The British Virgin Islands (BVI) recently enacted the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2022 and its associated legislation, including the BVI Business Companies (Amendment of Schedule 1) (No. 2) Order, 2022, which will come into force on 1 January, 2023. The link to the Order and Portcullis’ previous notice dated 13 September 2022 on the key changes are set out below:
BVI Business Companies Amendment of Schedule 1 (No. 2) Order, 2022
This circular sets out the changes to filing fees which may affect your company:
Incorporation and Renewal
- The government incorporation and annual renewal fees for standard Business Companies with authorized shares of 50,000 or less will increase from USD450 to USD550 and the government incorporation and annual renewal fees for standard Business Companies with authorized share amounts of more than 50,000 will increase from USD1,200 to USD1,350.
- The government incorporation and annual renewal fees for Business Companies that are private trust companies with authorized shares of 50,000 or less will increase from USD1,350 to USD1,500 and the government incorporation and annual renewal fees for Business Companies that are private trust companies with authorized share amounts of more than 50,000
will increase from USD2,650 to USD3,000.
Register of Director filing
- The government fee for filing the initial register of director will increase from USD75 to USD100. The government filing fee for changes to the register of directors remains at USD75.
Provision by the Registrar of a list of directors upon request
- BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs will make available, upon payment of a fee of USD100, a list of directors contained in a company’s register of directors filed with the Registrar.
Restoration Fees
- Companies may be renewed through the Registry initially and also through the court depending on the time period after strike off. Government filing fee for restorations filed with the Registry up to 12 months after dissolution is USD700 and those filed after 12 months after dissolution is USD1,600. Government filing fee for the Court Order of Restoration with the Registry up to 12 months after dissolution is USD2,400 and those filed after 12 months after dissolution is USD4,600.
Continuation outside of the BVI
- The government continuation out filing fee will increase from USD2,000 to USD2,500.
Please contact your Portcullis Relationship Manager or one of our representatives for assistance or further information should you have any questions or difficulty in meeting these regulatory requirements.
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英屬維京群島法律之修正 – 法定費用變更
貴公司或許已聽聞,新加坡財政部長已於2022年財政預算案中宣布,商品服務稅的標準稅率將自2023年1月1日起從7%調升為8%。
保得利身為商品服務稅的註冊事業1,必須遵守新加坡國稅局所頒布的調稅規則,在開立保得利發票時採用新調的商品服務稅率。
此次調稅將如何影響 貴公司的保得利發票?
2023年1月1日之前開立的發票
英屬維京群島最近制定了「2022年英屬維京群島商業公司(修正)法」及其相關法規,包括「2022年英屬維京群島商業公司法(附表1修正)(2號)令」,自2023年1月1日起施行。通往該法令及保得利2022年9月13日說明重要修正內容的通告的連結如下:
2022年英屬維京群島商業公司法附表1修正(2號)令
本通訊在此說明可能影響 貴公司的各項歸檔申報費變更如下:
公司設立費及年費
- 標準商業公司擁有核准股份50,000股或以下者,其公司設立費及年費將從美元450元調高為美元550元,而標準商業公司擁有核准股份50,000股以上者,其公司設立費及年費將從美元1,200元調高為美元1,350元。
- 商業公司若為私人信託公司且擁有核准股份50,000股或以下者,其公司設立費及年費將從美元1,350元調高為美元1,500元,而商業公司若為私人信託公司且擁有核准股份50,000股以上者,其公司設立費及年費將從美元2,650元調高為美元3,000元。
董事名冊申報
- 首次申報歸檔董事名冊的政府規費將從美元75元調高為美元100元。董事名冊變更歸檔的政府規費仍維持美元75元不變。
註冊處憑索取提供董事名單
- 英屬維京群島公司事務註冊處於收受美元100元的規費後,即提供向註冊處提交的公司董事名冊中的董事名單。
公司復名費
- 公司可首次透過註冊處申請復名,亦可透過法院為之,端視除名後的期間而定。解散後未逾12個月向註冊處申請復名的規費為美元700元,而解散後超過12個月申請者則為美元1,600元。解散後未逾12個月以法院復名令向註冊處申請者應繳納美元2,400元,而解散後超過12個月申請者則應繳美元4,600元。
英屬維京群島境外遷冊存續
- 境外遷冊存續申報歸檔費將從美元2,000元調高為美元2,500元。
倘貴公司有任何疑問或在遵守上述法規上有任何困難,請洽詢 貴公司的保得利關係經理或本公司業務代表,以便提供協助或進一步資訊。
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