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What is the Sociedad de Emprendimiento (Decree 20-2018) and what are its limits?

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Annual revenue ceiling, Sociedad de Emprendimiento

Q5,000,000.00

Updated every 1 JanuaryIn force (Decree 20-2018)Decreto 20-2018

The Entrepreneurship Strengthening Law (Decree 20-2018) created the Sociedad de Emprendimiento by amending the Commercial Code: it is formed 'with one or more natural persons who are only bound to pay their contributions represented in shares' (art. 1040), through an electronic system of the Registro Mercantil with no public deed required 'in any case', and it 'may only receive monetary contributions'. Its total annual income 'may not exceed five million quetzales (Q.5,000,000.00)', an amount updated every 1 January; if it does, the company must convert into another corporate form 'within no more than six (6) calendar months', and if the shareholders fail to do so they become subsidiarily and jointly liable to third parties.

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  • Deadline to convert once the ceiling is passed

    Six (6) calendar months

    In force (Decree 20-2018)Decreto 20-2018

Sources

  • Decreto 20-2018

    Ley de Fortalecimiento al Emprendimiento · PDF de la biblioteca legal de la SAT

    • Annual revenue ceiling, Sociedad de Emprendimiento
    • Deadline to convert once the ceiling is passed
    portal.sat.gob.gtAccessed Sep 13, 2026Go to the source
  • SAT

    Texto Decreto 20-2018, Ley de Fortalecimiento al Emprendimiento

    portal.sat.gob.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Lexology

    Sociedad de Emprendimiento

    lexology.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source