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Sole trader

Živnostník: podnikateľ-fyzická osoba nezapísaný v obchodnom registri (sole trader with a trade licence, not in the Commercial Register) ŽivnostníkSlovakia

What it takes to form, own and run a sole trader in Slovakia, and how its profit is taxed. Each figure links to the page it was read from.

This company type

At a glance

Owners' liability
Not in our records
Owners
Does not apply
Directors
Does not apply
Minimum capital
Does not apply
Formation fee
EUR 5
Officialslovensko.skRead 10 Oct 2026
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Each unregulated trade is subject to a EUR 5 fee and each craft or regulated trade is subject to a fee of EUR 15.
Tax on profit
Varies · 15%
Officialslov-lex.skRead 15 Oct 2026
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15 % zo základu dane zisteného podľa § 4 ods. 1 písm. b) zníženého o daňovú stratu pre daňovníka, ktorý dosiahol za zdaňovacie obdobie zdaniteľné príjmy (výnosy) podľa § 6 ods. 1 a 2 neprevyšujúce sumu 100 000 eur

Form it

Who registers it

Registry
Formed without visiting
Not stated

The registry’s and the law’s own pages do not mention it.

Formed online
Not stated

The registry’s and the law’s own pages do not mention it.

What it takes to form

Not in our records A notary, A resident director, Paying up the capital: none of these is in our records for the Živnostník.

Own it

Who may own and run it

Not in our records Directors, Shareholders, Members, A local company secretary, A local registered agent: none of these is in our records for the Živnostník.

Each year, at the registry

Not in our records Annual registry fee, Accounts on the public record, Audit for a small company, Audit: none of these is in our records for the Živnostník.

Important dates

When each obligation falls due, as the authority states it.

Not in our records No dates for the Živnostník are in our records.

What is public

Not in our records What the register shows the public is not in our records for the Živnostník.

Tax

Tax on profit

How this company type is taxed, which can differ from its place’s headline rate.

Varies · 15%

A natural person carrying on a trade is taxed on income from business (Income Tax Act 595/2003 s.6, tax base under s.4(1)(b)); there is no separate entity tax. The rate is 15% where taxable income (revenue) does not exceed 100,000 EUR; above that revenue the table in s.15(1)(a) applies bands set in multiples of the living minimum (19%, 25%, 30%, 35%).

Official slov-lex.sk read 15 Oct 2026
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15 % zo základu dane zisteného podľa § 4 ods. 1 písm. b) zníženého o daňovú stratu pre daňovníka, ktorý dosiahol za zdaňovacie obdobie zdaniteľné príjmy (výnosy) podľa § 6 ods. 1 a 2 neprevyšujúce sumu 100 000 eur
CFC rules in Slovakia
Yes

Close it

Closing it

The other end, which most guides leave out.

Route
The trader gives the trade office notice of ending the business; the trade authorisation lapses on the day named in the notice, or the day after the notice reaches the office if no later day is named, and the notice can be withdrawn up to the day before. The trade may instead be suspended by notice. The authorisation also lapses on death (unless heirs continue), by expiry of a fixed term, or by the trade office's decision to revoke it.
Official slov-lex.sk read 23 Oct 2026
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dňom uvedeným v oznámení o ukončení podnikania;
Statutory fee
Not in our records

Every business in Slovakia

VAT

Standard rate
23%
Official European Commission, Taxes in Europe Database situation on 2026/07/01

Payment and banking services

5 services name Slovakia on their own list: Paysera, Airwallex, Stripe, Revolut, N26. Each provider, and what a listing means.

Reference

Its name and code

Kind
Sole trader
Derived our grouping, the same words in every country
Name in law
Živnostník: podnikateľ-fyzická osoba nezapísaný v obchodnom registri (sole trader with a trade licence, not in the Commercial Register) (Živnostník)
ISO 20275 code
C4PZ