TO REGISTER A COMPANY IN GHANA
A search is made for availability of a company name and submit company documents to obtain a incorporation certificate.
The company name is reserved and together with the company documents submitted for registration.
• A search is conducted for the proposed company name and, if it is available, a reservation is made.
• The entrepreneur files the proposed company regulations with the Registrar. The regulations must be legibly printed or typewritten (or in a similar form acceptable to the Registrar). After the incorporation documents are assessed, the payment is made in cash to the Registrar General.
The incorporation documents consist of the following forms:
• Company regulations (four copies)
• Tax identification number form (one copy)
The forms require the following information:
• Name of company
• Nature of the business that subscribers intend to engage in
• Full names of subscribers and shareholders, their addresses, percentage shareholdings, occupation, and any directorships in any other company
• Full names of the first directors of the company. A company must have a minimum of 2 directors and at least one director must be a resident of Ghana at all times, of sound mind, and of legal age (not younger than 21)
• Full name and address of company secretary and auditors (a letter of consent to act as auditor is attached)
• The number of shares that the company is to be registered with and the stated capital
• An attestation that the minimum nominal capital complies with the requirement that a company not 100% Ghanaian-owned have minimum nominal capital of at least $1500
The company regulations may be drawn up by the party proposing to incorporate the company, or the standard format that comes with the incorporation forms may be adopted.
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Tags: Business Formation, Small Business
