies are not permitted to be formed in the form of a Limited Liability Company.

COMPANY NAME

A Company name of Private Limited Company must necessarily end in “GmbH” or “SARL” and must be approved by the Companies Register. Prior to the formation, it is highly advisable to verify the availability of the name chosen by the shareholders for the new corporation with the Luxembourg Trade Register in order to avoid any confusion with any existing company. Within two or three days from a written request, the Luxembourg Trade Register is able to grant a certificate of free denomination in this respect.

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

The articles of association are drawn up by the founding shareholders and then submitted to a notary. The articles of association may be written in Luxembourgish, French, German or English. If originally written in English, a translation to Luxembourgish, French, or German must be included.

At the incorporation, the articles of association shall be signed by the shareholders and the notary. Shareholders may assign a proxy to represent at such incorporation in Luxembourg, which may be granted to lawyers. The newly created corporation may then begin its activities.

The incorporation deed as well as the articles of association must be registered with the Luxembourg capital duty office and then filed with the Luxembourg trade register by the notary subsequent to the notarization of the deed (within a month in principle as from the incorporation). These must then be published in the Luxembourg official gazette.

SHAREHOLDERS

The minimum number of shareholders in a Company is 1 and the maximum is 40. A shareholder can be a physical or legal person of any nationality. Notwithstanding this, the formation of a single-person Private Liability Company (Société à Responsa¬bilité limitée unipersonelle) with a sole shareholder is possible. The provisions which apply to a Private Liability Company essentially, equally apply to a single-person Private Liability Company (Société à Responsabilité limitée unipersonelle). Moreover, the shareholders of a Private Liability Company in Luxembourg must always be registered in the Trade and Companies Register.

SHARE CAPITAL

A Luxembourg SARL company should have a minimum authorized share capital of 12,500 Euros of which must be contributed in full. The capital is divided into registered shares, each having the same value. The said value is required to be at least 25 EUR.

The paid-up capital is blocked in a Luxembourg bank account opened under the name of the corporation to be formed during the process of its formation. This provides confirmation to the notary that the funds have been received, when the shares are subscribed in cash. The setting up of such bank account (including the KYC procedure for the banks) is often the key element in the timing required for the formation of a corporation (one to two weeks are in principle required).

The share capital may be expressed in any foreign currency, provided that the amount converted in Euros meets the minimum amounts required by the Companies Law.

Transfer of company shares:

  • shares are not freely transferable;
  • they can only be transferred between living persons to non-partners with the consent of the partners’ general meeting representing at least 3/4 of the share capital;
  • the transfer of shares must be recorded in a notarized deed or in a private deed.

 

DIRECTORS

The minimum number of directors is one. A director can be a physical or legal person of any nationality.

REGISTERED OFFICE

Every Company is required to have a registered office and address in Luxembourg which should be notified to the Trade Register.

BUSINESS LICENSE

In the interest of Luxembourg business and commerce, and to allow for the appropriate supervision of commercial activity, legislation sets out conditions for entry into certain professions and for the carrying out of certain trading activity, which are subject to the granting of a business license.

The granting of a business license is not required for corporations, which have as their principal object, the taking of shareholdings in Luxembourg or foreign companies (e.g. Soparfis).

A business license is personal and granted to individuals by the Ministry of Middle Classes after being advised by a committee, which considers the applicant’s professional qualifications and respectability. For companies, the conditions relating to professional qualifications and respectability need to be fulfilled by an individual in charge of the direction or management of the company.

MEETINGS

The general meeting is convened by the managing director(s) of a Private Liability Company in Luxembourg and consists of all shareholders. If the number of shareholders does not exceed 25, the holding of a general meeting annually is optional.

INCORPORATION TIME

Normally 1 week, however a priority claim can be requested

RECURRING MAINTENANCE FEES AS FROM 2ND YEAR

Provision of Registered office.

BASIC TAX PRINCIPLES

Corporate Income Tax

Since January 1st 2013, a Private Liability Company in Luxembourg is liable to corporate taxation at an annual rate of 29.22%. The said rate consists of the following components:

Corporate Income Tax.
Corporate tax on income exceeding 15,000 EUR is 21%. Corporate tax on income of up to 15,000 EUR is 20%. The minimum payment of corporate income tax for all Private Limited Liability Companies resident in Luxembourg which do not require a trade license and the sum of their assets, securities and bank balance together exceed 90% of their balance sheet total is 3,210 EUR (3,000 EUR plus the 7% solidarity surtax).

Municipal Business Tax.
All businesses resident in Luxembourg (e.g. trading-, industrial-, mining- or craft businesses) as well as the permanent establishments of foreign companies are subject to municipal business tax at a rate of 6.75%.

Withholding Tax.
The dividend distributions of Private Liability Companies in Luxembourg are liable to withholding tax at a rate of 15%. Royalty and interest payments as well as proceeds from liquidation or partial liquidation are not liable to withholding tax in Luxembourg.

Net Wealth Tax.
Private Liability Companies in Luxembourg which have their registered office or place of central management and control in Luxembourg must pay net wealth tax on their total assets, namely assets within and out of Luxembourg. However, for Private Liability Companies not resident in Luxembourg, only assets within Luxembourg will be liable to the said tax. The annual rate of net wealth tax on taxable assets is 0.5%.

ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT

Private Limited companies are subject to annual accounting obligations. They shall establish annual accounts comprising of a balance sheet, a profit and loss account and an annex, which shall be deposited with the Luxembourg Trade Register. A mention of such deposit shall be published in the Official Gazette.

The annual accounts must be provided at the annual general meeting and approved by shareholders. Such approval should occur within six months as from the closing of the previous financial year. When some size criteria are reached, a qualified auditor (“réviseur d’entreprises”) designated by the general meeting of the shareholders shall audit the annual accounts of the company.

Simplified annual accounts may be established and not subject to the accounting audit provided that they do not exceed two of the following limitations, as at the closing date of the financial year:

  • Total balance sheet: not exceeding EUR 3,125,000.
  • Total net turnover: not exceeding EUR 6,250,000.
  • Number of full time working employees and average number during the financial period: maximum 50.

OUR SERVICES FOR THE COMPANY FORMATION IN LUXEMBOURG INCLUDE:

  • Name check and approval
  • Filing the incorporation documents with the Registrar of companies
  • A standard set of original corporate documents:
    – Articles of association
    – Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register extract
  • Payment of the government fee
  • Notary Public fee
  • Rubber stamp

 

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE COMPANY FORMATION

Please provide the following documents for all Directors, Shareholders, Beneficial Owners, Authorized Signatories:

  • Notarized copy of valid passport.
  • Original or Certified copy of utility bill / bank statement (as verification of residential address, dated within 3 months).
  • Original or certified copy of Banker’s reference letter (dated within 3 months).
  • In cases where shareholders and/or directors are corporate bodies, full apostilled set of corporate documents and Certificate of Good Standing (for companies registered more than 1 year).
  • Personal CV

IMPORTANT NOTE: LICENSABLE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

If you conduct any activity without required license or authorization granted by a relevant authority in any jurisdiction, Agent Legal will not be able to assist you with the company formation or bank account opening related to such unlicensed activity.

Licensable activities include, but not limited to: provision of financial services involving trading/brokerage in foreign exchange, financial and commodity-based derivative instruments and other securities; offering investment advice to public; insurance and banking business; operation and administration of collective investment schemes and mutual funds; payment processing services; money exchange, money transmission or money brokering; asset management; safe custody services; gaming, gambling and lotteries.

Please contact us if you need our assistance in licensing of your financial, Forex brokerage or gambling company.

SHIPPING COST

Shipping of corporate documents or banking kits to your destination requires an extra charge and will be automatically added to the invoice during checkout. Shipping costs for international courier services are set automatically and can vary from USD 75 to USD 95. The fees depend on the jurisdiction of your ordered company, the country where the bank is based as well as your destination country.