Registration Of A Sociedade Por Quotas, Lda In Portugal
Opening a business in Portugal is one of the topical issues for citizens of Portugal and citizens of other countries. This is because Portugal is a country with a loyal tax system, a low level of business burden, a high level of property insurance, the possibility of obtaining a permanent residence permit and citizenship based on investment, a warm climate all year round.
One of the most common organizational and legal forms for small and medium-sized businesses is Sociedade Limitada, Lda / Sociedade por Quotas, Lda.
Sociedade por Quotas, Lda is a share partnership - the size of the authorized capital is 5,000 euros, the minimum number of founders is 2 people. This organizational and legal form is suitable for large companies that plan to scale and increase their capacity.
First Legal Portugal provides a service for the registration of a Sociedade por Quotas, Lda throughout Portugal, including Madeira.
The main stages of registration of Sociedade por Quotas, Lda
- Decide on a business idea and write a business plan - our company provides services for the preparation of individual business plans;
- Search for an office premise for a future company;
- Open a bank account and deposit the minimum authorized capital - before starting the company registration, 30% of the authorized capital should be deposited;
- Come up with a unique name for the future company and get pedidos de certificado de Firma - registration (booking) of the future company name;
- Register the company in the commercial register (egisto comercial da sociedade);
- Register the company with the tax office by filing a declaration (declaração de início de atividade);
- Register with the Social Security Service;
- Register a deed of incorporation with a notary.
There are 3 options for registering Sociedade por Quotas, Lda:
- Special mode of company registration "empresa na hora";
- Online registration via the portal - https://eportugal.gov.pt/espaco-empresa/empresa-online
- Usual (traditional) registration method.
Registering and doing business in Portugal is considered one of the most promising areas for foreign investors. This is primarily due to the fact that this is the fastest way to obtain a permanent residence permit in one of the countries of the European Union.
The main reasons why the Portuguese Republic is attractive for business:
- Low tax burden on businesses, including large businesses;
- Free economic zone Madeira;
- Free access to the market of any country of the European Union;
- Affordable conditions for obtaining a residence permit on the basis of business immigration;
- Loyal attitude towards foreign investors investing their own funds in the economy of Portugal;
- Quick registration of the company (up to 10 working days);
- Affordable prices for renting office and warehouse space for business in Portugal;
- Convenient conditions for doing business in general.
