A partnership is formed by the partners in order to practice a liberal profession in a company running a business under its own name. For this reason, it is impossible to form a partnership for a purpose other than practicing a liberal profession and for the purpose of carrying out other business activities, such as trading, in addition to practicing a liberal profession. Read the article to the end to learn more about how a partnership is registered in the National Court Register.
Manner of submission and required documents
Registration of a partnership in the National Court Register takes place on the basis of an application. You can file an application in two ways:
- online – by means of the Access and Information Portal (PDI),
- traditionally – by mail or in person – to the district court (commercial court) competent for the place of residence or registered office of the entity applying for registration by means of an official form KRS-W1.
In addition to the legibly filled out form, forms and attachments should be attached:
- KRS-WD – partners,
- KRS-WM – subject of activity,
- KRS-WH – manner of establishing the entity,
- KRS-WK – partners authorized to represent the company,
- KRS-WL – proxies – if appointed,
- KRS-WA – branches, field organizational units – if created by the company
- Articles of association,
- list of shareholders with their addresses (addresses for service),
- evidence of payment of fees.
Registration of a partnership in the National Court Register – Cost
Fees you must pay when applying to form a partnership:
- PLN 500 – court fee for entry in the National Court Register,
- PLN 100 – a fee for announcing an entry in Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy.
You may pay these fees
- in cash at the court’s cash desk,
- cashless – by transferring money to the court account or through the e-Payment system,
- court fee e-signs.
Remember, the method of payment at a particular court is determined by its president. Therefore, you should check what rules apply in the court where you intend to file a motion.
Time of decision
The court considers the case for registration in the National Court Register in non-procedural proceedings. It has no more than 7 days for that from the date the application is received. If the proceedings result in a decision that you do not want to be entered in the register, you have 14 days to file an appeal with reasons to the regional court.
