Company Incorporation Procedures For Limited Liability Companies in Jamaica
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Crowe Horwath Jamaica provides Corporate Secretarial Services to small, medium and large entities both locally and internationally. The requirements for incorporating a Limited Liability Company in Jamaica are outlined below: 1) To Incorporate a Limited Liability Company Crowe Horwath Jamaica will incorporate an LLC by preparing and submitting all forms to the Companies Office of Jamaica. We will also correct and re-submit any documents rejected (if any) by the registrar for whatever reasons. The registration process at the Companies Office of Jamaica for a Limited Liability Company includes all the following: Selecting your preferred Name for the Company Registration of the Company Name Stamping & Filing the Articles of Incorporation to include the relevant schedules Filing of the Business Registration Form (BRF v10 5) Request Copies of Articles of Incorporation. Upon selecting your preferred Company name it is always required to have a second name in mind just in case the first name is not approved. This normally happens if there are other companies that already exist with a similar name. The information needed to complete/fill-out the company documents are as follows: 1. Full name of the proposed Directors/Shareholders 2. Full name of the proposed Company Secretary NB. The first Director and Company Secretary of the Must have a Jamaica Tax Registration Number (TRN) 3. 4. 5. 6.
Residential address for each Director/Shareholder/Secretary Address where business will be operating from Personal Telephone Numbers Full Color Copy of Valid Identification Card (ID) for at least the main Director/Shareholder, Certified by a Justice of the Peace (JP) 7. The amount of Ordinary Shares to be issued and to whom 8. The main activities of the company Base on the above, the Cost for Incorporating a Limited Liability Company is One Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars (US$1,650.00) plus 16.5% GCT. On the anniversary date of the incorporated company, an annual return has to be filed every year in order to be compliant under the Companies Act. Charges for these returns are billed separately.
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Our Firm Crowe Horwath Jamaica, formerly UHY Dawgen is a professional service firm offering a full range of Audit, Accounting, and Taxation Services. We are a firm of chartered accountants whose concept of service is to solve problems, exploit opportunities and turn advice into action. Our style is personal and our outlook progressive. We continually strive to create value for our clients. Established in 2002, we have become one of Jamaica’s leading accountancy practices and lead the field in the provision of advice to private clients and business owners. Crowe Horwath Jamaica is one of the largest public accounting, consulting, and advisory firms in Jamaica. Crowe Horwath Jamaica uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe Horwath Jamaica serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Horwath International, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world. We are a firm of chartered accountants whose concept of service is to solve problems, exploit opportunities and turn advice into action. Our style is personal and our outlook progressive. We continually strive to create value for our clients. Established in 2002, we have become one of Jamaica’s leading accountancy practices and lead the field in the provision of advice to private clients and business owners. Our network of Jamaica offices (Kingston, Runaway Bay, Montego Bay and Mandeville) ensures that we can provide a local service backed by the expertise of a major national practice. Our firm provides outstanding service to our clients because of our dedication to the three underlying principles of Professionalism, Responsiveness and Quality.
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