Just how complicated could it be to register a German company?
Wow, this article is a mess. Yes, registering a UG or GmbH is more complicated than Ltd (I’ve done all three) but the process can be basically narrowed down to:<p>1. Notary.
2. Bank account.
3. Steuerberater takes over from here. Why does he even do Elster himself if he uses a Steuerberater?<p>4. No. You absolutely do not need an UG as a founder to start a GmbH. You can start a GmbH as a legal person. You do the UG intermediary stunt just for the case if you (the UG) sell the GmbH shares to avoid paying income taxes on that sale. Because every company in Germany is basically a separate legal entity (it’s equal to a person) with its own tax number and everything.<p>My UG took days to be registered, GmbH took 5 months due to international founders.<p>If he doesn’t know what a notary is, well, here’s a good British source he could find using Google: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thenotariessociety.org.uk&#x2F;pages&#x2F;what-is-a-notary" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thenotariessociety.org.uk&#x2F;pages&#x2F;what-is-a-notary</a>. Notaries absolutely exist in the UK and I used them myself in London.<p>Regarding the language. The only thing you’re going to hear as a response to that entitlement: “this is Germany, we do this the German way”. I’m not German, just fyi… you know, when I arrived in the UK in 2006, I didn’t expect that everyone will explain to me things in Polish. I actually had to learn the language.