After incorporation checklist for a Romanian SRL

What happens after your Romanian SRL is registered

Receiving the registration certificate is a milestone, not the finish line. The period after incorporation of a Romanian SRL is when the company becomes a working business, and it brings a handful of obligations that are easy to underestimate, particularly for foreign founders managing the company from abroad. Knowing what comes next means you can line up the right steps in advance rather than discovering them once deadlines are already running. The main areas to address are accounting, banking, the registered office, and ongoing compliance.

None of these are unusual, and most are routine once they are set up, but they do need attention promptly. The company exists in law from registration, which means its reporting clock starts whether or not the practical arrangements are in place. The sections below set out the next steps after setting up a company in Romania so you can plan them in a sensible order.

Set up accounting first

The most time-sensitive step is accounting. A Romanian SRL is required to keep proper books and meet periodic reporting and tax obligations, and these begin from registration rather than from your first invoice. For foreign founders this is rarely something to handle alone, so engaging a Romanian accountant early is the practical priority. Accounting is a separate, ongoing service provided by qualified third parties, and we can point you toward an accountant referral in Romania so the company is compliant from the start.

Bringing the accountant in early also helps with decisions that are easier to get right at the outset, such as the company's tax treatment, whether VAT registration is relevant to your activity, and how invoicing should be organised. These depend on your specific business and turnover, so they are best confirmed with the accountant rather than assumed.

Banking and invoicing

A business bank account is usually the next priority, since the company needs a way to receive payments and settle expenses. Account opening is handled by the bank, which runs its own onboarding and compliance checks, and for foreign-owned companies those checks can be more thorough, so it helps to have clear, consistent company documents ready. A registered office and a coherent set of CAEN codes that genuinely reflect the business both tend to make onboarding smoother.

Once the account is in place, invoicing should follow the format and details your accountant advises, so that what you bill matches your declared activity and the company's records stay clean. Getting this aligned early avoids reconciling mismatches later.

Keep the registered office and compliance current

The company must maintain a valid registered office for as long as it exists, and where that office is hosted under a contract it needs to be renewed before it expires. Letting it lapse can lead to the company being recorded as inactive, so it is worth noting the renewal date as soon as the company is formed. Alongside the office, ongoing compliance means meeting the filing and reporting deadlines your accountant manages and keeping the Trade Register record accurate if anything changes.

If your circumstances evolve, for example you add a partner, change the administrator, or update your activities, those are formal amendments handled as company changes rather than informal updates. Planning for this ongoing maintenance is part of running the company well rather than an unexpected burden.

Pricing for what comes next

Formation itself for foreign citizens starts from €300, with a registered office from €150 per year and a combined remote SRL and registered office package from €450. Later company changes start from €200. Accounting is quoted separately by the accountant according to your activity and volume. As with every figure, the final quote for our services depends on your citizenship, your documents, the number of shareholders, whether translations are required, and whether the shareholder is an individual or a foreign legal entity.

Ask for an accountant referral

If your Romanian SRL has just been registered and you want to get the next steps right, the most useful thing you can do is arrange accounting and confirm your compliance setup early. Send us your company details, your citizenship, and your current country of residence, by WhatsApp or through the contact form, and let us know your business activity. We will point you toward a suitable accountant and confirm what else your company needs to stay compliant after incorporation.