Claiming benefits
To take advantage of the benefits, when new businesses are founded either a declaration of new business foundation must be made during the electronic founding process for individual businesses via the business services portal or, for either a new business foundation or business transfer, the legally designated professional advocacy must confirm on form ‘NeuFoe 2’ that advice has been given regarding the founding of the new business or business transfer. If the new business foundation or business transfer involves a free trade, the legally designated professional advocacy must also confirm that the business holder has basic business skills. This can be waved if exemption is only being claimed for stamp duty and federal administrative fees.
Caution
In general, these rules also apply to entrepreneurs from EU Member States in Austria.
Information about professional activitiesGerman text can be found on the website of the relevant chamber or the relevant professional body.
Detailed information about electronic company founding via the business service portal can also be found at USP.gv.at.
Further links
- Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (→ WKO)German text
- Social Securtiy for the Self-Employed (→ SVS)German text
- Notary Search (→ notar.at)German text
Form
- e-start-up
- New businesses/business transfers (Section 4 or section 5a in conjunction with section 4 of the Neugründungs-Förderungsgesetz) – declaration – Neufoe2German text
Legal basis
Responsible for the content: Federal Ministry of Finance