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Azerbaijan
An Azerbaijan LLC may be wholly foreign-owned and suits trade, services, or project operations across the Caucasus and Caspian region. The State Tax Service handles registration through a one-stop process, but bank diligence, licensing, and foreign-document formalities can affect implementation.
An LLC gateway to the Caucasus market.
Limited Liability Company (LLC; Azerbaijani: Məhdud Məsuliyyətli Cəmiyyət, MMC)
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- Tax
- Corporate income tax 20%; some qualifying low-turnover businesses may use the 2% simplified regime
- Shareholders and directors
- Min. 1 shareholder; day-to-day management may use 1 director or manager, with no general local-residency rule
- Share capital
- Generally no minimum LLC capital; a charter-set contribution period may not exceed 3 months after incorporation
- Local requirements
- An Azerbaijan legal address is required; foreign documents usually need legalisation or an apostille and Azerbaijani translation
- Annual maintenance
- File profit tax by 31 March following year; make applicable advance, withholding-tax, and VAT filings
- Incorporation timeline
- Registration no later than 2 days once documents are complete; allow about 2–4 weeks with formalities and banking
- Public disclosure
- Registry entries are generally accessible, but commercial-entity participants, shareholdings, and beneficial-owner data are not public
Facts last checked · 2026-10-23
This page summarises publicly available regulations for general reference only and does not constitute legal or tax advice. Rules in each jurisdiction may change at any time; please confirm the latest position with an Offshore Isle advisor.
02 · Advantages
Why Azerbaijan
- 01Foreign investors may wholly own an LLC, with shareholder liability generally limited to contributions
- 02Once documents are complete, the statutory registration period for a foreign-invested LLC is no more than 2 days
- 03After applicable taxes and fees, foreign investors may repatriate profit in a convertible currency
03 · Requirements
Formation requirements
- Provide an Azerbaijan legal address, charter, incorporation resolution, and legal-representative details
- Documents of Mainland China or Hong Kong shareholders usually require appropriate legalisation or apostille formalities and Azerbaijani translation
- Regulated activities, including telecommunications, sea or air transport, and insurance, require the relevant licence
04 · Compliance
Annual compliance
- File and settle corporate income tax by 31 March of the following year
- Make applicable VAT, withholding-tax, payroll, and social-insurance filings and retain accounting records
- Promptly update the register when shareholder, director, legal-address, or beneficial-owner information changes
After incorporation, Offshore Isle sets a compliance calendar. We remind you in advance of annual returns, renewals and filings, and handle them on your behalf.
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