Business establishment BUSINESS IN poland Project

Transcript:Business establishment BUSINESS IN poland Project:
Business establishment BUSINESS IN poland Project “Welcome to the business land“, LT-PL-2S-190 Establishing a business presence in poland The legal forms of doing business in Poland available to Polish and foreign investors are as follows: • a limited liability company (spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością – sp. z o.o.) • a joint-stock company (spółka akcyjna – S.A.) • a European Company (Societas Europea) (Spółka Europejska – SE) • a general partnership (spółka jawna – sp.j.) • a limited liability partnership (spółka partnerska – sp.p.) • a limited partnership (spółka komandytowa - sp.k.) • a partnership limited by shares (spółka komandytowo-akcyjna – S.K.A.) • a sole proprietorship (indywidualna działalność gospodarcza) • a civil law partnership (spółka cywilna) • a Branch of a foreign enterprise (oddział zagranicznego przedsiębiorcy) Other investors (from third countries) may conduct their business under the same terms as Polish citizens provided that they hold specific permits to legalize their residence in Poland and allow them to conduct a business activity. Such investors may carry on their business exclusively by: • Establishing limited partnerships, partnerships limited by shares, limited liability companies and joint-stock companies; • Purchasing and acquiring shares in such companies and partnerships; unless international agreements provide otherwise. step-by-step overview of what you need to do to start your business in poland 5 key steps necessary to establish a fully operational limited liability company: Registration for VAT purposes Execution of lease agreement or acquisition of real estate The company needs to have a registered office in Poland. Therefore, it is important to have a legal title to some office space. The company may execute a lease agreement for its premises (or for a virtual office for the beginning of its business activity) or may acquire real estate. In case of long-term lease agreements it is necessary to have it properly prepared in order to avoid burdensome provisions that cannot be changed later on Registration in the Polish Court Register The next step required for the company to become fully operational is a registration with the Polish Court Register. In order to do that a motion should be prepared together with certain attachments and filed with the registry court. Registration by the registry court entails registration for tax purposes and in the Statistical Office Opening a bank account Preparation of Articles of Association in a form of notarial deed The Articles of Association have to include some basic information about