one-time*
A dedicated consultant
On demand telephone support
Checklists and form pre-filling
Contract and document templates
Coordination and referrals
Individual UG & Co. KG articles of association from a lawyer optionally selectable in the shopping cart**
Protect your company’s most valuable asset with an EU trademark
Protect your brand, company name and logo in Germany
Digital handbook for founders: Firma gründen (currently only available in German)
Free 30-day trial of meineSCHUFA premium
one-time*
Set up of financial accounting €100 (plus preparation of annual accounts for €1.249)
Direct line to the firma.de executive team
Set up of bookkeeping services Starter
A dedicated consultant
On demand telephone support
Checklists and form pre-filling
Contract and document templates
Coordination and referrals
Individual UG & Co. KG articles of association from a lawyer optionally selectable in the shopping cart**
Protect your company’s most valuable asset with an EU trademark
Protect your brand, company name and logo in Germany
Digital handbook for founders: Firma gründen (currently only available in German)
Free 30-day trial of meineSCHUFA premium
Net prices
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| Classic | All-In | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| firma.de | ||||
| Set up of financial accounting €100 (plus preparation of annual accounts for €1.249) |  | | ||
| Direct line to the firma.de executive team | | | ||
| Set up of bookkeeping services Starter | | | ||
| A dedicated consultant | | | ||
| On demand telephone support | | | ||
| Checklists and form pre-filling | | | ||
| Completion of the trade registration form (Gewerbeanmeldung) | | | ||
| Contract and document templates | | | ||
| User friendly opening balance sheet template | | | ||
| Employment contract template (part-time) | | | ||
| Employment contract template (full-time) | | | ||
| Temporary personnel contract template | | | ||
| Internship contract template | | | ||
| Loan contract template | | | ||
| Freelancer contract template | | | ||
| Letterhead, legal disclosure and invoice templates | | | ||
| Coordination and referrals | | | ||
| Timely preparation of your Trade registration (Gewerbeanmeldung) | | | ||
| Coordination of all necessary legal formalities | | | ||
| Timely preparation of your tax office questionnaire (Finanzamtfragebogen) for the application of your VAT ID (USt.-ID) | | | ||
| An expert consultant to guide you through the process | | | ||
| Referral to a qualified tax adviser in your area | | | ||
| Lawyer Steffen Hartmann | ||||
Individual UG & Co. KG articles of association from a lawyer optionally selectable in the shopping cart** firma.de Firmenbaukasten AG does not provide legal advice itself; firma.de works exclusively with lawyers and independent tax advisors who specialise in the field of limited liability entrepreneurial companies | Optional | Optional | ||
| ETL IP Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH | ||||
Protect your company’s most valuable asset with an EU trademark Provision of legal services is by ETL IP Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Clayallee 343, 14169 Berlin. | Optional | Optional | ||
Protect your brand, company name and logo in Germany Provision of legal services is by ETL IP Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Clayallee 343, 14169 Berlin. | Optional | Optional | ||
| Other Services | ||||
| Digital handbook for founders: Firma gründen (currently only available in German) | Optional | Optional | ||
| Free 30-day trial of meineSCHUFA premium | Optional | Optional | ||
| 449€ excluding tax | 588€ excluding tax | |||
| Start now | Start now |
Note:
The notary fees and costs for entry in the Handelsregister (commercial register) are not included in the price and are charged separately.
** firma.de Firmenbaukasten AG does not provide legal advice itself, but works exclusively with lawyers and independent tax advisors who specialise in the field of limited liability entrepreneurial companies. Please make an appointment via +49 611 17207-0 or support@firma.de.
Easy capital raising
Your UG & Co. KG makes capital raising easy via the simple addition of limited partners to the company.
Limited liability
The UG & Co. KG offers the best of two worlds. Enjoy the advantages of an unincorporated business while still having the limited liability of a company.
Flexible management
As a managing director of a UG & Co. KG, you can freely engage external specialists as required.
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The corporate form UG & Co. KG is very similar to a GmbH & Co. KG with the main difference being a much lower startup capital requirement for the former.
The UG & Co. KG is a combination of two corporate forms: a Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) - a type of limited partnership - and a UG (haftungsbeschränkt) - a special form of GmbH.
As with the GmbH & Co. KG, the UG is the Komplementär (unlimited partner or general partner) within the KG structure. This KG also has unlimited liability, but only through its corporate form.
The liability of the Kommanditisten (limited partners) of the UG & Co. KG is limited to their capital investment.
Your official company name must contain the suffix "UG & Co. KG", e.g. Taxodrome UG & Co. KG or Homerun UG & Co. KG.
This way the company structure is transparent and shows that one of the general partners is a UG rather than a natural person.
Simplified capital raising
Your UG & Co. KG can quickly increase its capital by merely adding investors as limited partners.
Limited liability
A UG & Co. KG enjoys unlimited liability. Since the general partner is a legal entity with limited liability, damages are limited to the GmbH’s company assets.
Secure continuance of the company
Unlike a regular KG, this corporate hybrid can exist forever using the same corporate name. As the GmbH is a legal person, this guarantees the continuance of the name. However, this isn’t the case for a regular limited partnership: When one of its partners dies this triggers the dissolution of the entity.
A UG & Co. KG is represented externally by the general partner - the UG’s managing director.
Limited partners are usually not involved in day-to-day management, but can exercise their right to vote on extraordinary decisions.
The UG & Co. KG structure gives you the freedom to hire a managing director externally.
This option is not available to standard limited partnerships, which only allow general partners to lead the company.
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