Size of the company – micro, small and medium companies

When doing business in Slovenia, it is important to know the criteria under which your company would be subjected to when it comes to size. In accordance with the size of the company, there are also different obligations which the company has to fulfill. In Slovenia, the companies are divided into groups of micro, small, medium or large companies.

If you have registered a company in Slovenia and would like to do business in Europe, you can turn to Data d.o.o. to be your trusted partner in the process. We offer accountancy services and tax consultation to local and foreign clients. Our legal department can explain to you the at what point your company would fall into a certain size group. Additionally, we can assist in offering a business address and performing company registration at our licensed VEM point.

Criteria for division of companies according to size

The Companies Act (ZGD-1) determines the conditions under which a company falls under a certain size group.

Those criteria are:

• average number of employees in a business year,
• NET revenues from sales,
• value of assets.

Micro and small companies

Micro-sized companies are those which fulfill two of the following criteria:

• there are no more than 9 employees in average in a business year,
• NET revenues from sales do not surpass 700.000 EUR,
• the value of assets does not surpass 350.000 EUR.

Small-sized companies are the companies, that are not micro companies in accordance with the abovementioned conditions and fulfill two of the following criteria:

• there are no more than 50 employees in average in a business year,
• NET revenues from sales do not surpass 8.000.000 EUR,
• the value of assets does not surpass 4.000.000 EUR.

Medium and large companies

Medium-sized companies are the companies, that are not small companies in accordance with the abovementioned conditions and fulfill two of the following criteria:

• there are no more than 250 employees in average in a business year,
• NET revenues from sales do not surpass 40.000.000 EUR,
• the value of assets does not surpass 20.000.000 EUR.

Large companies are those companies that do not meet the criteria for micro, small or medium-sized companies. Also, large companies are considered those which are subjects of public interest, stock market companies and companies that have to prepare consolidated yearly reports.

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