Registration of an LLC, sole proprietor or NGO in Ukraine

Registration of an LLC, a sole proprietor (FOP) or a non-governmental organisation is for those who are starting activity in Ukraine and want the documents, the tax regime and the accounting set up correctly from the start. We draft the charter and the founders’ resolution, file the documents with the state registrar through the electronic services, register the entity as a taxpayer and, for non-profits, obtain non-profit status.

The client receives a registered company, sole proprietorship or organisation with a complete set of documents, a chosen tax regime and accounting in place from day one. MK Audit has been registering businesses and non-profit organisations for more than 20 years; English-speaking lawyers work with foreign founders.

What is included

• advice on the legal form: LLC, sole proprietor, public organisation, charitable foundation, representative office of a foreign company;
• selection of business activity codes (KVED) and the tax regime: general system, simplified single tax or non-profit status;
• drafting of the charter, the founders’ resolution, and the ownership structure and beneficial owner information;
• filing with the state registrar through the electronic services and obtaining the registry extract;
• VAT or single tax registration, entry into the Register of Non-Profit Institutions and Organisations;
• assistance with opening a bank account and obtaining qualified electronic signatures;
• preparation of documents for foreign founders, including in English;
• set-up of bookkeeping and HR document flow after registration.

Who needs it

• entrepreneurs and companies opening an LLC or a sole proprietorship in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities;
• foreign companies establishing a subsidiary or a representative office in Ukraine;
• initiative groups founding a public organisation or a charitable foundation that plan to receive grants: donors look for non-profit status and a properly drafted charter;
• existing organisations that need to amend the charter, change the director, the address or the founders.

After registration a non-profit organisation can hand its bookkeeping to us, and once the first donor-funded project starts we perform a grant audit under the donor’s requirements. Companies with employees can use our HR administration and payroll services.

Comparison of legal forms

How the work proceeds

1. Request and proposal. You describe the form you want to register, who the founders are and the planned activity. We send a proposal within 1 day.
2. Contract and checklist. We sign the contract, send the list of required documents and agree the name, address, activities and tax regime.
3. Execution. We draft the charter and resolution, file with the registrar, register the taxpayer and apply for non-profit status.
4. Result and support. We hand over the extract, the charter and the registration documents, help with the bank and electronic signatures, and set up the accounting.

Documents you will need

• passport and tax number of each founder and of the director;
• qualified electronic signatures of the founders or a power of attorney for filing;
• registered address and a document confirming the right to use the premises;
• for foreign individuals: a notarised translation of the passport;
• for foreign legal entities: an apostilled and translated extract from the commercial register and the resolution to establish a subsidiary;
• preferred name in Ukrainian and English, share capital amount and distribution of shares.

Timing

Document preparation takes one to two working days after we receive the founders’ data. State registration of an LLC, sole proprietor or public organisation usually takes place within one working day of filing. VAT or single tax registration and entry into the Register of Non-Profit Organisations take additional time that depends on the tax service.

Leave a request in the form below: a commercial proposal after we review the task, reply within 1 day.