Austria
The nearest western market — and since 2024 the cheapest place to incorporate in the German-speaking world
Austria is the nearest western market for a Slovak company — an hour from Bratislava — and the way into the German-speaking world, where a reference from Vienna reads differently from one from Bratislava. Two things loosened considerably in 2024: GmbH capital fell from €35,000 to €10,000 and a new form, the FlexKapG, was introduced for start-ups and employee shareholdings. Profit tax fell to 23 %. The market is conservative and decides slowly, but a supplier once accepted stays for years.
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Setting up a company
Setting up a company and tax are the part of the profile you cannot assemble elsewhere in an afternoon. The rest of the page is open.
- ·Legal forms
- ·Minimum capital
- ·How long registration takes
Taxes
Setting up a company and tax are the part of the profile you cannot assemble elsewhere in an afternoon. The rest of the page is open.
- ·Corporate income tax
- ·VAT
What it makes and needs
Mechanical engineering and machining, automotive components, steel, wood processing, food, tourism and construction. It buys sub-assemblies, components, tooling and contract manufacturing.
Importing into their market
The Union's single market — no duty and no customs declaration. A supply to a VAT-registered customer in Rakúska is an intra-Community supply, exempt, with the customer accounting for the tax. It depends on a VAT number checked in VIES and on proof of transport — without both, the exemption falls away and you pay.
If people travel with the goods — installation, servicing, training — that is posting of workers. Notification before work starts, the local minimum wage and allowances, documentation in the host country's language, and an A1 for each. It is inspected and the fines are high.
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