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Start your company in the Czech Republic

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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Live in 19-21 days
  1. 1
    Documentation and Apostille Day 1-4
    • Reserve company name with Commercial Register
    • Prepare apostilled passports and proof of address
    • Draft articles of association in Czech
  2. 2
    Notary and Trade Licence Day 5-10
    • Sign founding deed before Czech notary
    • File trade licence (živnostenský list) with Trade Office
    • Lodge entry request with Commercial Register court
  3. 3
    Tax and Banking Activation Day 11-15
    • Register Tax ID and VAT with Finanční úřad
    • Open corporate account and convert capital deposit
    • File initial filings with Czech Social Security (ČSSZ)
Starts from
CZK 66,800 first year, all-in
≈ $3,232 ≈ €2,747
What's included
  • Company formation CZK 30,000
  • Registered office CZK 14,000 /year
  • Bookkeeping CZK 1,900 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ CZK1.2M revenue CZK 1,900 /month
    • CZK1.2M–4.8M CZK 3,170 /month
    • CZK4.8M–12M CZK 5,300 /month
    • CZK12M–24M CZK 10,600 /month
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Why the Czech Republic?

Founders building an EU operating entity on a budget

Incorporation runs EUR 1.5K-3K with annual maintenance around EUR 2K and minimum share capital of CZK 1. Banking via Stripe and Wise is supported, and accounts open in 21 days.

~EUR 2K/yearCZK 1 capitalStripe supported

Founders hiring engineers in Prague or Brno

The Czech Republic combines a deep engineering talent pool with EU passporting, full participation exemption under the EU Parent Subsidiary Directive, and a 90-DTA network covering Germany, France, USA and the UK.

90 DTAsParent Subsidiary DirectiveEngineering talent

Founders launching a regulated fintech or gaming product in CEE

Czech National Bank (CNB) supervises EMI and crypto asset licensing under MiCA (EU crypto framework), and MFCR runs the gaming licence regime. EU passporting from Prague reaches all 27 member states.

CNB / MiCAMFCR gamingEU passporting

Considerations

If headline tax rate is your binding constraint

The Czech CIT was raised from 19% to 21% in 2024 and there is no IP Box or refund mechanism. If you need a low effective rate on IP or trading profits:

CIT raised to 21%No IP BoxNo refund regime
→ Cyprus IP Box 2.5%, EU, English admin→ Ireland 12.5% CIT, IP friendly, common law→ Luxembourg IP Box ~5.2%, holding regimes

If you are raising from US VCs

Czech s.r.o. Structures are not accepted on standard US VC term sheets and a Delaware flip is required at Series A. If institutional US capital is the goal:

s.r.o. off term sheetsDelaware flip needed
→ Delaware (USA) Default for US VC term sheets→ Cayman Islands Standard offshore feeder for US funds→ United Kingdom Accepted by tier one US VCs
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