Management accountancy professions (EU/ EEA countries/Switzerland) – Establishment

General information

EU/EEA nationals and Swiss nationals who are licensed to practice the profession of a management accountancy profession in their home countries may, under certain conditions, become established in Austria to practice their profession on Austrian territory.

Requirements

• EU/EEA or Swiss nationality
• The requesting party must have been licensed to work as a management accountant, commercial accountant or payroll accountant in his/her home country.
• Compliance of the requirements regulated by section 7 paragraph 1 BiBuG
• Equivalent professional qualification
• Public appointment by the competent authority

Deadlines

No special deadlines need to be observed.

Competent authority

The President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber/ Office of the management accountancy authority (→ WKO) ^{German text}

Procedure

The request may be submitted personally, in writing or by e-mail to the competent authority.

Required documents

• Proof of identity;
• Proof of nationality;
• Certificate of qualification of the home member state which entitles the party to work as a professional of a management accountancy profession;
• Certificates of the competent authority of the home member state (no more than three months old) stating that the requesting party

• is reliable;
• has not been declared bankrupt;
• complies with the code of conduct of his/her profession.

• Certificate of the recognition of the professional qualification as defined by Article 11 lit c. of the Directive 2005/36/EG on the recognition of professional qualifications;

Legal bases

Sections 2 to 4, 7 paragraph 1 and 72 Bilanzbuchhaltungsgesetz (BiBuG)

Link to form

There is no form available.