Form your company now, built to convert into an EU Inc later
EU Inc is still a proposal, and in our estimate the first registrations are unlikely before 2028. We set up a Dutch B.V., a Luxembourg S.à r.l. or SARL-S, or a Belgian SRL today, with articles, share register, directors and filings drafted to EU Inc standards. Your business trades from now on, and a later conversion is a formality rather than a clean-up.
Fixed quote within one business day. No company can be registered as an EU Inc today.
First EU Inc registrations, in our estimate: the regulation applies 12 or 21 months after entry into force
Or two approved sets of accounts before a national company can convert at home (Art. 21)
At least one director must be a natural person resident in the EU (Art. 42(2))
Corporate tax, tax residence and exit tax: the proposal harmonises none of them
For founders who need a company now and an EU Inc later
Waiting for the regulation costs contracts, hires and investment. A company formed in the coming months meets the two-year condition at about the time the regulation can first apply.
A good fit if
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You will take money from foreign investors
Angels and funds invest in a company that exists. We draft share classes and transfer rules they recognise, ready for a convertible loan or a priced round.
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You plan an option plan for your team
A written plan under national rules now, with the board power to amend or replace it when the company changes its legal form.
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Your founders and staff sit in several countries
We pick the country so that a later conversion stays domestic, and set the seat and board meetings where the company is really run.
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You are a founder from outside the EU
The EU Inc text sets no nationality condition for founders, but it needs one EU-resident director and a clean KYC file. We build both in from day one.
Probably not for you if
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You will only ever trade in one country, with no investors
A plain local company does the job; the conversion work adds little.
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You want an EU Inc and nothing else
Nobody can register one today. If the business can wait until 2028 or later, join our EU Inc list instead.
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You need a tax-free conversion confirmed on paper today
No text guarantees it yet. We review the tax position per country once the rules are final.
The Netherlands, Luxembourg or Belgium
Each offers a private company that converts well. We choose on your business, investors and team, and write down why, so the conversion later stays in the same country.
Dutch B.V.
Capital from EUR 0.01, a deed within days of a complete file, and the form international angels and venture funds know best. Suits tech founders who will raise and hire.
Luxembourg S.à r.l. or SARL-S
A credible counterparty for banks, investors and holding structures. The S.à r.l. needs EUR 12,000, payable within twelve months for new companies; the SARL-S starts from EUR 1.
Belgian SRL
No minimum capital, but sufficient equity and a two-year financial plan. Distributions already pass a net-asset and liquidity test close to the EU Inc model. Suits teams run from Belgium.
A national company, drafted and run to EU Inc standards
Every item below is scoped in your fixed quote before we start. Bookkeeping and a resident director are available as add-ons.
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Formation, end to end
Notary file, deed, business register, beneficial owners and tax numbers, signed by power of attorney at home.
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Choice of country, in writing
A short reasoned recommendation: the Netherlands, Luxembourg or Belgium for your founders, investors and team.
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Articles drafted with EU Inc concepts
Share classes, including non-voting or preferred shares where national law allows, and transfer clauses chosen deliberately, not inherited from a template.
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Leaver rules and vesting
Good and bad leaver terms and founder vesting, placed where they bind future shareholders.
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Distributions on a solvency basis
Dividends paid only after a documented balance-sheet and 12-month solvency check, the test an EU Inc board will sign.
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Shareholders' agreement
Investor rights, drag and tag, information and deadlock clauses, aligned with the articles so the two never contradict.
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Cap table and share register
A register that matches the cap table from the first share, with every issue, transfer and pledge recorded and documented.
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EU-resident director where needed
A natural person resident in the EU on the board, arranged through licensed providers if your team has none.
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Registered office and substance
An address, a board calendar and minutes where the company is registered, so its seat and management hold up.
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Bank and KYC file
Beneficial owners, source of funds and director identity documents kept current for the bank, the notary and later registration checks.
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First-year compliance calendar
First financial year, accounts and filing dates set so the two-year or two-accounts condition is met without a gap.
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Option plan ready to migrate
A plan under national rules, with the board power to amend or replace it on a change of legal form.
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Conversion review on adoption
When the regulation is adopted we check the final text against your company and tell you whether, when and how to convert.
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Annual compliance on request
Bookkeeping, accounts and returns as an add-on, so every filing date in the calendar is kept.
From first message to a company that can convert
Registration takes days in the Netherlands, one to three weeks in Belgium and two to four in Luxembourg, from a complete file. The drafting runs in parallel, so the convert-ready documents are signed with the deed.
Tell us the plan
Founders, future investors, team and where each of them lives. Two or three paragraphs are enough.
Country and fixed quote
Our recommendation on the country and form, with a fixed quote, timeline and document list.
Draft and sign
Articles, shareholders' agreement and option plan agreed; you sign a power of attorney at home.
Registered, set up to convert
Deed, register, beneficial owners, tax numbers, bank file and your compliance calendar.
Then the company trades, files on time and builds its two-year record. When the regulation is adopted, we run the conversion review.
A proposal is not a promise
We sell the formation, not the regulation. This is where the texts stop and where our estimate begins.
Three things nobody can confirm today
The final text
EU Inc is a proposal, COM(2026) 321. The Council agreed its position on 23 October 2026; Parliament has not voted and negotiations between the institutions have not started. The conversion conditions, the director rule and the share rules can still change.
A tax-neutral conversion
Neither the Commission text nor the Council mandate makes a conversion tax-neutral, and the Council expressly keeps national tax-residence, exit-tax and anti-abuse rules. We confirm the position per country once the rules are final.
Dates
The regulation applies 12 months (Commission) or 21 months (Council) after entry into force, which follows adoption and publication. In our estimate, first registrations are unlikely before 2028. The 48-hour and EUR 100 figures concern new formations with EU templates, not conversions.
What we can promise is a company that works today, with no avoidable clean-up when the time comes to convert. Status and sources are on our EU Inc tracker.
Can I register an EU Inc today?+
No. EU Inc is still a proposal, COM(2026) 321. The Council agreed its negotiating position on 23 October 2026, but Parliament has not voted and the institutions have not started negotiating. Once adopted, the regulation applies 12 months after entry into force under the Commission text, or 21 months under the Council text. In our estimate, first registrations are unlikely before 2028.
Can my B.V., S.à r.l. or SRL become an EU Inc later?+
Yes, under both the Commission proposal and the Council mandate. A domestic conversion follows the national law of the converting company and is possible once two years have passed since registration or two sets of annual accounts have been approved (Article 21). A cross-border conversion follows Directive (EU) 2017/1132. Our note form now, convert later sets out the route.
Why not simply wait for the EU Inc?+
Because the business needs a legal entity to sign customers, grant options, take investment and open a bank account now. Registration also starts the two-year clock for conversion. Conversion is an option, not a duty: if the EU Inc ends up heavier than promised, the national company simply carries on.
Can a founder from outside the EU use this?+
Yes. A B.V., S.à r.l. or SRL can be owned by non-EU founders today. The EU Inc text sets no nationality or residence condition for founders, but at least one director must be a natural person resident in the EU, and the Council text lets member states delay or refuse a registration on anti-money-laundering grounds. So we put an EU-resident director and a complete KYC file in place from the start.
Will the conversion be tax-neutral?+
The texts do not say. The proposal does not harmonise taxation, and the Council mandate expressly keeps national tax-residence, exit-tax and anti-abuse rules. A domestic change of legal form is often not a taxable event under national rules, but nothing in the regulation guarantees it. We confirm it per country in the conversion review.
What happens to employee options granted before conversion?+
The EU-ESO, the proposal's option scheme, exists only inside an EU Inc, and the Council limits it to companies with fewer than 750 staff and turnover up to EUR 150 million. Neither text explains how a national plan migrates. We write your plan under national rules so the board can amend or replace it on a change of legal form.
Starting a company while EU Inc is negotiated?
Tell us who the founders are, where they live, and whether investors or an option plan are coming. We send a fixed quote for a convert-ready B.V., S.à r.l. or SRL, and tell you which country fits.
Not ready yet? Join the EU Inc list and we write once when the regulation is adopted.