Company setup cost
Luxembourg
Official fees paid to the authorities
Official fees only. Excluding professional services (company formation, compliance, KYC, registered office), which vary from firm to firm.
Source: lbrcontent.public.lu, guichet.public.lu
Professional services from a firm
Range of the starting prices published by firms in the directory, for the services switched on below.
Get quotes from firms in LuxembourgEstimated total: official fees of the base option plus the starting prices published by firms for the services switched on below. The figures do not include the firm's fees for registered office, which firms in Luxembourg quote on request.
Services from a firm
Starting prices published by firms on Accountanty, one price per firm. Most firms do not say whether government fees are included.
- From EUR 500 one-offStarting prices published by 5 firms
- From EUR 1,190 per yearStarting prices published by 5 firms
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (1)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (1)
Breakdown of the estimate
| Commercial register (RCS) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 106 | Official, at setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Fixed registration duty on the deed of formation | EUR 75 | Official, at setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Business permit stamp duty | EUR 50 | Official, at setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Beneficial owner register (RBE) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 15 | Official, at setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Filing of the annual accounts, excl. VAT | EUR 19 | Official, every year | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Company formation by a firm | From EUR 500 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 5 firms |
| Accounting and annual accounts (small company) | From EUR 1,190 | Firms, per year | Starting prices published by 5 firms |
| Registered office or legal address | Price on request | Firms, per year | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (1) |
| VAT registration | Price on request | Firms, one-off | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (1) |
Base: SARL with registry, registration duty, business permit and RBE fees, excluding VAT and the notary's fee; yearly filing of the accounts.
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Official fees paid to the authorities
Official fees only. Excluding professional services (company formation, compliance, KYC, registered office), which vary from firm to firm.
Source: lbrcontent.public.lu, guichet.public.lu
Professional services from a firm
Range of the starting prices published by firms in the directory, for the services switched on below.
Get quotes from firms in LuxembourgEstimated total: official fees of the base option plus the starting prices published by firms for the services switched on below. The figures do not include the firm's fees for registered office, which firms in Luxembourg quote on request.
Services from a firm
Starting prices published by firms on Accountanty, one price per firm. Most firms do not say whether government fees are included.
- From EUR 500 one-offStarting prices published by 5 firms
- From EUR 1,190 per yearStarting prices published by 5 firms
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (1)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (1)
Breakdown of the estimate
| Commercial register (RCS) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 14.61 | Official, at setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Business permit stamp duty | EUR 50 | Official, at setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Beneficial owner register (RBE) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 15 | Official, at setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Filing of the annual accounts, excl. VAT | EUR 19 | Official, every year | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Company formation by a firm | From EUR 500 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 5 firms |
| Accounting and annual accounts (small company) | From EUR 1,190 | Firms, per year | Starting prices published by 5 firms |
| Registered office or legal address | Price on request | Firms, per year | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (1) |
| VAT registration | Price on request | Firms, one-off | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (1) |
Base: SARL-S by private deed, with registry, business permit and RBE fees, excluding VAT; yearly filing of the accounts.
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Official fees paid to the authorities
Official fees only. Excluding professional services (company formation, compliance, KYC, registered office), which vary from firm to firm.
Source: lbrcontent.public.lu, guichet.public.lu
Professional services from a firm
Range of the starting prices published by firms in the directory, for the services switched on below.
Get quotes from firms in LuxembourgEstimated total: official fees of the base option plus the starting prices published by firms for the services switched on below. The figures do not include the firm's fees for registered office, which firms in Luxembourg quote on request.
Services from a firm
Starting prices published by firms on Accountanty, one price per firm. Most firms do not say whether government fees are included.
- From EUR 500 one-offStarting prices published by 5 firms
- From EUR 1,190 per yearStarting prices published by 5 firms
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (1)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (1)
Breakdown of the estimate
| Commercial register (RCS) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 106 | Official, at setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Fixed registration duty on the deed of formation | EUR 75 | Official, at setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Business permit stamp duty | EUR 50 | Official, at setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Beneficial owner register (RBE) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 15 | Official, at setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Filing of the annual accounts, excl. VAT | EUR 19 | Official, every year | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Company formation by a firm | From EUR 500 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 5 firms |
| Accounting and annual accounts (small company) | From EUR 1,190 | Firms, per year | Starting prices published by 5 firms |
| Registered office or legal address | Price on request | Firms, per year | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (1) |
| VAT registration | Price on request | Firms, one-off | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (1) |
Base: SA with registry, registration duty, business permit and RBE fees, excluding VAT and the notary's fee; yearly filing of the accounts.
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Taxes in Luxembourg
- Corporate tax: 23.87% in total in Luxembourg City from 2025 (16% corporate income tax plus surcharge and municipal business tax); corporate income tax 14% up to EUR 175,000
- Tax on dividends paid abroad: 15% withholding for non-residents, or the treaty rate
- VAT: 17%; small-business exemption up to EUR 50,000 of turnover from 2025
Try a yearly profit in the corporate tax calculator
Destination taxes only, before tax treaties and before any tax in your country of residence. Facts checked on 2026-11-02; the sources are in the corporate tax calculator.
How the estimate is built
What the figures include
- Firms' figures are starting prices published by firms listed on Accountanty, read from their websites in October 2026: the range runs from the lower to the upper quartile, with at least 8 firms; "from" means 5 to 7 firms; below 5 the price is on request.
- Official fees are added up only for the base option named in the breakdown. Other options and fees that apply only in some cases are listed separately.
- The notary fee is set by a 1971 regulation expressed in Luxembourg francs; the estimate does not include it. Ask firms for the notary's fee in their quote.
- Registry amounts are shown excluding 17% VAT, as in the official tariff.
All official fees: Private limited company (SARL)
| Commercial register (RCS) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 106 | At setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Fixed registration duty on the deed of formation | EUR 75 | At setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Business permit stamp duty | EUR 50 | At setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Beneficial owner register (RBE) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 15 | At setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Filing of the annual accounts, excl. VAT | EUR 19 | Every year | lbrcontent.public.lu |
Not published by the authorities: Notary fee (official tariff only in Luxembourg francs, 1971); Bank charges.
Time to register: No overall time is published. The business permit is usually processed within 3 months; the articles are filed with the RCS within one month of signing the notarial deed and published in the RESA within 15 days of filing. Minimum share capital: Minimum share capital EUR 12,000, fully paid at formation.
All official fees: Simplified private limited company (SARL-S)
| Commercial register (RCS) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 14.61 | At setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Business permit stamp duty | EUR 50 | At setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Beneficial owner register (RBE) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 15 | At setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Filing of the annual accounts, excl. VAT | EUR 19 | Every year | lbrcontent.public.lu |
Not published by the authorities: Whether the EUR 75 fixed registration duty applies to a private deed; Bank charges.
Time to register: No overall time is published. The business permit is usually processed within 3 months; the articles are filed with the RCS within one month of signing and published in the RESA within 15 days of filing. Minimum share capital: Share capital between EUR 1 and EUR 12,000.
All official fees: Public limited company (SA)
| Commercial register (RCS) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 106 | At setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Fixed registration duty on the deed of formation | EUR 75 | At setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Business permit stamp duty | EUR 50 | At setup | guichet.public.lu |
| Beneficial owner register (RBE) registration, excl. 17% VAT | EUR 15 | At setup | lbrcontent.public.lu |
| Filing of the annual accounts, excl. VAT | EUR 19 | Every year | lbrcontent.public.lu |
Not published by the authorities: Notary fee (official tariff only in Luxembourg francs, 1971); Bank charges.
Time to register: No overall time is published. The business permit is usually processed within 3 months; the articles are filed with the RCS within one month of signing the notarial deed and published in the RESA within 15 days of filing. Minimum share capital: Minimum share capital EUR 30,000, each share paid up at least one quarter.
Steps
- Apply for the business permit; it needs a physical installation in Luxembourg guichet.public.lu
- Deposit the capital in a blocked bank account and get the bank's certificate guichet.public.lu
- Sign the articles before a notary (SARL, SA) or by private deed (SARL-S) guichet.public.lu
- File with the commercial register (RCS) within one month of signing; publication in the RESA follows guichet.public.lu
- Declare the beneficial owners in the RBE lbrcontent.public.lu
Documents and requirements
- Articles of association (notarial deed for an SARL or SA) guichet.public.lu
- Domiciliation agreement when the company uses a domiciliation provider legilux.public.lu
- A business permit is required for regular economic activity, with a physical installation in Luxembourg guichet.public.lu
- A company without its own premises signs a domiciliation agreement with a regulated professional legilux.public.lu
- The SARL-S is open to natural persons only guichet.public.lu
Every year
- Annual accounts approved within 6 months of the year end and filed within one month of approval guichet.public.lu
Sources and notes: Luxembourg
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- legilux.public.lu read 2026-10-20
- lbrcontent.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- lbrcontent.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- legilux.public.lu read 2026-10-20
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-05
- impotsdirects.public.lu read 2026-11-02
- impotsdirects.public.lu read 2026-11-02
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-02
- guichet.public.lu read 2026-11-02
- europa.eu read 2026-11-02
- pfi.public.lu read 2026-11-02
Official figures checked on 2026-11-05. General information, not legal or tax advice: check the official sources and confirm costs with a firm before you act.