# Trustlex > Trustlex is the client platform of a Tbilisi law firm for registering and running companies in Georgia (the country). Non-residents form a Georgian LLC or Individual Entrepreneur fully remotely through a notarised Power of Attorney; documents are generated from one application and a Georgian-qualified lawyer reviews every substantive step. Pricing is fixed and itemised: professional fees are stated separately from state, notary, translation and courier costs, and 18% VAT applies to professional fees only. Key facts (as read in October 2026; prices from the Trustlex price list of 2026-10-14.1): - A Georgian LLC can be 100% foreign-owned, with no local partner, visa or visit; the registry filing takes about one business day once the file is complete. - Formation: €400 Trustlex service fee with tax registration included, or the €520 Starter package with twelve months of registered address. The state fee is always its own line: GEL 200 (about €70) on the standard track, GEL 400 (about €140) for same-day registration, paid to the Public Registry at cost. - Registered address in central Tbilisi €120 a year, or €240 with mail scanning; bank-account support €500 (approval is the bank's decision, never promised). - Corporate income tax is 15% and is charged on distributed profit only (the Estonian model); retained and reinvested profit is untaxed until distributed. Dividends carry 5% withholding. - Small Business Status: an Individual Entrepreneur pays 1% of turnover up to GEL 500,000 a year. Past the cap, 3% applies from the start of the month in which it is passed until the end of that year, and exceeding the cap in each of two calendar years ends the status. Some activities are excluded, consulting among them. - Virtual Zone status: no profit tax on IT services supplied outside Georgia, granted on application by the Financial-Analytical Service of the Ministry of Finance and tested on substance. Trustlex handles it for €600 in two stages: a €150 written eligibility assessment, then €450 only after a positive one. - International Company status: 5% on distributed profit, 5% on salaries and 0% on dividends for established IT and maritime businesses with real presence in Georgia; granted by decree of the Government under Tax Code article 23 and Government Ordinance No 619; no list price, quoted after review. Free Industrial Zones exempt permitted activity inside the zone for businesses that move physical goods. - Standard VAT is 18%, with mandatory registration above GEL 100,000 of taxable turnover in any continuous twelve months; a service whose place of supply is outside Georgia is outside that count. - Residence permits are decided by the Public Service Development Agency on what the file proves. A foreigner working for a Georgian company or as self-employed needs the right to work unless an exemption applies; state fees depend on the track (GEL 300, 450 or 600 for a decision on the 30th, 20th or 10th day). - Data protection is supervised by the State Audit Office, the legal successor of the Personal Data Protection Service since March 2026. - Remote incorporation requires a notarised, apostilled (or legalised) Power of Attorney with certified Georgian translation. - Trustlex is an independent professional-services platform, not a public registry, bank, tax authority or government body. Its pages are general information, not legal advice; a lawyer confirms the route for each case. Contact: info@trustlex.ge · Application form: https://www.trustlex.ge/start · Call with a lawyer: https://www.trustlex.ge/consultation · Office: Shota Rustaveli Avenue 18, Tbilisi 0105, Georgia · Languages: English, Russian Full text of every public page: https://www.trustlex.ge/llms-full.txt (Russian: https://www.trustlex.ge/ru/llms-full.txt). Sitemap: https://www.trustlex.ge/sitemap.xml. ## Start here - [Services](https://www.trustlex.ge/services): every service with its price and what it includes - [Packages and pricing](https://www.trustlex.ge/packages): the Starter package, the structuring and cross-border engagements, and the formation calculator - [Start an application](https://www.trustlex.ge/start): the guided formation flow, no account needed - [Book a consultation](https://www.trustlex.ge/consultation): a free call before committing - [FAQ](https://www.trustlex.ge/faq): direct answers on ownership, remote setup, tax, banking and fees ## Service pages - [Company Registration in Georgia (Tbilisi), 2026](https://www.trustlex.ge/company-registration-georgia): Company formation services in Georgia for foreigners, from €400: lawyer-reviewed documents, power of attorney generated for you, filing in about a day. - [Business Setup in Georgia 2026: Non-Resident LLC](https://www.trustlex.ge/llc-georgia-non-resident): Business setup in Georgia for foreigners: a remote LLC for non-residents under a power of attorney, tax registration and a year of address. Starter €520. - [Georgia 1% Tax for Freelancers 2026: Registration](https://www.trustlex.ge/georgia-1-percent-tax): 1% tax for freelancers in Georgia: Individual Entrepreneur with Small Business Status, eligibility confirmed in writing, monthly filing set up. From €180. - [Virtual Zone Georgia: 0% Profit Tax on IT Exports](https://www.trustlex.ge/virtual-zone-georgia): Virtual Zone status for Georgian IT companies: 0% profit tax on exported services, who qualifies, the substance the authority tests and how Trustlex files it. - [Georgia Tax Zones: Virtual Zone, IC, Free Zones](https://www.trustlex.ge/tax-zones-georgia): Georgia's three special tax regimes compared: Virtual Zone for IT exporters, International Company status and Free Industrial Zones. Who qualifies and the cost. - [International Company Status in Georgia: 5% Tax](https://www.trustlex.ge/international-company-georgia): International Company status in Georgia: 5% profit tax, 5% payroll tax and 0% on dividends for established IT and maritime firms. Who qualifies, how to apply. - [Free Industrial Zone in Georgia: 0% Profit Tax](https://www.trustlex.ge/free-industrial-zone-georgia): Free Industrial Zones in Georgia: 0% profit and property tax on zone activity for manufacturing, warehousing and re-export. What it costs and who it suits. - [Georgia Business Bank Account for Non-Residents](https://www.trustlex.ge/bank-account-georgia-non-resident): Business bank account in Georgia for a non-resident company: what banks ask, the connection test, who attends and how Trustlex builds the file. €500. - [Company Secretarial Services in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/company-secretarial-services-georgia): Company secretarial services in Georgia: registered address from €120 a year, a local contact person, registry changes and annual filings kept on time. - [Company Registration in Tbilisi 2026: Open an LLC](https://www.trustlex.ge/company-registration-tbilisi): Register an LLC in Tbilisi: sign in person at the Public Service Hall with a lawyer, or from abroad through our Rustaveli Avenue office. Fees itemised. - [Registered Address in Tbilisi, Georgia: €120/Year](https://www.trustlex.ge/registered-address-georgia): A registered address for your Georgian company in central Tbilisi: €120 a year for the address alone, €240 a year with mail scanning. Renewed yearly. - [Accounting Services in Georgia: Bookkeeping & Tax](https://www.trustlex.ge/accounting-services-georgia): Accounting services in Georgia for foreign-owned companies: monthly bookkeeping, tax returns, VAT and payroll on one deadline board. From €110 / month. - [Georgia Residence Permit: Routes, Pre-Check and Honest Odds](https://www.trustlex.ge/residence-permit-georgia): Residence permit in Georgia through your own company, employment, property or investment: a free preliminary pre-check, the written assessment for EUR 120 credited against the service, file build and filing from EUR 650. - [Licensing in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/licensing): gambling, payment, virtual asset, microfinance, lending, banking, brokerage and insurance licences, who regulates each and the route to the licence - [PSP Registration in Georgia: Payment Services](https://www.trustlex.ge/licensing/payment-service-provider-georgia): Planning a PSP in Georgia? Assess your payment model, NBG registration route and application preparation with Trustlex. Apply for a project assessment. - [Georgia VASP Licence: National Bank Registration](https://www.trustlex.ge/licensing/vasp-georgia): Virtual asset service provider registration with the National Bank of Georgia: which activities are caught, what the file contains, how we scope it in writing. - [Forex and Brokerage Licence in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/licensing/forex-brokerage-georgia): Forex and brokerage licensing in Georgia: the National Bank authorisation a broker actually needs, what the file contains, and the route we scope in writing. - [Insights feed](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/feed.xml): Atom feed of every article, newest first (Russian: https://www.trustlex.ge/ru/blog/feed.xml) ## Company formation [Category overview](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/category/company-formation): How to register a Georgian LLC or individual entrepreneur, what documents you need, how remote incorporation by Power of Attorney works, and what it costs. - [Georgia Tax ID Number (TIN): Company and Founder](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgian-tax-id-tin-foreign-founder): What the Georgian tax ID (TIN) is, how a company gets it at registration, how a foreign individual gets one, and which number to give banks and platforms. - [Non-Resident Director of a Georgian LLC](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/non-resident-director-georgian-llc): Can a Georgian LLC have a non-resident director? What the Law on Entrepreneurs requires, signing from abroad, banks, tax on pay and the 2026 work rule. - [From Individual Entrepreneur to LLC in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/individual-entrepreneur-to-llc-georgia): As we read the Law on Entrepreneurs, an individual entrepreneur in Georgia cannot be converted into an LLC. When to move, what transfers, and the tax. - [Employer of Record vs Own Company in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/employer-of-record-vs-own-company-georgia): Hiring in Georgia through contractors, an employer of record or your own LLC: control, IP, payroll, permanent establishment risk and when a company wins. - [LLC vs JSC in Georgia: Legal Forms Compared](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/llc-vs-jsc-georgia-legal-forms): Georgia's legal forms compared: LLC, joint-stock company, partnerships, cooperative and individual entrepreneur, with liability, capital and share rules. - [How to Check a Georgian Company in the Registry](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/check-georgian-company-registry-extract): How to look up a Georgian company in the public registry and read its extract: who can sign, who owns it, liens and status, and what it leaves out. - [Branch, Subsidiary or Representative Office](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/branch-vs-subsidiary-georgia-foreign-company): How a foreign company enters Georgia: a registered branch, a Georgian subsidiary LLC or a representative office. Liability, tax, documents and which to choose. - [Company Name Rules the Georgian Registry Accepts](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/company-name-rules-georgia-registry): What the Georgian registry checks in a company name: distinctiveness, restricted words, the mandatory Georgian version, transliteration and name changes. - [10 Mistakes Foreigners Make in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/mistakes-foreigners-make-registering-georgia): Mistakes foreigners make registering a company in Georgia: wrong structure, unusable address, no bank plan, a weak POA, missed filings and untested tax claims. - [Apostille for Georgian Company Documents](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/apostille-legalisation-georgian-documents): Apostille and legalisation for Georgian corporate documents: which route applies, the certify-then-translate order that works, and the mistakes that mean. - [IE or LLC in Georgia? How to Choose (2026)](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/individual-entrepreneur-vs-llc-georgia): Individual Entrepreneur vs LLC in Georgia: liability, the 1% turnover regime, banking, hiring, the legal framework, and how hard each is to unwind. - [my.gov.ge: Manage a Georgian Company Online](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/mygov-ge-manage-georgian-company-online): my.gov.ge, rs.ge and napr.gov.ge explained: what each portal does, how a foreigner gets access, the set-up order that works, and safe credential rules. - [Cost of Registering a Company in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/cost-of-registering-company-in-georgia): The full cost of a Georgian company: service fee, state fee, notary, translation, courier and VAT, plus first-year running costs, itemised honestly. - [Georgia vs Estonia: Where to Register](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-vs-estonia-company-registration): Two deferred-tax jurisdictions compared on cost, tax, banking, remote setup, substance and reputation, so you can choose on facts rather than marketing. - [Remote Georgian LLC Setup: Full Checklist](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/remote-llc-setup-georgia-checklist): Every document, signature and step for setting up a Georgian LLC from abroad, in order, with what each one unlocks and where founders usually stall. - [How to Register an LLC in Georgia (2026 Guide)](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/register-llc-in-georgia-guide): Register an LLC in Georgia: the documents, the Public Registry filing, realistic timelines and costs, the legal framework, and how non-residents do it remotely. ## Tax [Category overview](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/category/tax): Corporate income tax on distributed profit, VAT and the registration threshold, dividends, Virtual Zone and Small Business status, and Georgian tax residency. - [Is Georgia a Tax Haven? The Honest Answer](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/is-georgia-a-tax-haven): Is Georgia a tax haven? No: a low-tax country with ordinary rules. What a company really pays, the EU and FATF lists, information exchange and substance. - [VAT in Georgia: Rate, Threshold and Registration](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/vat-georgia-rates-threshold-registration): VAT in Georgia for companies: the 18% rate, the GEL 100,000 registration threshold, exempt supplies, input VAT credit and the monthly return. - [Georgia Corporate Income Tax: Distributed Profit](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/corporate-income-tax-georgia-distributed-profit): Georgia's 15% corporate income tax on distributed profit: what counts as a distribution, the 0.85 gross-up, the monthly return and the 5% on dividends. - [Foreign Income of a Georgian Tax Resident](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/foreign-source-income-georgia-tax-resident): What a Georgian tax resident pays on foreign income: the exemption for foreign-source income, what counts as Georgian source, and the remote-work trap. - [Crypto Tax in Georgia: Individuals and Companies](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/crypto-tax-georgia-individuals-companies): Crypto tax in Georgia explained: the 2019 Ministry of Finance ruling on individuals' gains, VAT on exchange and mining, companies, and the limits of each. - [International Company Georgia: Requirements](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/international-company-status-georgia-requirements): International Company status in Georgia: 5% profit and salary tax, the permitted IT and maritime activities, the two-year experience rule and the application. - [Georgian Tax Residency Certificate: How to Get It](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/tax-residency-certificate-georgia): How to get a Georgian tax residency certificate from the Revenue Service: who qualifies, the online request, the year it covers and what it cannot do abroad. - [Georgian Company and Home-Country Tax: CFC, PE](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgian-company-home-country-tax-permanent-establishment): Why a Georgian company can still be taxed in the founder's home country: place of management, CFC rules, permanent establishment and the evidence that helps. - [Property Tax in Georgia for Companies](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/property-tax-georgia-companies): Property tax in Georgia for companies: what is taxed, the rate of up to 1% of book value, land, the 1 April return, the advance payment and exemptions. - [1% Tax for IT Freelancers in Georgia (2026)](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/it-freelancer-1-percent-tax-georgia-developers): How a freelance developer uses Georgia's Small Business Status: who qualifies, which IT work does not, the 2026 set-up order and the numbers for a year. - [Virtual Zone Status: The Evidence That Wins It](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/virtual-zone-status-software-company-georgia-evidence): Virtual Zone status for a Georgian software company: the tax it saves, the substance the Revenue Service tests, the evidence that wins it, the two stages. - [IT in Georgia: 1% Freelancer or Virtual Zone LLC](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/it-freelancer-or-it-company-georgia-1-percent-vs-virtual-zone): For IT founders in Georgia: the 1% individual entrepreneur against a Virtual Zone LLC, with the tax on EUR 60,000 and EUR 250,000, the ceiling and the switch. - [Georgia Double Tax Treaties and Withholding Tax](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-double-tax-treaties-withholding-tax): How Georgia taxes dividends, interest and royalties paid abroad, when a treaty cuts the rate, and the residence certificate you need before the money leaves. - [Salary or Dividends from a Georgian LLC](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/pay-yourself-georgian-llc-salary-or-dividends): What a founder keeps from 100 GEL of profit taken as salary or as a dividend from a Georgian LLC, why most use both, and what to set up before paying anything. - [Georgia as a Holding Company Location: Tax Guide](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-holding-company-foreign-dividends-capital-gains): Why a Georgian holding company pays no tax on most foreign dividends and share sales, where the low-tax exception bites, and the substance the structure needs. - [Georgian VAT on Exported Services: Reverse Charge](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/vat-georgia-exporting-services-reverse-charge): When a Georgian service exporter must register for VAT, why B2B exports carry no Georgian VAT, and how the reverse charge on foreign services works. - [Georgia vs UAE vs Armenia: Where to Incorporate](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-vs-uae-vs-armenia-where-to-incorporate): How Georgia, the UAE and Armenia compare for a remote founder: setup, ownership, tax model, banking, residence and costs, and which fits which business. - [Georgia's 1% Tax for Freelancers: How It Works](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/freelancer-1-percent-tax-georgia): Georgia's 1% tax for freelancers: the Individual Entrepreneur and Small Business route, who qualifies, the excluded activities, the turnover cap and filings. - [Digital Nomads in Georgia: Tax and Company Setup](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/digital-nomads-georgia-tax-and-company): Digital nomad tax in Georgia: the 183-day test, territorial taxation of foreign income, when to register an IE or LLC, and the error that creates two tax bills. - [Free Industrial Zones in Georgia: Who Benefits](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/free-industrial-zones-georgia-guide): Free Industrial Zone Georgia explained: what a FIZ changes, what it really costs, who it suits, and when Virtual Zone or International Company status fits. - [Taxation in Georgia: Complete Company Guide](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/taxation-in-georgia-complete-guide): Corporate income tax on distributed profit, dividends, VAT and reverse charge, payroll and pension, preferential regimes and residency, in one guide. - [Georgia Small Business Status: 1% Turnover Tax](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-small-business-status-1-percent-tax): Who qualifies for Georgia's 1% individual entrepreneur regime, the turnover cap, the excluded activities, the VAT trigger and what happens if you exceed it. - [Virtual Zone vs International Company Status](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/virtual-zone-vs-international-company-georgia): Two Georgian IT regimes compared: eligibility, what each does to your tax, the VAT position on exports, the substance each demands, and which fits a small team. - [Georgian Tax Residency: 183 Days and HNWI](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-tax-residency-founders-183-day-hnwi): How individuals become Georgian tax residents, the 183-day test, the high-net-worth route, the residency certificate, and why owning a company here does not. - [Georgia Tax Status Planning for Founders](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-tax-status-planning-for-founders): Choosing between standard taxation, Virtual Zone, International Company and Small Business status, with the evidence each requires and the honest odds. - [Register a Company in Georgia as a Non-Resident](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/register-company-georgia-non-resident): Foreigners can own 100% of a Georgian company. The documents you need, the remote route, tax and banking realities, and the order to do them in. - [Georgia Tax Exemptions & Preferential Regimes](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-tax-exemptions-preferential-regimes): Georgia tax exemptions compared: Virtual Zone, International Company, Small Business, Micro, Free Zone and STC status, who qualifies, the rates and evidence. - [Remote Company Formation in Georgia by POA](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/remote-company-formation-poa-apostille): How to incorporate in Georgia without flying there: the Power of Attorney, notarisation, apostille or legalisation, translation, and courier of originals. ## Banking [Category overview](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/category/banking): What Georgian banks and international payment providers ask a newly registered company for, how to prepare the file, and what actually causes refusals. - [Personal Bank Account in Georgia for Foreigners](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/personal-bank-account-georgia-foreigner): How a foreigner opens a personal bank account in Georgia: passport, purpose and source-of-funds questions, remote opening, CRS reporting and refusals. - [Source of Funds: What Georgian Banks Ask For](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/source-of-funds-georgian-bank-documents): Source of funds for a Georgian bank: how it differs from source of wealth, why the law makes the bank ask, and the documents that answer it by income. - [E-commerce From a Georgian Company: What to Know](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/ecommerce-business-georgia-payments-vat): E-commerce from a Georgian company: payment providers and what they ask for, VAT reverse charge on the tools you buy, customs on goods, and the models banks. - [Open a Business Bank Account in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/open-business-bank-account-georgia-non-resident): How non-residents open a Georgian corporate account: the documents, which banks and providers work remotely, the connection test and what makes a strong file. - [Bank Readiness for a Georgian Company](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/bank-payment-readiness-georgian-company): What Georgian banks and payment providers actually ask a new company for, how to prepare the file before you apply, and what causes most refusals. ## Licensing [Category overview](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/category/licensing): Georgian permit and registration regimes for gambling, virtual assets and payment services: what each regulator requires, the realistic route, and the cost split. - [Business Licences and Permits in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/licences-and-permits-georgia-which-businesses-need-one): Which businesses need a licence or a permit in Georgia: the closed list in the Law on Licences and Permits, who authorises what, and what needs nothing. - [Microfinance and Loan-Issuer Registration](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/microfinance-loan-issuer-registration-georgia): Registering a lender with the National Bank of Georgia: microfinance organisation or loan-issuing entity, which one fits, what the file needs, and what follows. - [Microbank Licence in Georgia: The New Category](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/microbank-licence-georgia-new-category): What a Georgian microbank is, where it sits between a microfinance organisation and a bank, what the licence file has to show, and who the category suits. - [Crypto VASP Registration in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/vasp-crypto-license-georgia): Crypto VASP registration in Georgia: which activities need National Bank registration, what the application must contain, AML and travel-rule duties, banking. - [Payment Service Provider Licence in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/payment-service-provider-license-georgia): Payment service provider registration in Georgia: the National Bank perimeter, capital and safeguarding, governance, the AML programme, and cheaper. - [Gambling Licence in Georgia: Permits and Tax](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/gambling-license-georgia-legal-framework): Georgia's gambling permit categories, who may hold one, permit fees against gambling tax, the application sequence, and why applications get refused. ## Compliance [Category overview](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/category/compliance): What a Georgian company must file and when, anti-money-laundering and KYC duties, beneficial ownership records, and administering the company through the state portals. - [Payroll Taxes in Georgia: Income Tax and Pension](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/payroll-taxes-georgia-income-tax-pension): Payroll taxes in Georgia: 20% income tax, the 2% plus 2% funded pension scheme and who is in it, the monthly return, and a gross-to-net cost table. - [Virtual Zone Georgia: Keeping the Status](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/virtual-zone-status-annual-compliance): What a Georgian IT company with Virtual Zone status still files and pays each month: exempt and taxable income, salaries, dividends, VAT, how status is lost. - [rs.ge Revenue Service Portal for Foreign Founders](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/rs-ge-revenue-service-portal-foreign-founders): How a foreign-owned Georgian company gets access to rs.ge, gives its accountant separate access, reads the main sections and handles notices posted there. - [Dormant Company in Georgia: What Must Be Filed](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/dormant-georgian-company-zero-declarations): A dormant Georgian company still has filings: which returns are due regardless, which only after a taxable event, what silence costs and when to liquidate. - [Tax Penalties in Georgia: Late Filing & Payment](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/tax-penalties-late-filing-payment-georgia): What Georgia's Tax Code charges for a late return, late payment, understated tax and missed VAT registration, and how a corrected return changes the outcome. - [Tax Audit in Georgia: How It Works](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/tax-audit-georgia-how-it-works): How a tax audit in Georgia runs: desk and field audits, the 10-working-day notice, time limits, what auditors may ask for, and the appeal deadlines. - [Financial Reporting in Georgia: SARAS Categories](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/financial-reporting-georgia-saras-categories-deadline): Annual financial reporting in Georgia: the four size categories and their thresholds, the standard for each, who needs an audit, and the 1 October deadline. - [Personal Data Protection Law in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/personal-data-protection-law-georgia-foreign-company): What the personal data protection law in Georgia asks of a foreign-owned company: legal grounds, request periods, 72-hour breach notice, transfers and fines. - [Outsourced Data Protection Officer in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/outsourced-data-protection-officer-georgia): When the data protection officer can be an external appointment, the independence and conflict rules that decide it, and how an outsourced officer works. - [Who Must Appoint a DPO in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/data-protection-officer-georgia-who-must-appoint): Which Georgian companies must appoint a data protection officer, the thresholds that switch the duty on, and what the officer is actually required to do. - [Monthly Accounting for a Georgian Company](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/monthly-accounting-georgian-company): Monthly accounting in Georgia: what your accountant needs each month, the e-invoice and waybill systems, which returns fall due when, and how to change. - [Hiring Your First Employee in Georgia: Guide](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/hiring-first-employee-georgia): Hiring employees in Georgia: employment contracts, 20% payroll withholding, pension contributions, probation and termination rules, and hiring a foreigner. - [AML and KYC Rules for Georgian Companies](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/aml-kyc-obligations-georgian-company): AML and KYC for Georgian companies: who is an accountable entity, what due diligence requires, the 25% UBO threshold, reporting, retention, and inspections. - [Registered Address in Georgia: What It Must Do](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/registered-address-mailroom-official-notices-georgia): Why a Georgian company needs a registered legal address, what the owner's consent covers, the legal duty behind it, and how official notices reach you. - [Georgia Company Compliance Calendar](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/after-registration-compliance-calendar-georgia): Every filing a Georgian company owes after registration, when each one falls due, who is responsible, and what happens if a deadline is missed. ## Legal [Category overview](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/category/legal): Working with a Georgian law firm, corporate documents and governance, contracts, and when a matter genuinely needs a qualified advocate rather than an agent. - [Software IP Ownership in a Georgian IT Company](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/software-ip-ownership-georgian-it-company): Software IP ownership in Georgia: what the Copyright Law gives an employer or client by default, moral rights, assignment clauses, and what to sign. - [Contractor or Employee in Georgia: The Line](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/contractor-or-employee-georgia): When a contractor in Georgia is an employee in substance: the Labour Code test, how tax and pension differ, who checks and what reclassification costs. - [Termination of Employment in Georgia: The Rules](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/terminating-employment-georgia-labour-code): How a company ends an employment contract in Georgia: the Labour Code grounds, the two notice options, severance, written reasons and the court deadline. - [Director Duties and Liability in a Georgian LLC](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/director-duties-liability-georgian-llc): What Georgia's Law on Entrepreneurs expects of an LLC director: care, loyalty, the business judgment rule, the three-week insolvency duty and resignation. - [Trademark Registration in Georgia (Sakpatenti)](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/trademark-registration-georgia-sakpatenti-foreign-founders): How a foreign founder registers a trademark at Sakpatenti: classes, the patent attorney rule, examination, opposition, timing and the Madrid route. - [Shareholders' Agreement for a Georgian LLC: Guide](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/shareholders-agreement-georgian-llc-founders): What the 2021 law decides by default for a Georgian LLC, what co-founders should change in the charter, and which terms belong in a shareholders' agreement. - [Changing Company Details at the Georgian Registry](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/changing-company-details-georgian-registry): Changing a Georgian company: directors, shareholders, name, address and charter - which changes need a registry filing, the documents each needs, and delay. - [Closing a Georgian Company: Liquidation Guide](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/closing-a-georgian-company-liquidation): Closing a Georgian company: the partners' decision, creditor notice, tax clearance and deregistration step by step, plus what abandoning a company really costs. - [Corporate Documents a Georgian Company Needs](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/corporate-documents-georgian-company-charter-resolutions-ubo): Corporate documents for a Georgian company: charter, founders' resolution, director's consent, share transfers and UBO declaration, and the gaps banks reject. - [Legal Services in Georgia for Foreign Owners](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/legal-services-georgia-working-with-a-law-firm): Legal services in Georgia for a foreign-owned company: when you need a licensed advocate, what corporate support covers, how fees, privilege and conflicts work. ## Living in Georgia [Category overview](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/category/living-in-georgia): Visa-free stays and residence permits, buying or renting a home, bringing your family, tax residency and what a foreigner living in Georgia must file and when. - [Living in Georgia as a Foreigner: What It Offers](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/living-in-georgia-as-a-foreigner-what-it-offers): Living in Georgia as a foreigner: visa-free entry, the tax system in outline, a remote company, property and family, and four legal questions to keep apart. - [Moving to Georgia: First 90 Days Checklist](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/moving-to-georgia-checklist-first-90-days): Checklist for the first 90 days in Georgia: documents before travel, the lease, business registration, the right to work, the permit and the bank file. - [Visa-Free Stay in Georgia: The One-Year Rule](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/visa-free-stay-georgia-one-year-rule): Georgia's visa-free year: what the period of stay allows, why a visa run is not a right, the D1 visa in brief, overstaying and the right to work since 2026. - [Permanent Residence in Georgia: Who Qualifies](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/permanent-residence-georgia-requirements): Who qualifies for a permanent residence permit in Georgia: ten years on temporary permits, spouses, investors, citizenship in outline and refusals. - [Remote Work From Georgia for a Foreign Employer](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/work-remotely-from-georgia-foreign-employer): Remote work from Georgia for a foreign employer: the right to work, when salary becomes Georgian-source income, the 20% annual return and a worked example. - [Buying Property in Georgia as a Foreigner](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/buying-property-georgia-foreigner-guide): Buying property in Georgia as a foreigner: what you may own, the registry step that makes you the owner, checks before paying, and the tax on rent and sale. - [Family Reunification Residence Permit in Georgia](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/family-reunification-residence-permit-georgia): How a spouse and children join a residence permit holder in Georgia: family reunification, the documents, the six-month rule that sets the sequence, and work. - [Renting a Flat in Georgia: Lease and Address](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/renting-apartment-georgia-lease-proof-of-address): Renting a flat in Georgia as a foreigner: why a written lease is your proof of address for the permit, the bank and the tax office, plus the landlord's tax. - [Georgia Work Permit 2026: Foreign Entrepreneurs](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/work-permit-foreign-individual-entrepreneur-georgia-2026): From 1 March 2026 foreigners working in Georgia, individual entrepreneurs included, need a right-to-work authorisation unless exempt: who is covered and when. - [Georgia Residence Permit for Founders (Guide)](https://www.trustlex.ge/blog/georgia-residence-permit-founders-guide): Georgia residence permit for founders: the work route and its turnover condition, investment and property routes, family reunification, costs and honest odds. ## Optional - 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