Test the operating need before comparing legal forms. The answer can be local entity, foreign-company registration, no entity yet, or not enough information.
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Investigate a local entity
When this may fit
Local contracts, staff, assets, investment, liability, or regulated activity create a documented operating need.
Next action
Identify the jurisdiction and prepare a formation brief before choosing a form.
Customers, activity, people, assets, or jurisdiction are not defined.
Next action
Write the operating facts before selecting a structure.
Decision boundary: This guide narrows what to investigate. It does not determine eligibility, tax residence, provider acceptance, or the best legal form for a person.
Evidence status
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Company formation is jurisdiction-specific; the IGJ procedures cited by eArgentina apply to entities registered in the City of Buenos Aires and should not be treated as a universal national registry process.
Source authority
Inspección General de Justicia
Jurisdiction
Argentina — City of Buenos Aires registry
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Source type
official guidance
Volatility
high
Applies when: Founders considering an entity registered with IGJ in the City of Buenos Aires.
What remains uncertain: Other provinces and legal forms use other registries, rules, forms, and professional requirements.
Change note: Rechecked the City of Buenos Aires jurisdiction boundary on 2026-08-17; no material source change was identified.
Get case-specific review when: The registered office, operations, owners, or assets cross jurisdictions.
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IGJ's current SAS guidance identifies pre-filing choices and a step-by-step process involving participants, administrators, identity credentials, instruments, and registry filing for the City of Buenos Aires.
Source authority
Inspección General de Justicia
Jurisdiction
Argentina — City of Buenos Aires registry
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Source type
official procedure
Volatility
high
Applies when: People preparing to investigate a SAS registered with IGJ; not a recommendation to choose SAS.
What remains uncertain: The legal form, current forms, fees, timing, foreign-participant formalities, and case-specific requirements require recheck.
Change note: Rechecked the current IGJ SAS workflow on 2026-08-17; no material source change was identified.
Get case-specific review when: Foreign owners, regulated activity, outside investment, bespoke governance, valuable IP, or unusual capital is involved.
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ARCA publishes a general legal-entity registration process and identifies jurisdiction- and entity-specific exceptions, including CABA SAS; founders must confirm whether registry formation and CUIT registration are integrated for the actual form and jurisdiction.
Source authority
Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero
Jurisdiction
Argentina — national tax administration
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Source type
official procedure
Volatility
high
Applies when: Founders determining the current federal tax-registration route for a legal form and jurisdiction.
What remains uncertain: The general procedure does not apply to every entity; special regimes can integrate or alter registry and CUIT sequencing.
Change note: Corrected on 2026-08-17: registry formation and CUIT registration are not universally separate because ARCA lists special regimes, including CABA SAS.
Get case-specific review when: Registration is time-critical, participants are abroad, authority is disputed, or the entity has regulated or cross-border activity.