Services for Opening a Branch of a Foreign Company in Germany
We can support you in setting up an independent or dependent branch—just as you wish. May we double-check whether you want a branch or a subsidiary in Germany? We assume you have studied our FAQ page.
Overview:
Opening an Independent Branch of a Foreign Company in Germany
For an independent branch, which does business in Germany, you will need:
- An address to receive mail from the authorities. If you do not have your own address, you will need a virtual office. Consider taking out a virtual office from our associate, Beam
- Registration at the commercial registry,
- Registration at the tax office,
- Registration at the trade office.
Our assignment will be
- Drafting the bilingual board resolution,
- Visiting the notary in Germany on your behalf with a notarized power of attorney,
- Registration at the commercial registry,
- Paying fees for registration and notary,
- Registering your company's branch with the tax office,
- Registering your company's branch with the trade office and paying its fees,
- Applying for a VAT-ID,
- Providing you with a nutshell on German business taxation,
- Proofread your first invoice to avoid embarrassing yourself in front of German customers and ensure it is formally correct.
Our fees for opening a branch and registering for taxation are €1,500 flat ex VAT, inclusive of notary and commercial registry fees. Some costs for certified translation will be added, which we will gladly arrange for you if you do not have alternative support. The translation costs depend on the size of your domestic articles of association. Our network comprises numerous certified translators who offer us a discounted rate.
Opening a Dependent Branch of a Foreign Company in Germany
We will gladly register your dependent branch. Our tasks will be
- Drafting the bilingual board resolution,
- Registration with the trade office,
- Paying registration fees of the trade office,
Our fee for this will be € 900 flat (ex VAT).
Duration
The duration of this assignment varies by case. We will let you know what to expect once we learn more about your individual needs.
Payroll Registration
Not every branch will have employees registered with it; for this reason, we offer payroll registration only as a supplementary service. You will find an elaborate description of the services when you click this sentence. The fee for payroll registration for a branch is €500 ex VAT.
How to hire us
Please first set up a virtual office with Beam and add the corresponding action code. The action code will trigger a surcharge by adding our costs to Beam's fees. When ordering a virtual office and applying either action code, you will be hiring Beam for the Virtual Office, which will subcontract us to handle the legal services required to run the necessary registrations in accordance with the branch you want.
The action code for an independent branch is "independent branch registration"; when you want an independent branch with payroll registration, please use "independent branch registration with payroll registration".
The action code for a dependent branch is "dependent branch registration," and when you want a dependent branch with payroll registration, please use "dependent branch registration with payroll registration".