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Start your company in Luxembourg

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

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Live in 33-35 days
  1. 1
    Pre-Notary Documentation Day 1-7
    • Compile KYC for beneficial owners and directors
    • Reserve name with Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR)
    • Draft SARL or SOPARFI articles with notary
  2. 2
    Capital Deposit and Notarial Deed Day 8-15
    • Deposit €12,000 share capital and obtain blocking certificate
    • Sign authentic deed before Luxembourg notary
    • File deed with RCS and Mémorial publication
  3. 3
    Tax, RBE and Banking Day 16-21
    • Register with AED for VAT and CIT
    • File ultimate beneficial owner with RBE register
    • Activate operating account with CSSF-supervised bank
Starts from
€7,000 first year, all-in
≈ $8,238
What's included
  • Company formation €4,000
  • Registered office €1,200 /year
  • Bookkeeping €150 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ €50K €150 /month
    • €50–200K €250 /month
    • €200–500K €420 /month
    • €500K–€1M €840 /month
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Why Luxembourg?

GPs structuring a UCITS, AIF or RAIF fund

Luxembourg is the largest fund domicile in Europe and second globally, supervised by the CSSF. UCITS, SIF, SICAR and RAIF wrappers cover retail, professional and private equity strategies, with the RAIF launching in roughly 6 weeks under an authorised AIFM.

CSSFRAIFUCITS/AIF

Founders structuring an IP holdco or group HQ

The Luxembourg IP Box gives an 80% exemption on qualifying IP income for an effective rate near 5.2%, and the SOPARFI participation exemption covers qualifying dividends and capital gains. The 85-DTA network covers USA, UK, Germany and France.

IP Box ~5.2%SOPARFI85 DTAs

Family offices and private wealth structuring

SPF (private wealth vehicle) and SOPARFI structures combine with Luxembourg's deep private banking and trustee infrastructure. Luxembourg sits on standard US VC and PE term sheets for European holding entities.

SPFSOPARFIUS VC accepted

Considerations

If incorporation cost or speed is your binding constraint

Luxembourg requires a notarial deed, EUR 12K minimum share capital and realistic year-1 costs of EUR 10K-30K. For lean SME setups:

Notarial deedEUR 12K capitalEUR 10-30K year-1
→ Estonia 100% digital, EUR 2.5K capital→ United Kingdom Companies House at £50, online in 24h→ Ireland Faster setup, 12.5% CIT

If you want a low headline rate on operating profits

Luxembourg's combined CIT, municipal business tax and solidarity surcharge reach 24.94%. The IP Box and SOPARFI cut tax on IP and holding income, but operating profits remain taxed at headline rates. For low operating CIT:

24.94% combined CITIP Box only
→ Ireland 12.5% CIT on trading profits→ Cyprus 12.5% CIT, IP Box 2.5%→ Switzerland 11.9-21% combined, by canton
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