ABA - Invest in Austria - Business Austria, Company Registration, Corporate Tax Rates
Key Competitive Attractions
Austria Business - Help with company registration, Limited Liability Company registration information, corporate tax rates
Austria is an extremely profitable business location for international investors, offering optimum access to the vast, eastern European market; highly-skilled workforce; high-tech infrastructure, and an exceptional quality of life.
Other key benefits include:
- Attractive corporate taxation (see Tax Incentives and Corporate Tax Rates)
- Efficient public services
- Enviable research incentives
- Total R&D expenditures saw a 70% growth between 2000 and 2007, rising to €6.8 billion. This corresponds to nearly an 8% increase per annum - the largest rise in the EU
Austria enjoys a strategic geographical location in the heart of Europe, benefitting from a state-of-the-art education system and superb quality of life, with particularly strong clusters in the sectors of Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive, Medical Technology, and ICT. Austria has a well established tradition in Science and Technology industries, making it a dynamic and strong economic driver in Europe, and earning a reputation as one of the most attractive technology locations in Europe.
Key Sectors:
- Automotive
- Chemicals
- Electronics
- ICT
- Life Science
- Logistics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Renewable/Green Industries
- Telecommunications
- Tourism and Leisure
Assistance and Support For New Business Investors
The first point of contact for foreign companies aiming to establish their own business in Austria is ABA-Invest in Austria - the national investment promotion company. We are owned by the Republic of Austria, and report directly to the Austrian Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth.
ABA-Invest in Austria's services are free of charge, and ecompass professional consulting services for firms interested in setting up business operations in Austria. We look at all issues that are significant in selecting an appropriate location, including company registration and Limited Liability Company information. We also provide detailed information about Austria as a business location, and proactively approach potential investors.
Our “Location Austria“ team promotes Austria as an international film production destination, and offers advisory services on identifying suitable film locations.
Our headquarters in Vienna handles projects from Europe, USA, Canada and Asia. ABA-Invest in Austria also operates offices in New York and Tokyo, that are responsible for the American and Japanese markets.
Facts & figures
- In 2010, ABA-Invest in Austria provided professional consulting services to 198 companies locating their business operations in Austria, accounting for a total investment volume of €221.1 million.
- 1383 new jobs were created as a result of these investments.
- Since it was first established in 1982, ABA-Invest in Austria has concluded projects attracting total investments of €6.7 billion, creating more than 41,000 new jobs.
Existing Business Base
Austria is home to a number of global brands and international companies.
Examples include BASF, Beiersdorf and Henkel (Chemicals), Magna, Miba or MAN Nutzfahrzeuge (automotives), Infineon, Voith and Liebherr (mechanical engineering), Alcatel, Hewlett Packard, Siemens, Infineon and Sony (Electronics), Keba, Allied Panels, Liebherr, Salvagnini and SKF (mechatronics), Sandoz, Eli Lilly and Roche (Life sciences), Schenker, MKC logistics, Kuehne & Nagel, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Danfoss, Volvo, Arvato, Charles Vögele and Fresenius Kabi (logistics), Siemens, Infineon, Sony, Microsoft, Fabasoft, Frequentis, Skidata and AT&S (ICT).
