Service Area 03
Company Formation and Trade Registry Procedures
Registering a company takes a day; setting it up correctly shapes its first three years. We handle the incorporation, the choice of structure and the initial finance infrastructure together.
One contact, a full team
You get a lead specialist and a named backup for this area; other specialists step in from the team when needed.
Our Approach
Formation is not paperwork. It is a financial setup.
Legal form, shareholding structure, capital and declared activity affect everything from the tax burden to incentive eligibility, from bringing in an investor to transferring shares. These decisions are made quickly at formation and then carried for years.
We treat formation as the company's financial setup rather than a filing exercise: the right structure, the right start, and a bookkeeping routine that works from the first day.
The right start
Structure, tax regime and record keeping are set up from day one to match where you are going.
A single point
You do not have to deal with separate providers for formation, accounting and bookkeeping.
Operating quickly
Once registration is complete, you are ready to issue invoices and collect payments.
What We Usually See
This is where companies usually need this service
The wrong legal form
A business started as a sole proprietorship can face a costly conversion once it grows or takes on a partner.
Scattered records from day one
Records not kept in the early months are the most expensive accounting work to reconstruct later.
A half-designed partnership
When the share structure and signing authorities are not settled up front, the first disagreement becomes expensive to resolve.
Scope of Work
What we actually do
Scope is set by your transaction volume and needs. The headings below cover everything we run in this area.
Formation
- Sole proprietorship formation
- Limited liability company formation
- Joint stock company formation
- Branch and liaison office setup
- Formation of companies with foreign shareholders
Structure and decision support
- Comparing legal forms and tax regimes
- Planning capital and share structure
- Declared activity (NACE) and tax liability design
- Signature circular and authority structure
Trade registry procedures
- Changes of address, trade name and declared activity
- Capital increases and reductions
- Share transfers and changes in shareholding
- Changes of managers and board members
- Liquidation and closure procedures
Post-formation setup
- e-Invoice, e-Archive and e-Ledger applications (Türkiye's mandatory e-document system)
- Guidance on bank accounts and collection infrastructure
- Bookkeeping software setup and chart of accounts
- The compliance calendar for the first period
What You Get
The output is concrete.
When we run this area, these are the things that get produced regularly and stay with you:
- The formation document set and management of the registration process
- A comparison note on legal forms, with a recommendation
- A compliance calendar covering the first 12 months
- A bookkeeping setup that is ready to run
FAQ
Questions about this service
The questions we hear most in this area. See the main FAQ for everything else.
Should we form a limited or a joint stock company?
Can we form a company with foreign shareholders?
How long does formation take?
Related Areas
Most often combined with this service
Bookkeeping & Finance Operations
Daily handling of invoicing, customer and supplier accounts, banking, collections and document flow.
ExploreAccounting & Tax Advisory
Statutory books, tax returns, tax planning and CPA services, running on the same flow as your bookkeeping.
ExplorePayroll, HR Records & Social Security
Payroll, personnel files, SGK filings and incentive analysis, run on a confidentiality-first basis.
ExploreIntroductory Call
Where do you stand on company formation & trade registry?
In the introductory call we map your current workflow and agree what scope makes sense in this area.