Do Company Formation

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name: do-company-formation
description: "Source-cited draft: company formation & entity choice for Dominican Republic (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review."
license: "AGPL-3.0-or-later (code) / OpenAccountants Guide License v1.0 (content)"
metadata:
  source: openaccountants
  openaccountants_url: "https://www.openaccountants.com/skills/do-company-formation"
  jurisdiction: "DO"
  tax_year: "2025"
  last_updated: "2026-07-13"
---

# Dominican Republic Company Formation & Entity Choice

## Entity types, capital and incorporation

- **Overview of formation vehicles and authorities** — The most common vehicles are the SRL (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada, a limited liability company) and the SAS (Sociedad Anónima Simplificada). Incorporation is governed by the Companies Law (Law 479-08, as amended by Law 31-11 and Law 68-19) and routed through ONAPI, the Registro Mercantil and the DGII.  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended by Law 31-11 and Law 68-19))_
- **SRL (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada)** — Limited liability company; 2 to 50 partners; most common SME vehicle  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended by Law 31-11) — https://www.tmf-group.com/en/news-insights/articles/company-formation-administration/start-business-dominican-republic/)_
- **SAS (Sociedad Anónima Simplificada)** — Simplified joint-stock company; at least 2 shareholders; liability limited to capital contributed  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended) — https://www.bizlatinhub.com/steps-incorporate-company-dominican-republic/)_
- **SA (Sociedad Anónima) minimum authorised capital** — Minimum authorised capital DOP 30,000,000 with at least 10% subscribed and paid DOP ((approx — confirm current SA minimum capital)) DOP (approx — confirm current SA minimum capital)  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended) — https://www.tmf-group.com/en/news-insights/articles/company-formation-administration/start-business-dominican-republic/)_
- **EIRL (Empresa Individual de Responsabilidad Limitada)** — Single-owner limited liability enterprise  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended) — https://www.deel.com/blog/sole-proprietorship-dominican-republic/)_
- **SRL minimum share capital** — No fixed legal minimum (set in bylaws); minimum par value DOP 100 per quota DOP DOP  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended by Law 68-19) — https://chandrawatpartners.com/llc-s-r-l-incorporation-in-the-dominican-republic-a-practical-overview-step-by-step-incorporation/)_
- **Step 1 — Reserve company name** — Register and purchase the trade name at ONAPI (Oficina Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial)  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended) — https://www.bizlatinhub.com/steps-incorporate-company-dominican-republic/)_
- **Step 2 — Draft and notarise bylaws** — Prepare and notarise the company statutes (estatutos) and constitutive documents  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended) — https://chandrawatpartners.com/llc-s-r-l-incorporation-in-the-dominican-republic-a-practical-overview-step-by-step-incorporation/)_
- **Step 3 — Mercantile Registry** — Register with the Registro Mercantil at the Chamber of Commerce (Cámara de Comercio y Producción) and pay the incorporation tax  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended) — https://www.bizlatinhub.com/steps-incorporate-company-dominican-republic/)_
- **Step 4 — Tax registration (RNC)** — Obtain the Registro Nacional de Contribuyentes (RNC) tax ID from the DGII  _(Código Tributario (Law 11-92) — https://www.usemultiplier.com/dominican-republic/company-registration)_
- **Company incorporation tax** — 1% of the authorised share capital, payable on registration percent ((approx — confirm current rate and minimum)) % (approx — confirm current rate and minimum)  _(Law 173-07 / DGII incorporation tax rules — https://www.bizlatinhub.com/steps-incorporate-company-dominican-republic/)_
- **Typical incorporation timeline** — Roughly 1 to 2 weeks (often under 7 business days with complete documentation) ((approx — practical estimate)) (approx — practical estimate)  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended) — https://www.bizlatinhub.com/steps-incorporate-company-dominican-republic/)_
- **Annual mercantile registry renewal** — Renew the Registro Mercantil periodically (commonly every 2 years) ((approx — confirm renewal cycle)) (approx — confirm renewal cycle)  _(Companies Law 479-08 (as amended) — https://www.commenda.io/dominican-republic/annual-compliance)_
- **Core annual compliance** — Annual shareholders' meeting, annual IR-2 corporate tax return (within 120 days of fiscal close), asset tax return and monthly ITBIS/withholding filings  _(Companies Law 479-08; Código Tributario (Law 11-92) — https://www.commenda.io/dominican-republic/annual-compliance)_

## Today's figures and who stands behind this skill

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