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Your result
An SRL suits you
The company is separate from you, you can have partners and any number of employees, and if the business has debts you don't risk your personal assets. You need an accountant from the first month.
See everything about the SRLA PFA suits you
You can start quickly and at low cost, you need no share capital, and the accounting is simple. However, you are also liable with your own assets for business debts.
See everything about the PFAA sole proprietorship suits you
It is as simple as a PFA, but you can have up to 8 employees and more activities. You are also liable with your own assets for business debts.
See everything about the sole proprietorshipA family business suits you
You work together as members of the same family, with no share capital and simple accounting. It cannot have employees, and the members are jointly liable for debts.
See everything about the family business- With partners or an investor, you need a company: a PFA and a sole proprietorship have a single holder.
- You can only have more than 8 employees in a company, for example an SRL.
- With an SRL you are only liable with the money you put into the company, not with your house or car.
- With high receipts, an SRL usually works out better for tax.
- A PFA allows at most 3 employees; a sole proprietorship, up to 8.
- To start out, alone and with low receipts, a PFA is the simplest and cheapest to run.
- A family business cannot have employees, so for a family business with staff an SRL is the right fit.
- If you want to work together as a family, without employees, the family business is made exactly for that.
The test is indicative. Other things matter too, for example whether you have other income or a pension. At the free consultation we tell you exactly what suits you.
iThe differences, in short
On the home page you will find the SRL – PFA comparison, point by point: liability, capital, taxes, accounting and employees.
Information updated in October 2026. Legislation changes often, so during the consultation we check exactly what applies in your case.