Patents and Company Registration Agency Service Information
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Business Information
Starting a Business
Maintaining a Business
Closing a Business
Starting a Business
- What do I do first?
- Does my name conform to PACRA guidelines?
- My name has been approved, what’s next?
- What is a Business Name?
- What is a Local Company?
- My proposed name has been approved but I am not ready to register yet, help me?
- I am merging my company with another. Tell me about amalgamation.
- Can I convert my business into a company?
- Who is an Insolvency Practitioner?
- Who is a beneficial owner?
- Why was the concept of Beneficial Ownership introduced in the Companies Act?
- Are companies required to declare the beneficial owners of shares at incorporation of a company?
- Are foreign companies required to declare beneficial owners’ information?
- Are public companies required to declare beneficial owners’ information?
- Are there any other regulations issued by the Minister relating to Beneficial Ownership?
- Are there any other regulations issued by the Minister relating to Beneficial Ownership?
Maintaining a Business
- How do I view the details on my company?
- Tell me about Annual Returns
- How do I file annual returns to PACRA?
- How do I file annual accounts for my foreign company?
- How do I declare a change in Beneficial Owner or Shareholder?
- How do I change my business or company name? What do I do?
- How do I change my business or company name? What do I do?
- How do I change directors or secretaries in a company?
- How do I increase the nominal shares of company capital?
- How do I disclose the beneficial owners of shares held by shareholders in a company?
- How do I transfer my shares?
- How do I Allot unissued shares in a company?
- How can shares held by a deceased shareholder be transmitted?
- Which forms are used for updating information relating to beneficial ownership information at PACRA?
- Are existing companies required to declare who the beneficial owners of shares are?
- What are the most common ways of controlling a company?
- What is control of a company?
- Who is responsible for maintaining and updating information on the beneficial ownership in a company?
- Are shareholders obliged to disclose information on the beneficial ownership of all the shares they hold in a company?
- What is the role of the Registrar in so far as Beneficial Ownership information is concerned?
- At the point of filing annual returns, are companies required to disclose Beneficial Ownership information?
- What is the penalty for failure to disclose Beneficial Ownership information?
Closing a Business