Business re-registration
Service description
If you wish to relocate the registered office of your company within the jurisdiction of the municipality that was previously responsible, you must re-register your business. The same applies if you change the location of your registered office or the location of a branch or dependent branch office. The local trade or public order office is responsible for this.
If you change the object of your business, you must also re-register your business. This is the case, for example, if in future you offer goods or services in your business exclusively or additionally that are not customary in relation to your registered business. An example would be the expansion of a stationery business to include travel agency services. The same applies if you continue to sell the same goods, but the scope of your business changes from retail to wholesale.
In the event of a change in the object of the trade, it is not only necessary to re-register the standing trade, but also the traveling trade.
Certain changes to your business do not have to be reported. However, you can report such changes voluntarily - for example, if you give up an activity, a sideline, etc.
The following persons or their authorized representatives must carry out the re-registration:
- in the case of sole traders, by the trader himself,
- for legal entities (e.g. GmbH, AG) by the legal representatives
In the case of partnerships (e.g. OHG, KG, GbR/BGB-Gesellschaft, GmbH & Co. KG), all partners authorized to manage the company must register their business.
If you move your place of business to the jurisdiction of another municipality, you must first deregister the business at the previous location and then re-register it at the new location. This is not a case of re-registration.
Activities that pose a potential risk to third parties and are therefore subject to special monitoring trigger a check of personal reliability by the competent regulatory authority. Accordingly, if you expand your business to include such "supervised" activities, you must apply for the documents required for a reliability check.
Procedure
You can re-register your business in person, in writing (e.g. by fax or letter) or electronically.
- If you are deregistering in person or in writing, you must complete and personally sign the form "Gewerbe-Ummeldung" - GewA 2.
- The "GewA 2" form is available at the office responsible for the re-registration or, depending on the offer, is also available for download. The electronic procedure collects the same data as the personal re-registration. However, you can deviate from the form and do not have to sign it in person.
- The competent authority may use suitable and appropriate procedures to establish your identity (e.g. PIN/TAN procedure, the electronic ID function, De-Mail or a self-declaration of identity) for electronic re-registration in the online procedure.
- You will receive a certificate from the authorities confirming receipt of your business registration.
- The responsible office forwards the business registration to other offices, such as the tax office, the employers' liability insurance association, the Chamber of Crafts or the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and, if necessary, the registration court.
- Your application will be processed upon receipt of your complete documents
Who should I contact?
You must re-register the business with the lower trade authority responsible for you. As a rule, this is the trade office or public order office of your municipality.
Prerequisites
- You relocate the registered office, a branch office or a dependent branch within the jurisdiction of a municipality, or
- You change or expand the goods and services offered so that the character of your business changes or
- You change your name or the name of your company.
- Voluntary notification content: for example, giving up an activity, secondary occupation.
What documents are required?
- Copy of identity card or passport with registration certificate, or presentation on site. In the case of electronic business re-registration, depending on the municipality, other suitable and appropriate procedures for establishing identity (e.g. PIN/TAN procedure, the electronic ID function, De-Mail or a self-declaration of identity).
- Copy of the extract from the commercial register if your company is entered in the commercial register (also: register of cooperatives, register of associations)
What fees apply?
Prepayment: NoFees of 15 to 60 euros are charged. The amount of the fee depends on the administrative costs. Fees are charged on the basis of the Administrative Costs Act of the State of Saxony-Anhalt in conjunction with the General Fee Schedule of the State of Saxony-Anhalt.What deadlines do I have to observe?
You are obliged to re-register your business at the time of relocation or change. If you change or expand your business, you must also re-register at this time.
Processing time
If you have filled out the form correctly and your documents are complete, the responsible office will immediately confirm receipt of your re-registration when you appear in person.
Legal basis
Applications / Forms
- Forms: yes
- Online procedure possible: yes (if offered)
- Written form required: no
- Personal appearance required: no
What else should I know?
If you expand your business to include an activity requiring a permit and the relevant permit has not been obtained from the authorities, the competent authority may prevent you from continuing your business.
Author
Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal- Business re-registration in Saxony-Anhalt
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- Business re-registration in Saxony-Anhalt