How do you search Austria's Firmenbuch company register?

Austria's Firmenbuch is the public company register maintained by the registry courts. Search for a legal entity by its registered name or Firmenbuchnummer (FN), then read a current extract for the registered facts. The official Austrian business portal (opens in a new tab) also explains how to request historical entries and underlying filings.

What can the register show?

The Hauptbuch contains register entries such as the company name and FN number. The Urkundensammlung holds documents behind those entries, including company agreements. A current extract reports the facts now entered; a historical extract can add deleted entries back to the start of the electronic register. The record can help check a company's registered office, legal form and representatives, but the extract and its filing date determine what a particular fact establishes.

A practical search sequence

1. Start with the supplier's exact registered name or FN number. If the FN is missing, the official service also supports a name search and a search for a person with a registered function.
2. Match the resulting legal entity and registered representatives to the documents the supplier gave you. If a director or address changed, request the historical entry or the filed instrument rather than treating an older extract as current.
3. Order the document that answers the remaining question. Fill Easy's Austria document list identifies a company register extract, annual financial statements and company filings; the fields available depend on the selected record.

For example, a supplier may provide an FN number and a signed contract. Confirm that the FN resolves to the same legal entity, then check who is registered to represent it. If a shareholder is another company, continue through that company's records before treating the chain as a natural person's ownership.

Access, fees and ownership limits

The Austrian business portal says extracts and documents can be obtained online through JustizOnline or authorised access providers, and lists the current official query fees. Check that table when ordering; a search result, an extract and a certified extract are different products. Fill Easy can arrange the documented records through a manual request, with price and turnaround confirmed for the order.

The Firmenbuch is not the separate WiEReG beneficial-owner register. Austria's Ministry of Finance describes access to that register for people or organisations with a legitimate interest. A shareholder named in a company filing is not automatically the ultimate beneficial owner; identify later transfers and any corporate layers before making that conclusion.

For a repeatable order, send the legal name or FN, the record you need and the reason for the check through CorpVerify or the email channel. Keep the registry source and retrieval date with the result.