Company formation in Luxembourg

Updated 5 October 2026

A limited company in one of the EU's financial centres. We prepare documents with a notary, register the company, file beneficial owners and open the account.

Luxembourg is an EU financial centre with the euro, a network of tax treaties and banks used to international clients. Companies are most often formed as a SARL or its simplified form for a single entrepreneur. Below: the capital required, the taxes a company pays, whether you can buy a ready company and how formation works.

Which company to form

• SARL. Share capital of EUR 12,000, about $13,445. A notary executes the founding documents.
• SARL-S. Capital from EUR 1 to EUR 12,000, paid in full at formation; only an individual can form one.

For a holding, investment company or fund we choose other forms; prices are in the table below.

Company taxes

• Corporate income tax is 16% from 2025, or 14% for small companies with taxable income up to EUR 175,000.
• Municipal business tax is 6% to 12% depending on the commune.
• Beneficial owners are recorded in the register of beneficial owners.

More on our Luxembourg taxes page.

Documents

• passports and proof of address of founders and managers;
• proof that the capital has been paid into an account;
• a registered address in Luxembourg;
• beneficial owner details for the register;
• for a corporate founder, apostilled and translated corporate documents.

Buying a ready company in Luxembourg

Instead of a new registration you can buy an existing company. This saves formation time but requires checks: debts, tax liabilities, filings and business history. The share transfer is documented and reflected in the register, and the new beneficial owners are filed with the register of beneficial owners. The bank checks the new owner just as for a new company, so a ready company does not speed up the account.

How formation works

1. Form and capital. We choose the form and pay the capital into an account.
2. Notary. A notary executes the SARL's founding deed.
3. Registers. The company is entered in the trade register and owners in the beneficial owners register.
4. Tax and licence. We register for tax and obtain a business licence if needed.
5. Account. We open the company's operating account.

Where difficulties arise

• the bank will not open the capital account without a verified source of funds;
• a ready company turns out to have debts or unfiled reports;
• there is no real management in Luxembourg, and another country's tax authority treats the company as its own.

What we do

We choose the form, prepare documents with a notary, register the company or check a ready one, file beneficial owners, register for tax and open the account. SARL registration starts from €11,910, about $13,344. Itemised prices are in the table below.

Fees

See also

Business account · Personal account · Investment property · Country taxes · All country programs

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