Register business

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  • Service description

    A business registration is always necessary if you start a permanent business. A permanent business means a business with a fixed place of business from or in which the business is carried out. This is the case if you:

    • set up a new business,
    • establish a new branch office,
    • establish a new dependent branch,
    • take over an existing business, for example through purchase or lease,
    • convert a sole proprietorship into another legal form,
    • relocate a business from the area of one authority to the area of another authority (for one authority, this is deemed to be a discontinuation of the business, for the other authority, a new establishment).

    You must register your business at the same time as you start operating it. The obligation to register only applies if it is a commercial activity.

    The following are exempt from business registration:

    • Primary production (livestock, agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing)
    • Liberal professions
    • Management of own assets

    Find out at an early stage what personal, financial and professional requirements you need to meet in order to work in these trades.

    The purpose of registering a trade is to enable the competent authorities to monitor the exercise of the trade and to carry out statistical surveys.

  • Process flow

    You can register your business in person, online, by post or fax.

    • If you register in person or in writing, you must complete the form "Gewerbe-Anmeldung" - (GewA 1) and sign it personally.
    • The competent authority certifies receipt of the business registration if the registration form has been completed in full
    • The responsible office forwards the business registration to other offices, such as the tax office, the employers' liability insurance association, the Chamber of Crafts, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and, if applicable, the registration court.
    • The procedure can be handled by a single point of contact. You have a legal right to electronic processing.
    Special instructions for - Verbandsgemeinde Göllheim

    Electronic business registration is not possible at the Göllheim municipal administration.

  • Requirements

    You want to run a business.

    Traders are

    • natural persons or
    • Legal entities, e.g. stock corporation (AG), limited liability company (GmbH), registered cooperative (eG) or registered association (e.V.), partnership limited by shares (KG)

    The following must be reported:

    • in the case of sole traders, the sole trader,
    • in the case of partnerships (e.g. OHG, GbR), the partners authorized to manage the company
    • in the case of a limited partnership (KG), each personally liable partner, the limited partners of a KG only if they have management authority
    • in the case of corporations (e.g. GmbH, AG), the legal representative(s).

  • What documents are needed?

    • Proof of identity (e.g. identity card, passport or registration certificate)
    • Notarized articles of association or extract from the commercial register,
    • Supplement authorized representatives

  • What are the fees?

    Special instructions for - Verbandsgemeinde Göllheim

    For the registration of a trade, fees of 40.00 EUR are charged at the municipal administration of Göllheim.

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    You must register your business as soon as you start operating. A fine may be imposed for late registration.

  • Processing time

    • In case of personal appearance: immediately
    • In case of written or electronic registration: within 3 days, provided that the business registration form has been filled in completely and correctly and the required documents are available.

  • Legal basis

  • What else should I know?

    If you change your legal form, you must submit both a business deregistration (to cease operating under the old legal form) and a business registration (to start operating under the new legal form).

  • Comments

    Special instructions for - Verbandsgemeinde Göllheim

    We ask you to make an appointment by phone: 06351-490928


Who do I need to contact?

Special instructions for - Verbandsgemeinde Göllheim

We ask you to make an appointment by phone: 06351-490928

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