Updated 13.08.2026
Company registration · Romania
Company registration in Romania a micro-companyregime taxed on turnover
Small companies can be taxed on turnover instead of profit, which is unusual inside the European Union. The regime has conditions, and we check them before you commit.
Launch package
What the base package covers
- 01Name reservation and preparation of the articles
- 02Filing with the trade register
- 03Registered address for the first year
- 04Full set of corporate documents
- 05Tax registration and a Romanian accountant
- 06Assessment of eligibility for the micro-company regime
and 3 more documents
The actual timing, cost and tax treatment depend on the corporate form, the activity and the structure of the company. Government fees are paid separately at the official tariffs.
Quick selection
Find the right structure
Where will the clients be?
What will the company do?
What do you need?
How many owners?
Reply within one business day
Fit
Who Romania suits
- Small service companies with modest turnover
- IT and outsourcing with a local team
- Regional trade and distribution
- Businesses testing the European market cheaply
- Companies that can meet the employee condition
- High turnover: the micro-company regime falls away
- A fully remote company with no local accountant
- You are counting on anonymity: the registry is public
- There is no willingness to work with Romanian-language filings
Company types
What company you can open in Romania
The limited liability company is the standard form for foreign founders.
A company with limited liability and a low minimum capital.
- For whom
- Services, IT, trade, small manufacturing.
- Advantage
- Low entry cost and access to the micro-company regime.
- Limit
- The regime has turnover and employee conditions.
A company with share capital and a board structure.
- For whom
- Larger businesses and structures raising capital.
- Advantage
- Higher standing and flexible share classes.
- Limit
- Higher capital requirement and heavier governance.
Registration of a foreign company presence.
- For whom
- An existing group entering the EU market.
- Advantage
- No new legal entity is required.
- Limit
- The parent company carries the liability.
A company needs a registered address with the owner’s consent and a Romanian accountant. Filings are made in Romanian.
Comparison
Romania or Bulgaria
Two neighbouring low-cost jurisdictions with different tax logic.
| Romania | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard corporate tax | 16% on profit | 10% on profit |
| Special regime | micro-company tax on turnover | none |
| Conditions | turnover limits and an employee requirement | no special conditions |
| VAT | 19% | 20% |
| Incorporation time | 1-2 weeks | 1-2 weeks |
| Upkeep cost | low | the lowest in the EU |
| Who it suits better | small companies with steady turnover | a simple predictable flat rate |
For a very small company the Romanian turnover tax can be cheaper. Above the limits Bulgaria is usually the better arithmetic.
Where to register
What shapes the structure in Romania
Everything depends on whether the micro-company regime applies to you.
What we check
- What annual turnover you expect
- Whether at least one employee will be engaged
- What activity the company will carry on
- Whether a VAT number is required from day one
- Whether other companies are owned by the same shareholders
- Who will act as administrator
- Which bank is prepared to work with the profile
- Whether goods will be stored in the country
- How the source of capital is evidenced
- The upkeep budget for the next three years
The micro-company regime has turnover limits, an employee requirement and restrictions on certain activities. Exceeding a limit moves the company to the standard profit tax.
Licensing
Activities and licences
Most business needs no licence; regulated sectors do.
No licence required.
No licence; VAT registration is standard.
Certain advisory activities are excluded from the micro-company regime.
Authorised by the financial supervisory authority.
Requires operator licences and permits.
Requires sector authorisations.
What sets the licence
- Whether the activity is eligible for the regime
- Whether a licence is required
- Whether a VAT number is needed
- Whether an employee will be engaged
- Planned turnover
- Which bank will serve the company
Prices
Three ways to launch
The scope is built from real scenarios. The amount depends on VAT and on the level of accounting support.
from $1 500
An EU entity for contracts and invoicing
1-2 weeks
Included
- Name reservation and preparation of the articles
- Filing with the trade register
- Registered address for the first year
- Full set of corporate documents
- Tax registration and a Romanian accountant
- Assessment of eligibility for the micro-company regime
Government fees, paid separately
- Trade register fees
Not included
- EU VAT number
- The bank account — handled as a separate stage
from $2 900
An operating business with EU settlements
3-8 weeks
Included
- Everything in the Company package
- VAT and EU VAT registration
- Bank profile and submission to suitable banks
- Monthly accounting set-up
- Support with correspondence with the tax authority
Government fees, paid separately
- Bank tariffs
Not included
- A guarantee that the account opens — the bank decides
by project
A company with employees and real operations
from 4 weeks
Included
- Everything in the Company, VAT and account package
- Employer registration and payroll administration
- Hiring the employee required by the regime
- Office search and lease support
- Monthly bookkeeping, annual accounts and returns
- Annual support of the structure
Government fees, paid separately
- Employer contributions
- Rent
Trade register fees, social contributions and rent appear as separate lines in the quote.
Estimate
Preliminary quote
Seven questions about turnover, staff, activity and banking. A preliminary budget in return.
The range is indicative: eligibility for the regime is confirmed individually.
Add-ons
Add-ons for any package
Switched on as the task requires.
Application, substantiation and periodic returns.
A legal address with the owner’s consent.
A Romanian accountant, monthly filings and annual accounts.
Employer registration and monthly administration.
Tracking the turnover limit and the conditions through the year.
Selection of a bank or a payment institution.
Administrator, shareholder and capital changes.
Proper closure of the company.
Banking
The bank account after incorporation
Romanian banks work with foreign owners but expect the administrator to appear in person.
The activity, the customers, expected turnover, the local presence and the source of funds.
The corporate set, administrator identification, contracts and a description of the business.
With Romanian banks, and with European payment institutions for cross-border flows.
We prepare the file, arrange the meeting and run the submission through to the result.
A personal visit is usually required. Where the founder cannot travel, we work with institutions that onboard remotely.
Tax
Taxes in Romania
Two regimes: turnover tax for small companies and profit tax for everyone else.
Charged on turnover rather than profit for companies within the statutory limits.
The regime requires at least one employee.
16% on profit once the company leaves the micro-company regime.
Charged on distributions to shareholders.
The standard rate is 19%, with reduced rates for certain supplies.
Owning a foreign company creates obligations in the beneficiary country of residence.
Verified on 13 August 2026. This is not tax advice: the limits and conditions of the regime change periodically and are confirmed before incorporation.
Documents
What we need from you
The set is collected remotely; documents are translated into Romanian.
- 01Passport with a certified copy
- 02Proof of residential address
- 03Specimen signature
- 04Description of the planned activity
- 05Evidence of the source of funds
VAT registration involves substantive checks: the tax authority may ask for a lease, contracts and evidence of real activity.
Annual administration
What we handle every year
Upkeep is low, and the regime needs watching.
Renewed annually.
Maintained by a Romanian accountant.
Filed quarterly while the regime applies.
Filed periodically where the company is registered.
Prepared and filed after the financial year ends.
Filed and paid monthly for the required employee.
Turnover tracked against the statutory limit.
Periodic requests from the bank.
Cost of ownership
The cost of the company over three years
A company is not a one-off payment for incorporation: the annual items below repeat every year. We count ownership, not entry.
- Registration and corporate documents
- Registered address
- Monthly accounting
- Micro-company returns
- VAT returns
- Annual accounts
- Payroll and contributions
- Regime monitoring
- Bank compliance
- Registered address
- Monthly accounting
- Micro-company returns
- VAT returns
- Annual accounts
- Payroll and contributions
- Regime monitoring
- Bank compliance
- Registered address
- Monthly accounting
- Micro-company returns
- VAT returns
- Annual accounts
- Payroll and contributions
- Regime monitoring
- Bank compliance
What falls into each year depends on the corporate form, the activity and the requirements of the bank and the regulator. The three-year calculation comes together with the incorporation quote — before the engagement.
Process
How the work runs
Timelines are split by who is responsible.
Turnover, the regime, the employee, VAT, banking.
One meetingWe fix the scope of work and the amount.
1 dayCollection of the set, notarisation and translation.
3-7 daysFiling with the trade register and issue of the documents.
5-10 daysApplication with substantiation and issue of the number.
2-6 weeksBank file, the meeting and account opening.
The bank sets the timingThe outcome is an EU company on the most favourable available regime: full documents, a VAT number, an account and a Romanian accountant in place.
Scenarios
A company for a specific task
The structure follows the client task and the banking model, not the name of the jurisdiction.
BusinessThe customers are EU companies; an EU counterparty and VAT are required.
DirectionAn operating company in the EU with a VAT number and reporting.
BankingAn EU bank looks at contracts, turnover and presence.
BusinessDevelopment, consulting and digital work for European clients.
DirectionA company with the relevant activity and local accounting.
BankingCustomer contracts and payment providers are required.
BusinessSupplies of goods between EU countries.
DirectionA company with VAT and VIES registration.
BankingThe bank checks the supply chain and the counterparties.
BusinessHolding shares in EU companies and distributing profit.
DirectionA holding structure set up with the directives and tax treaties in mind.
BankingAn account for dividends and intra-group settlements.
A scenario does not assign a corporate form automatically: the actual form, licence and bank are checked against the current requirements for your activity.
Why BRIDGES
Who runs the incorporation and what we answer for
The difference shows in how the work is run, not in the promises.
Turnover limits, the employee requirement and excluded activities are checked before you commit.
Crossing a threshold moves you to profit tax mid-year. We track it for you.
Filings are in Romanian and monthly; the accountant is part of the package.
We know which banks accept foreign owners and which require a visit.
Address, accounting, VAT and payroll — three years ahead.
Above the limits Bulgaria is usually cheaper, and we will say so.
FAQ
Questions and answers
A regime under which a small company is taxed on turnover rather than on profit, subject to statutory limits and conditions.
A turnover limit, at least one employee and restrictions on certain activities. The limits are confirmed before incorporation.
The company moves to the standard 16% profit tax from the point the limit is crossed.
16% on taxable profit.
One to two weeks with the trade register once the translated documents are ready.
No, but a registered address with the owner’s consent and a Romanian accountant are required.
Realistic, though most banks expect the administrator to attend in person.
Two to six weeks; the tax authority carries out substantive checks.
Calculation
Get the structure and a full quote before incorporation
Tell us what turnover you expect and whether you can engage an employee. We will confirm whether the regime applies and prepare the launch and upkeep budget.
The structure, budget and scope are fixed after the business and the owners are reviewed. Account opening and registration decisions are taken by banks and state authorities.