Company registration in Ukraine: law firm in Kyiv

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Updated: 21 October 2026 · Legal Solutions, Kyiv

Which form to register

What we do

• Advise on the legal form, activity codes (KVED), taxation system and VAT.
• Check the company name: it contains the legal form and the name and may not use the name of another legal entity.
• Prepare the founders' decision, the charter or the choice of a model charter, and the ownership structure up to the ultimate beneficial owner.
• File the documents with the state registrar and collect the extract from the Unified State Register.
• In the same application, request VAT registration and/or the simplified taxation system where the business needs them.
• Provide a registered address in Kyiv and set up bookkeeping on request.

Documents for registering an LLC

• The application for state registration of the company.
• The founders' decision on creating the company.
• The charter, unless the company works under a model charter approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
• The ownership structure and a copy of the identity document of the ultimate beneficial owner.
• For a foreign company founder: a document confirming its registration in its home country, such as an extract from the trade register, issued no earlier than one month before filing.

Documents for registration are filed in Ukrainian. Documents issued abroad are legalised or apostilled, unless an international treaty provides otherwise, and translated into Ukrainian with a certified translation.

Steps and timing

1. Consultation and form. We agree the form, the activity codes, the tax regime and the founders.
2. Documents. We draft the decision, the charter or model charter and the ownership structure; founders abroad send apostilled documents.
3. Filing. The registrar reviews the documents within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays.
4. Tax and statistics. On the day of registration the register sends the data to the tax and statistics authorities.
5. After registration. Within 10 days the company reports to the tax office the persons responsible for accounting. Each participant pays in the contribution within six months of registration, unless the charter says otherwise.

Most of the overall time goes into preparing the documents, especially when founders are abroad. We fix the scope, fee and schedule in the contract before the work starts.

Regulated activities

Some activities are registered under separate rules and supervision: financial institutions, an insurance company, a credit union or cooperative and a leasing company.

Why clients trust Legal Solutions

• Turnkey, with no extra hassle for you. We take on the whole task: documents, filings, authorities, official queries. You make decisions and sign; we do the rest and contact you only when it matters.
• Refusals and queries are our job. If a registrar, the tax office or a bank sends documents back, we revise and refile, appealing where needed, at no extra charge until the matter is closed.
• One person in charge, start to finish. The same person runs your matter even when the process takes months. You always know who is responsible and where things stand.
• A boutique, involved in every case. An experienced specialist handles your matter personally, backed by the group's 14 years of practice in 50+ countries. Non-standard matters are our field: where you have been told it cannot be done, we look for a lawful way.
• Confidentiality written into the contract. Information about you, your company and your deals stays between us; competitors and third parties will not get it. We disclose only what the law or the procedure requires.
• Right on the first filing. We know the typical queries from registrars and authorities and deal with them before filing, so there are fewer rounds of revisions. We give realistic timelines, allowing for how the authorities work, and put them in the contract.

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