Moving Your Company Seat to Vienna: How It Works

Moving a company seat to Vienna takes three formal steps: a shareholder resolution, a notarized amendment of the articles of association and an update in the Austrian commercial register (Firmenbuch). The new address must exist before the notary appointment, and a rented business address in Vienna's first district starts at 49 EUR per month plus VAT. The paperwork is the smaller part of the project; the larger part is telling every authority, bank and business partner about the new address. Last updated June 2026.

What is the difference between the company seat and the business address?

The seat is the municipality named in your articles of association, the business address is the actual street address where mail is delivered. Changing the municipality, for example from Linz to Vienna, requires a notarized amendment and a register update. Moving within the same municipality only requires notifying the commercial register of the new street address, without touching the articles.

This distinction decides your effort level:

• Move into Vienna from another municipality: shareholder resolution, notary, commercial register entry
• Move within Vienna: register notification of the new address only

Sole proprietors without a register entry have it easier still: they update their address with the trade authority.

How do you move a company seat to Vienna step by step?

Five steps, and the address comes first:

• Secure the new Vienna business address and get written confirmation
• Pass a shareholder resolution on the relocation
• Have the amendment to the articles notarized
• File the change with the commercial register
• Update all master data, directories and templates after registration

Plan two to four weeks for the formal part, depending on notary availability and the register court. The address itself is the fastest element: an address agreement can be signed the same day, with mail acceptance starting immediately.

Who needs to know about your new address?

At minimum the tax office, social insurance, your bank and your active contract partners, plus every public mention of your company. A working checklist:

• Tax office and social insurance
• Bank, payment providers and insurers
• Clients and suppliers, including running contracts
• Website imprint, email signatures and invoice templates
• Google Business Profile and business directories
• Authorities with pending procedures

The mistakes rarely happen at the tax office. They happen in the fine print: an old address on invoice templates, in the webshop imprint or in contract annexes. Work through the list once, completely, and tick off every item.

What does a Vienna business address cost?

Between 49 and 149 EUR per month plus VAT at 1010 Works, depending on the plan. Basic at 49 EUR per month with annual billing (59 EUR monthly) covers the address at Seitenstettengasse 5/37, 1010 Vienna with mail acceptance and self-pickup seven days a week. Plus at 79 or 89 EUR adds unlimited mail scanning. Premium at 129 or 149 EUR adds acceptance of RSb registered letters under postal power of attorney, EU-wide forwarding and 4 hours of meeting room use per month. Every plan is cancellable monthly, and business addresses have operated at this location since 2015. Full details are on the pricing page.

How do you keep mail flowing during the move?

Set up a forwarding order at the old location and have the new address accept mail from day one, so there is no gap between moving out and the register update. At 1010 Works you can collect your mail in person seven days a week, and from the Plus plan everything arrives as unlimited scans wherever you are. If you run the company from abroad, mail forwarding from Vienna closes the distance.

One limitation applies everywhere in Austria: RSa letters, the strictest class of official mail, must be delivered to the recipient in person and can never be accepted by a service provider. RSb letters can be accepted under postal power of attorney, which is included in the Premium plan.

Conclusion

Relocating a company seat to Vienna is a five-step process: address, resolution, notary, register, master data. The earlier the new address is fixed, the smoother everything downstream runs, and a complete notification checklist protects you from missed mail and missed deadlines. A business address in Vienna's first district starts at 49 EUR per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly, with mail handling from the first day.