Registering a business
A business registration is always necessary if you start a standing business. This is the case when
- Setting up a new business,
- setting up a new branch office,
- setting up a dependent branch office,
- Takeover of an existing business, e.g. by purchase or lease,
- conversion of a sole proprietorship into another legal form,
- relocation of a business from the area of one authority to the area of another authority (counts as a discontinuation for one authority and as a new establishment for the other authority).
The business registration must be made at the same time as the start of operations.
- The obligation to notify only applies if the activity is a commercial activity. The activities listed in Section 6 (1) sentence 1 GewO are exempt from the obligation to notify. The following are exempt, among others
- Primary production (livestock farming, agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing)
- Liberal professions (including lawyers, notaries, tax consultants, auditors, doctors, scientific, artistic and literary activities)
- Education of children for remuneration
- Teaching
The purpose of registering a trade is to enable the competent authority to monitor the exercise of the trade and to carry out statistical surveys.
In the case of partnerships (e.g. OHG, KG, GbR/BGB-Gesellschaft, GmbH & Co. KG), trade registrations must be submitted by all partners authorized to manage the business.
+++ Current information +++
Due to maintenance work, our online service for business registrations will unfortunately not be available on Monday, May 5, 2025, from 6:00 a.m. until presumably Tuesday, May 6, 2025, approx. 8:00 a.m. We ask for your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Tax registration by the tax office when setting up a company
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Registering a business
Address
65183 Wiesbaden
Postal address
65029 Wiesbaden
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Notes on public transport
Public transportation: Bus stop Dern'sches Gelände, Luisenplatz and Wilhelmstraße; bus lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 30, 36, 45, 46, 47, 48, 262.
Telephone
- +49 611 318000
- +49 611 314942
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- Barrier-free access is available