Limited Liability Company Lda

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Company registration in Portugal in 5 easy steps

1. Preparation

Request a free business name search. Select company name: You can select a company from the exchange's pre-approved list of companies and names that we send to you or provide a registration certificate that has already been approved by the National Register of Legal Entities.

Any natural or legal person can use the service to set up a company.

2. Fill out the “Client Information” document

Complete the document completely and enter the company names and directors/shareholders.

Enter the Portuguese NIF number, company address (company headquarters) or special requests (if any).

3. Payment

Choose your payment method (We accept payments by credit/debit card, PayPal, Amazon Pay or bank transfer). You can choose on the website.

4. Notary appointment

Arrive in person to the notary appointment and complete all formalities at the notary. The notary forwards the documents to the central company register.

- Personal arrival required!

5. Delivery

You will receive copies of the necessary documents including: Articles of Incorporation, Company Registration, Certificate of Incorporation and Articles of Association, etc. Then your new company is ready to do business in a specific jurisdiction!

You can bring the documents in the company package to open a company bank account or we can help you with our many years of experience in banking support services.

When the process is complete you will receive:

- the social pact

- the access code to the permanent commercial certificate

- the access code for the company/collective person card

- the company's social security number.

- Availability of intra-community NIF

- Your company will have its headquarters in Portugal

- You have a bank account where you can receive and transfer money anywhere in the world with online access and a bank card.

- Enjoy non-resident status

What happens next?

Within 5 working days of registration, the shareholders must pay the share capital into a bank account in the name of the company. Alternatively, shareholders can pay the share capital into the company treasury by the end of the first financial year (usually by the end of the year).

Beneficial Owner Registration

The Beneficial Owner Declaration (RCBE) must be completed within 30 days of registration.

Documents required to start a business:

If the partners are natural persons, they need:

- Presentation of an identification document (citizen card, ID card, passport or residence permit)

- Provide your Tax Identification Numbers (NIF).

If the partners are general partnerships, the following must be submitted:

- the identity card of a legal entity or the access code to the electronic card

- the minutes of the deliberations of the general meeting, with which the legal representatives are given the authority to found the association

- Identification documents of the legal representatives of the company you want to set up (citizen card, ID card, passport or residence permit)

- the deed or updated statutes or statutes of the collective bodies.

Taxation of an Lda.

For the profits of an Lda. corporate tax is due. Portuguese corporate tax is very different. The website of the Tax Office, the Portuguese tax authority, provides an overview of the tax rates. Currently, profits are taxed at: regular 21%, maximum repayment 3 - 9%, repayment municipal maximum 1.5% (puede acercarse quickly al 31.5% in real terms)

Practical additional services

The following practical additional services are available for the start-up package, with which you can expand the range of functions of the start-up package.