Registered Address Austria: What It Is and Who Needs It

A registered address in Austria is a physical address where official documents, including court mail, can be served on your company. A PO box does not qualify. Renting a registered business address in Vienna costs from 49 euros per month plus VAT (as of June 2026), for example at 1010 Works, Seitenstettengasse 5/37 in the first district. This guide explains what the requirement means in practice, who needs such an address and how Austrian registered mail works.

What is a registered address in Austria?

A registered address is the official location of your business: the address entered in the Firmenbuch, Austria's company register, and shown in your website imprint. Documents from courts, tax offices and other authorities are served there, so it must be a real, physical location where mail can actually be received.

Three things matter: a street address with a house and door number, an actual reception point for incoming mail, and the ability to reach your company through that address. A doorbell sign without anyone accepting mail behind it does not do the job.

Why is a PO box not enough?

A PO box fails because formal service of documents needs a physical address where someone can receive or deposit mail. Austrian authorities and courts deliver to street addresses, not to locked boxes. The company register and the mandatory website imprint also require a real address.

This is why the distinction matters when you compare providers: 1010 Works gives you a real physical address, not a PO box. Your mail is accepted on site, and you can collect it in person Monday to Sunday or have it scanned.

Who needs a registered address?

Every business in Austria needs one, from a GmbH (the Austrian limited liability company) to a sole proprietorship. You will use it in three places:

• Company register: your company's business address in the Firmenbuch must be real and reachable.
• Imprint: Austrian websites must state an address where the operator can be contacted.
• Authorities and partners: the tax office, social insurance, banks and clients all write to this address.

Founders without their own office face a choice: publish their home address or rent a business address. A rented address keeps your private address out of public registers and your imprint, which is one of the main reasons international and remote founders choose this route.

Can a rented business address serve as your registered address?

Yes, provided the provider runs a real location with mail reception. At 1010 Works that location is Seitenstettengasse 5/37, 1010 Vienna, between Schwedenplatz and Hoher Markt, where business addresses have been operated since 2015.

The plans differ in how your mail is handled: Basic costs 59 euros per month, or 49 euros with annual billing, and covers acceptance plus self-pickup seven days a week. Plus (89 or 79 euros) adds unlimited scanning, so you read everything online. Premium (149 or 129 euros) adds a postal power of attorney with RSb acceptance, EU-wide forwarding and 4 hours of meeting room use per month. All prices exclude VAT and every plan is cancellable monthly. The full feature list is on our business address in Vienna page.

How does Austrian registered mail (RSa and RSb) reach you?

RSb letters can be accepted by 1010 Works with a postal power of attorney on file, but only in the Premium plan. RSb is the delivery type Austrian authorities use for much of their official correspondence, including tax office letters. With acceptance and scanning in place, you meet deadlines even while abroad.

RSa letters are different: they must be handed to the recipient in person. No address provider may accept them on your behalf. If an RSa letter arrives, it is deposited for personal collection. Any provider promising RSa acceptance is promising something legally impossible, which is a useful red flag when comparing offers.

Conclusion

A registered address in Austria means a real, physical street address where documents can be served on your company. A PO box is excluded, and publishing your home address is rarely attractive. A rented business address solves both problems from 49 euros per month plus VAT, cancellable monthly, with pickup seven days a week or unlimited scans from the Plus plan.

Our guide to registered addresses in Austria covers the details. Ready to start? Set up your registered business address in Vienna in a few minutes.