Europe EU
Industrial and deep tech founders, Austria
GmbH requires EUR 35,000 minimum capital with only EUR 17,500 paid in cash on incorporation, and AG requires EUR 70,000 for joint stock structures. The Firmenbuch commercial register is electronic, R&D premium (Forschungsprämie) refunds 14% of qualifying R&D spend, and Austria Wirtschaftsservice grants subsidise hardware and clean tech.
GmbH EUR 35,000R&D premium 14%AWS grants
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Corp tax
23%
Fastest setup
3 weeks
Tax treaties
90
Region
Europe
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: EUR 10,000
- Administrative language: German
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 23%
- Tax treaties 90
- VAT rate 20%
- Withholding on dividends 27.5%
Key treaty partners
GermanySwitzerlandItalyUSAUKFrance
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
- Wise supported
- Crypto banking available
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If you want EUR 1 minimum capital
Austria's GmbH still requires EUR 35,000 nominal capital (EUR 17,500 paid in cash on incorporation), one of the higher thresholds in the EU. For low capital EU bases:
GmbH EUR 35,000 capitalEUR 17,500 cash paid inNotarial deed required