EU Inc. the employment committee gave its opinionBelgium: no minimum capitalBulgaria: start a ООД with €1Croatia: formed fully onlineCyprus: no minimum capitalCzechia: start an s.r.o. with CZK 1Estonia: start an OÜ with €0.01Finland: no minimum capitalFrance: start an SAS with €1Germany: €25 000 minimum capital for a GmbHGreece: no minimum capitalHungary: no notary neededIreland: no minimum capitalItaly: start an s.r.l. with €1Latvia: formed fully onlineLithuania: no notary neededMalta: no notary neededNetherlands: no minimum capitalPoland: PLN 5 000 minimum capital for an Sp. z o.o.Romania: no notary neededSlovakia: €5 000 minimum capital for an s. r. o.Slovenia: €7 500 minimum capital for a d.o.o.Spain: start an SL with €1Sweden: no notary neededEU Inc. the employment committee gave its opinionBelgium: no minimum capitalBulgaria: start a ООД with €1Croatia: formed fully onlineCyprus: no minimum capitalCzechia: start an s.r.o. with CZK 1Estonia: start an OÜ with €0.01Finland: no minimum capitalFrance: start an SAS with €1Germany: €25 000 minimum capital for a GmbHGreece: no minimum capitalHungary: no notary neededIreland: no minimum capitalItaly: start an s.r.l. with €1Latvia: formed fully onlineLithuania: no notary neededMalta: no notary neededNetherlands: no minimum capitalPoland: PLN 5 000 minimum capital for an Sp. z o.o.Romania: no notary neededSlovakia: €5 000 minimum capital for an s. r. o.Slovenia: €7 500 minimum capital for a d.o.o.Spain: start an SL with €1Sweden: no notary needed
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Lithuania company formation requirements

One founder is enough. No notary is needed.

Minimum capital€1 000e-seimas.lrs.lt · 09-24
Paid before registrationnot confirmed yet
NotaryNot requirede-seimas.lrs.lt · 09-24
Formed onlineno figure yet
Time to registerno figure yet
Founders, minimum1e-seimas.lrs.lt · 09-24
Business registerJuridinių asmenų registrase-seimas.lrs.lt · 09-24

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Lithuania company formation cost

Legal entity register filing (state fee)no figure yet

Lithuania company formation for non-residents

Yes. A founder may live outside the country. The act sets no residence condition on founders or on the company's manager. Nationality does not matter: the act sets no nationality condition on founders or on the company's manager. No local contact person is named, but the company's registered office must be in Lithuania.

Founder living abroadyes
e-seimas.lrs.lt · 09-24
Founder from outside the EUyes
e-seimas.lrs.lt · 09-24
Local contact or addressA business address in the country
e-seimas.lrs.lt · 09-24
Filing in Englishno figure yet

Company tax in Lithuania

Corporate income taxnot confirmed yet taxable profit
VAT, standard ratenot confirmed yet
Sources and licences

Sources: Source: e-seimas.lrs.lt (Register of Legal Acts), [act name and article], read [date]

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