Togo Company Formation & Entity Choice

Entity types and incorporation

• SARL (limited liability company) — Most common form; limited liability, one or more shareholders (OHADA Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups (https://chandrawatpartners.com/llc-sarl-incorporation-in-togo-a-practical-professional-overview-for-investors-across-the-globe/))
• SA (public limited company) minimum capital — XOF 10,000,000 XOF (approx — confirm; Société Anonyme for larger ventures) (OHADA Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups)
• SAS (simplified joint-stock company) — Société par Actions Simplifiée — flexible governance, no statutory minimum capital (approx — confirm) (OHADA Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups)
• SARL minimum share capital — Effectively from XOF 100,000; OHADA sets no high statutory minimum for SARL XOF (approx — confirm) (OHADA Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups (https://www.healyconsultants.com/togo-company-registration/))
• Single-member company — One shareholder and one director permitted (OHADA Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups (https://www.healyconsultants.com/togo-company-registration/))
• Registration body — Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) — one-stop shop; registration on the RCCM (Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (Togo) (https://www.deel.com/blog/entity-setup-togo/))
• Incorporation steps — Name reservation; draft/notarize statutes (French); deposit capital; CFE/RCCM registration; OTR tax/VAT and CNSS registration (OHADA Uniform Act / Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (Togo) (https://chandrawatpartners.com/llc-sarl-incorporation-in-togo-a-practical-professional-overview-for-investors-across-the-globe/))
• Incorporation timeline — Roughly 1 to 4 weeks via the CFE (approx — confirm) (Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (Togo) (https://www.healyconsultants.com/togo-company-registration/))
• Incorporation cost — Government, notary and professional fees roughly XOF 300,000 to 800,000+ XOF (approx — confirm) (Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (Togo) (https://chandrawatpartners.com/llc-sarl-incorporation-in-togo-a-practical-professional-overview-for-investors-across-the-globe/))
• Capital deposit — Share capital deposited in a corporate bank account; bank certificate required for registration (OHADA Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups (https://chandrawatpartners.com/llc-sarl-incorporation-in-togo-a-practical-professional-overview-for-investors-across-the-globe/))
• Core annual compliance — Annual financial statements (SYSCOHADA), IS return by 31 March, monthly VAT/IRPP/CNSS filings (Code Général des Impôts (Togo) / SYSCOHADA (https://taxatlas.io/country/togo))
• Statutes language — Articles of association drafted in French (OHADA Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups (https://chandrawatpartners.com/llc-sarl-incorporation-in-togo-a-practical-professional-overview-for-investors-across-the-globe/))

Togo follows the OHADA Uniform Act on Commercial Companies. Most investors use a Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL); incorporation runs through the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) one-stop shop with registration on the RCCM.