- Remote setup
- Possible
- Visit, notary or lawyer
- eIDAS or notary
- Local director
- Not stated
- Registered address
- Owner's consent
- Minimum capital
- EUR 1,000 (UAB)
- Yearly upkeep
- Financial statements
- EU member
- Yes
- IWG business address
- 7 centresfrom $47/mo
What the registry requires
| Company type | Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė (UAB) / Mažoji bendrija (MB) |
|---|---|
| Registry | State Enterprise Centre of Registers – Register of Legal Entities |
| Government filing fee | €30.83 — EUR 30.83 for registering a UAB and EUR 17.13 for a small partnership (MB), per the Centre of Registers e-guide; the fee is paid in the self-service system after the documents are signed. |
| Registration time | Electronic self-service: 'If no discrepancies are found, the Company is registered within 1 working day'; registrations of changes are made within 3 working days. |
| Resident director | The registry's rules let a foreign natural person with a foreign address be registered as manager, but none of the official pages consulted states a residency requirement either way. |
| Visit, notary or lawyer | Online formation through the Centre of Registers self-service (JAREP) with model documents is open to EU citizens using eIDAS electronic identification or an e-Resident card, without a notary. Foreigners who cannot sign in the system sign the generated documents with a foreign e-signature offline and the representative uploads them. Paper applications must be verified by a notary. |
| Registered address | A consent of the owner(s) of the premises to register the head office there is a mandatory document, generated in the self-service system and signed electronically by the owner; the owner may be a Lithuanian or foreign person. |
| Minimum capital | EUR 1,000 (UAB) |
| Corporate tax | 17 % from 2026 (16 % for 2025); small companies: 0 % for the first two tax periods under conditions and otherwise 7 % (revenue up to EUR 300,000, up to 10 employees). |
| Every year | Annual financial statements are filed to the Register of Legal Entities; the deadline was not found on the official pages that could be read. |
What it costs
- Government filing fee
- €30.83
- ≈ $35 at ECB rates
EUR 30.83 for registering a UAB and EUR 17.13 for a small partnership (MB), per the Centre of Registers e-guide; the fee is paid in the self-service system after the documents are signed.
- Every year
- Financial statements
Annual financial statements are filed to the Register of Legal Entities; the deadline was not found on the official pages that could be read.
- Not included
- Provider fees
Registered agent or address, notary fees, accounting and bank onboarding vary by provider — ask for a quote in the request form.
How to register a company in Lithuania, step by step
- Reserve or check the name and choose UAB (share capital EUR 1,000) or MB.
- Log in to the Centre of Registers self-service with a Lithuanian e-signature, e-Resident card or EU eIDAS means.
- Enter the founders, manager and registered office and obtain the premises owner's electronic consent.
- Open an accumulation account and pay the initial contributions (at least EUR 1,000 for a UAB).
- Sign the memorandum, articles and JAR-1-E application in the required order and pay the registration fee.
- After registration, register with the tax authority (VMI) and file annual financial statements each year.
Corporate tax in Lithuania
17% profit tax. 17 % from 2026 (16 % for 2025); small companies: 0 % for the first two tax periods under conditions and otherwise 7 % (revenue up to EUR 300,000, up to 10 employees).
Rates are the headline figures published by the tax authority; your effective rate depends on residence, activity and treaties. This is not tax advice.
Common mistakes
- Trying to sign inside the self-service system with a foreign e-signature – such founders must sign offline and upload.
- Forgetting the premises owner's consent, without which the application cannot be submitted.
- Signing documents out of order (articles before memorandum), which the system rejects.
Compare Lithuania with alternatives
| Yearly upkeep | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GreeceIKE | €18≈ $21 | Same day via e-YMS | 22% corporate tax | No | AFM + TaxisNet | Statutory seat | Not stated |
 BulgariaEOOD / OOD | €28.12≈ $32 | Next working day | 10% corporate tax | No | Notary (specimen) | Not stated | Accounts free to file |
 FranceSAS | €28.04≈ $32 | ≈2 weeks (Siren) | 25% | No | Not required | Domiciliation ok | ≈€11 accounts filing |
 LithuaniaUAB / MB | €30.83≈ $35 | 1 working day (online) | 17% profit tax | Not stated | eIDAS or notary | Owner's consent | Financial statements |
4 of 4 · official sources, checked September 27, 2026. Government fees only; agent and address costs are extra.≈ USD at ECB reference rates of September 25, 2026.
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Sources
- UAB fee EUR 30.83; capital EUR 1,000; notary verification for paper filings; accumulation account — registrucentras.lt, checked September 27, 2026
- MB fee EUR 17.13; notary verification — registrucentras.lt, checked September 27, 2026
- Self-service rules: eIDAS/e-Resident login, foreign e-signature offline signing, owner's consent, 1 working day — w2.registrucentras.lt, checked September 27, 2026
- Qualified e-signature needed; owner's consent; 3 working days for changes — registrucentras.lt, checked September 27, 2026 (search extract)
- Profit tax 17 % from 2026; 0 % / 7 % small-company rates — vmi.lt, checked September 27, 2026
- Profit tax 16 % in 2025, 17 % from 2026 — vmi.lt, checked September 27, 2026 (search extract)