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Company Compliance in North Macedonia: An Annual Checklist
Running a company means recurring legal obligations, not just registration. This checklist covers the essentials: annual accounts, beneficial-owner registration, tax filings, employment, health & safety, archiving and data protection.
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Occupational Health & Safety Obligations for Employers
Every employer must put occupational health and safety in place — a written safety statement with a risk assessment, a safety specialist, occupational-medicine health checks, and safety training. Here is what compliance requires.
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Business Records & Archiving Obligations in North Macedonia
Companies must manage and retain their documents under the archiving rules: a retention plan and lists, a registry book, controlled storage, and proper selection and destruction. Some records must be kept for decades.
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Corporate Profit Tax in North Macedonia: A Business Owner's Guide
The profit tax rate is a flat 10%. The base is your accounting profit adjusted for non-deductible expenses, tax is paid monthly in advance, and the annual return is due in the following year.
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VAT in North Macedonia: Registration, Rates and Filing
VAT registration becomes mandatory above MKD 2,000,000 of annual turnover. The standard rate is 18%, with reduced rates of 10% and 5%. Your tax period is quarterly or monthly depending on turnover.
6 min read - Data Protection (GDPR)
Personal Data Protection (GDPR) for Businesses in North Macedonia
If your business handles personal data — of customers, employees or website visitors — the Law on Personal Data Protection applies. It mirrors the EU GDPR: lawful bases, data-subject rights, breach notification within 72 hours, and fines of up to 4% of annual income.
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Do You Need a Data Protection Officer (DPO)?
Not every business must appoint a Data Protection Officer. The law makes it mandatory in three situations — most often when your core activity involves large-scale, regular monitoring of people or large-scale processing of sensitive data.
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Video Surveillance (CCTV) Rules for Businesses in North Macedonia
If your business uses CCTV, you must adopt a formal act governing the surveillance, post a visible notice, and delete footage within 30 days. Video surveillance is regulated personal-data processing — here is what compliance requires.
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How to Change the Manager of a Company in North Macedonia
Replacing the manager (управител) of a DOO or DOOEL requires a formal decision, statutory statements under the Law on Trade Companies, and registration of the change with the Central Registry.
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Transfer and Sale of a Company Share (Udel) in North Macedonia
Selling or transferring a share (удел) in a DOO requires a notarized transfer contract, respects the other members' right of first refusal, and must be registered with the Central Registry. Capital gains may be taxed.
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Vlog vs Udel: Contribution and Share Explained
Two terms that are easy to confuse: the влог is what you put into the company, and the удел is the bundle of ownership rights you get in return. The difference matters for control and profit.
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Liquidating a Company in North Macedonia: Voluntary Closure
Voluntary liquidation is the orderly way to close a solvent company and delete it from the Central Registry — a members' decision, a liquidator, a creditor notice, and settlement of all obligations. It differs from bankruptcy.
6 min read - Company Registration
Company Registration in North Macedonia: Register a Company (2026)
How to register a company in North Macedonia (Macedonia): company formation via DOO or DOOEL (EUR 5,000 capital, payable within a year), 100% foreign ownership with no residency, and a flat 10% corporate profit tax.
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LLC Registration in North Macedonia: DOO, DOOEL, PDOO & AD
LLC registration in Macedonia means a DOO or DOOEL. Compare the company legal forms — DOO, DOOEL (single-member LLC), PDOO, AD, sole proprietor and branch — by founders, capital, liability and best use.
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How to Register a Company in North Macedonia, Step by Step
The registration process through the Central Registry's One-Stop-Shop System, the documents you need, what it costs, and how long it takes.
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Registering a Company in North Macedonia as a Foreigner
Foreigners can own and manage a company 100% with no residency requirement — and forming a company can open a path to a residence permit. Plus FDI registration and post-registration obligations.
6 min read - Tax
Taxes for Companies in North Macedonia (2026)
North Macedonia's tax regime is simple and low: a flat 10% corporate profit tax, a flat 10% personal income tax, and 18% standard VAT with reduced rates of 10% and 5%.
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