Request and obtain the Business Certificate and the ‘Business Information’ document at the Kosovo Business Registration Agency (KBRA), including the fiscal number and complete VAT registration
Agency: Kosovo Business Registration Agency (KBRA)
The procedure to obtain the Unified ID number (which is used as Business Registration, Fiscal Number, and VAT number) has been merged into a single procedure. One stop shops have been established in 29 municipalities and are now routinely issuing business registration and fiscal numbers (and if requested, VAT registration) in a single procedure.
The website www.arbk.org has been redesigned, all the forms can be downloaded in the website.
According to the amended law on Business Organizations, the certificate on business registration can be issued in 2 days not counting the day of submission of documents.
The documents required by law and in practice for registration of LLCs are:
- Registration application;
- Articles of Incorporation based on Article 33 of Law No.06/L – 016. 3;
- The company agreement for LLCs based on Article 33 of Law No.06/L – 016. 4;
- Consent of the registered agent based on Article 33.2 of Law No.06/L – 016. 5;
- Identification document (ID, Passport) of owners;
- Resolution of the competent body of the founding shareholder to establish the new company;
- Copy of the registered agent ID card.
Recently, an online platform https://rbk.rks-gov.net/ was launched for submitting the documents. However, since Kosovo does not have an e-signature law passed yet, an entrepreneurs still needs to submit hard copy of signed documents, even if the application was submitted online.
Time and cost: 3 days, no charge
Make a company seal
Agency: Sealmaker
The seal is not legally required. However, the majority of businesses makes a seal and use it in their interactions with the authority. The cost for obtaining a company seal is between EUR 20-40 whereas the list of documents that has to be submitted to the seal maker depends on the content that an entrepreneur would like to include in the seal. It is preferable to include the name of the business together with the Unique ID Number, in which case an entrepreneur has to submit the Unique ID number.
Time and cost: 1 day, EUR 40 – 60
Register employees for the pension scheme with the Tax Administration at the Ministry of Finance
Agency: Tax Administration of Kosovo
Company informs the Tax Administration of Kosovo (TAK) about employees through the regular monthly payroll tax return: the employer, through the declaration of the list of monthly payment in electronic format prescribed by the Tax Administration of Kosovo, determines that the employee has selected it as the principal employer or not. The employee is considered registered in TAK when the employer includes him/her in the monthly payroll.
Time and cost: Less than 1 day (online procedure), no charge
