SASU

Business & Finance abbreviation · Company Type

SASU
Stands forSociété par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (single-shareholder simplified joint-stock company)
CategoriesBusiness & Finance

SASU stands for Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (single-shareholder simplified joint-stock company), a company type abbreviation.

French SAS with only one shareholder, popular with freelancers, consultants and solo founders who want limited liability and flexible governance. The single shareholder can be an individual or a company.

Example: She set up a SASU to invoice clients for her consulting work in Lyon.

Usage notes

The president of a SASU is treated much like an employee for social security purposes, unlike the self-employed regime that applies to the managing partner of an EURL. A SASU can later admit new shareholders and become an ordinary SAS without creating a new company.

More company type abbreviations

  • S corp – S corporation
  • S.A. de C.V. – Sociedad anónima de capital variable (variable-capital stock company)
  • s.r.o. – Společnost s ručením omezeným / spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným…
  • SA – Société anonyme / Sociedad anónima (public limited company)
  • SARL – Société à responsabilité limitée (limited liability company)
  • SAS – Société par actions simplifiée (simplified joint-stock company)
  • Sdn Bhd – Sendirian Berhad (private limited company)
  • SE – Societas Europaea (European company)
  • SL – Sociedad limitada (limited company)
  • SMLLC – Single-member limited liability company
  • Sp. z o.o. – Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (limited liability company)
  • SpA – Società per azioni (joint-stock company)

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