Chartered Accountancy Professions ( EU/EEA Countries/Switzerland) – Establishment

General information

EU/EEA nationals and Swiss nationals who are licensed to practice the profession of a chartered 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 8 paragraph 1 WTBG
• Equivalent professional qualification
• Public appointment by the competent authority

Deadlines

No special deadlines need to be observed.

Competent authority

Austrian Chamber of Tax Advisors and Public Accountants (→ KSW) ^{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 chartered 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;

Costs and fees

There are no fees and charges payable.

Further information

No additional information is available.

Legal bases

Sections 2, 3 and 7 of the Wirtschaftstreuhandberufsgesetz (WTBG)