> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Austria > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Austria (AUT) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ---------- | | Region | Europe | | ISO 3166-1 | AT / AUT | | Registry | Firmenbuch | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Austria and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **UID-Nummer** | BMF / Finanzamt Österreich | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Firmenbuchnummer (FN)** | Firmenbuch | *Tax ID:* Format: ATU followed by 8 digits (e.g. ATU12345678). Issued automatically on tax registration or via Form U15. *Registration number:* Format: up to 6 digits + check letter (e.g. FN 123456a). Shown on every Firmenbuchauszug. ## Sector regulators `FMA` · `OeNB` · `WKO/BMWET` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | GmbH | Limited liability company; the dominant SME vehicle with quota-based membership and min. share capital of €10,000 (since GesRÄG 2023). Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Flexible Kapitalgesellschaft | FlexKap / FlexCo | Hybrid closely-held company introduced by BGBl I 179/2023 (eff. 2024-01-01); min. capital €10,000; permits company-value shares (CVS) and flexible capital increases. Closest US equivalent: LLC. | | Aktiengesellschaft | AG | Joint-stock corporation with freely transferable shares; min. capital €70,000; mandatory two-tier board (Vorstand + Aufsichtsrat). Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Societas Europaea | SE | EU supranational joint-stock company; min. capital €120,000; governed by EU Regulation 2157/2001 alongside Austrian AG rules. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Offene Gesellschaft | OG | General partnership; all partners jointly and unlimitedly liable; no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US General Partnership (GP). | | Kommanditgesellschaft | KG | Limited partnership; Komplementär (general partner, unlimited liability) plus Kommanditisten (limited partners, capped at contribution). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership (LP). | | Einzelunternehmen | e.U. | Sole proprietorship operated by a single natural person; no separate legal entity; registration in Firmenbuch optional below €700,000 turnover, mandatory above. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Genossenschaft | — | Member-owned cooperative governed by the Genossenschaftsgesetz; members share liability per the chosen variant (unbeschränkt, beschränkt, or mit Nachschusspflicht). Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Privatstiftung | — | Private foundation under the Privatstiftungsgesetz 1993; no members or shareholders — assets dedicated to a defined purpose by a founder; commonly used as a wealth-holding vehicle. Closest US equivalent: Statutory/Business Trust. | | Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts | GesbR | Civil-law non-commercial partnership under §1175 ABGB; no separate legal personality, not registered in Firmenbuch; used for informal joint ventures and joint asset ownership. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (GP). | | Zweigniederlassung | — | Branch of a foreign company registered in Austria's Firmenbuch; not a separate legal entity — liability rests with the parent. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. | ## How documents combine For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below. | Evidence area | Documents needed | | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Legal Registration | Firmenbuchauszug | | Constitutive Documents | *Any one of:* Gesellschaftsvertrag · Satzung | | Tax Registration | *All required:* UID-Nummer-Bescheid + Steuernummer-Bescheid | | Operating Permit | *Any one of:* Gewerbeschein · GISA-Auszug | | Ownership Records | Firmenbuchauszug | | Governance Records | Firmenbuchauszug | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Notarielle Vollmacht · Gesellschafterbeschluss · Vorstandsbeschluss | | Address | *Any one of:* Mietvertrag · Versorgungsrechnung · Kontoauszug | | Good Standing | Firmenbuchauszug | ## Documents to collect The physical documents you'll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil's Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed. | Document | Proves | | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Firmenbuchauszug** | Legal Registration, Ownership Records, Governance Records, Good Standing | | **Gesellschaftsvertrag (GmbH / OG / KG)** | Constitutive Documents | | **Satzung (AG / FlexCo)** | Constitutive Documents | | **UID-Nummer-Bescheid** | Tax Registration | | **Steuernummer-Bescheid** | Tax Registration | | **Gewerbeschein** | Operating Permit | | **GISA-Auszug** | Operating Permit | | **Notarielle Vollmacht (notarised power of attorney)** | Signing Authority | | **Gesellschafterbeschluss (shareholder resolution)** | Signing Authority | | **Vorstandsbeschluss** | Signing Authority | | **Mietvertrag** | Address | | **Versorgungsrechnung (≤90 Tage)** | Address | | **Kontoauszug (≤90 Tage)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | FMA Konzession, Behördliche Bewilligung (sector-specific authority permit) | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Official extract from Firmenbuch; available via JustizOnline. Confirms FN, legal form, registered seat, date of incorporation. * **Constitutive Documents:** Notarized deed required for GmbH and AG. For AG: Satzung filed with Firmenbuch. * **Tax Registration:** Collect both: UID for VAT (ATU-prefix), Steuernummer for direct taxes. Both issued by Finanzamt Österreich / BMF. * **Operating Permit:** Trade license registered in GISA (Austrian Business Licence Information System). * **Sector-Specific License:** FMA licenses for banking, payment institutions, insurance, investment firms, and VASPs (MiCA). Sector-specific; applies to regulated entities only. * **Ownership Records:** Shareholders of GmbH and AG are listed in the Firmenbuch and appear on a Firmenbuchauszug extract. * **Governance Records:** Geschäftsführer (GmbH/FlexCo), Vorstand members (AG), and Komplementäre (KG) are registered in Firmenbuch and shown on extract. * **Signing Authority:** Notarized POA (Vollmacht) or certified board/shareholders' resolution confirming signing authority. Prokura (commercial power of attorney under §49 UGB) is registered in Firmenbuch and visible on extract. * **Address:** Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks. * **Good Standing:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. Austria issues no separate certificate of good standing; a recently dated Firmenbuchauszug from the Firmenbuch serves as proof of current active standing (subsumed-by-extract pattern, same as Germany). ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` to one of Conduit's canonical `BusinessPersonRole` values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role. | Local role | Canonical API role | Description | | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Geschäftsführer (GmbH/FlexCo) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Managing director with day-to-day authority; legally represents company. | | Vorstand (AG) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Management board member; executive authority in AG. | | Komplementär (KG) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | General partner with unlimited liability and management rights. | | Aufsichtsrat-Mitglied (AG; large GmbH) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Supervisory board member; oversight and Vorstand appointment only. | | Prokurist | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of Prokura (§49 UGB); broad commercial POA registered in Firmenbuch. | | Bevollmächtigter (POA holder) | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of notarized Vollmacht; binds company within scope of POA. | ## Notes * FlexCo / FlexKap is not a GmbH and not an AG — it is a distinct entity form (BGBl I 179/2023, eff. 2024-01-01) with different share mechanics (company-value shares, CVS). If Conduit's enum only knows GmbH/AG/OG/KG, FlexCo customers will misclassify; update the codebase enum. * GmbH min. capital is now €10,000 (not €35,000) since GesRÄG 2023 (BGBl I 179/2023, eff. 2024-01-01). Old screening rules referencing €35,000 are stale. * Nominee arrangements mandatory as of 2025-10-01 — BGBl I Nr. 151/2024 (FM-GwG-Anpassungsgesetz) introduced §2a WiEReG requiring disclosure of all nominee arrangements involving legal entities even below the ownership threshold; relevant for trust/nominee structures. * Prokura is registered in the Firmenbuch and appears on the extract — a Prokurist's authority is publicly verifiable without a separate POA document; the Firmenbuchauszug is sufficient for Signing Authority in that scenario.