Slovakia company formation requirements
One founder is enough. A notary is needed on some routes only. Part of it can be done online.
| Minimum capital | €5 000static.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
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| Paid before registration | not confirmed yet |
| Notary | Depends on the routestatic.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
| Formed online | Partlystatic.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
| Time to register | 2 daysstatic.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
| Founders, minimum | 1static.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
| Business register | Obchodný registerstatic.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
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Slovakia company formation cost
Forming an s. r. o. carries 1 charge set by law. The capital is separate: it stays in the company.
| Court fee for first registration | €220static.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
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Slovakia company formation for non-residents
Yes. A founder may live outside the country. The Act expressly allows a foreign person to found the company. Nationality does not matter: the act expressly allows a foreign person to found the company, with no distinction for an eu or non-eu founder. No separate contact person, but the company's registered seat must be a real, provable address. The ministry publishes the simplified electronic founding form in English as well as Slovak — but only for that restricted route.
| Founder living abroad | yes static.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
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| Founder from outside the EU | yes static.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
| Local contact or address | A business address in the country static.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
| Filing in English | yes static.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
Company tax in Slovakia
| Reduced corporate tax rate | 10 % taxable income (revenue) up to 100,000 EUR for the tax periodstatic.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
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| Corporate tax | 21 % taxable income (revenue) not covered by the reduced or increased ratestatic.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
| Increased corporate tax rate | 24 % taxable income (revenue) over 5,000,000 EUR for the tax periodstatic.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
| VAT, standard rate | 23 %static.slov-lex.sk · 09-24 |
Sources and licences
Sources: Source: Slov-Lex (static.slov-lex.sk), [act], [article], read [date]
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