Arrived in Poland and want to start your own business to work for yourself? Awesome! Today we will tell you how to quickly register your business online, work legally, and earn money.
How to register a company online in Poland? Through S24!
S24 is an online portal created by the Polish Ministry of Justice for registering legal entities. Here you can easily register a company, make changes to the organization, and submit financial reports.
And while previously everything had to be processed and approved in the presence of a notary and then submitted in paper form to the court, nowadays, thanks to this website, you can register a company without leaving your home. To do this, it is enough to have a profil zaufany or a digital signature (podpis kwalifikacyjny).
This significantly reduces the court processing time.
For example, applications submitted in paper form can take several months to be reviewed by the court. Online applications are processed within a few days.
Pros and cons of online registration
Thanks to this platform, you can register any type of legal entity: Spółka z o.o., Spółka komandytowa, Spółka jawna, Spółka akcyjna, etc. This will also give you the opportunity to make changes to it in the future just as quickly and conveniently as registering it.
However, online company registration has its drawbacks, which are related to limited functionality.
All possible types of documents that an entrepreneur might need are uploaded to the portal, and they look like pre-made templates where a person selects the most suitable answers. But if you need to write specific clauses into the company's articles of association that stem from the specifics of your activity, there is no such option. In this case, you will have to register the company with the help of a notary.
Another disadvantage of this platform is that if you need to supplement or resend documents, you can only send them by mail or through another portal – Portal Rejestrów Sądowych.
How to register a profile on S24?
- Register an account on the website - ekrs.ms.gov.pl/s24
- Confirm it with a profil zaufany or podpis kwalifikacyjny.
- After that, check your email, where you will receive a message about registration in the system.
- In your profile, you can add your enterprise and register it.
What to look out for?
Of course, before registration, you need to decide on the form of business, and if the company has several founders, everyone must have a profil zaufany or a digital signature to sign the documents.
Next is simple:
- fill out the company's articles of association (umowa spółki);
- draw up the list of shareholders (lista wspólników);
- if necessary, fill out the declaration on the contribution of share capital.
In addition, for company registration, you may also need a declaration of the shareholders' residence, information on persons who can appoint the management board, as well as information on whether the company is foreign-owned.
Once all documents are ready and signed, you can fill out the application, pay the 350 zł fee, and send the documents to the court. There, the application will receive an identification number and will be reviewed within the statutory timeframe.
You will find out that the company is officially open from an email notification.
It will redirect you to your account, and under the "correspondence" tab, you will find the registration decision.
At first glance, everything seems simple. But during the procedure, you may encounter problems such as a language barrier, confusing functionality, and a whole range of hidden pitfalls that pop up when filling out documents.
That is why our clients entrust us with the business registration procedure. You can focus on running and developing your business.
Good luck!
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