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Ghana - Apply for Incorporation of Partnership

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ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person:

  1. To Apply for Incorporation of Partnership in person, the applicant has to approach the Register General Department (RGD) office Contact link
  2. An applicant has to download the form from this Link.
  3. Applicant should read carefully in the application form, after all details must be filled in the application form.
  4. To register a partnership a copy of the partnership agreement and a statement signed by all the partners must be submitted to the Register General's Department stating particulars of the name of the partnership, nature of business, address of the principal place of business and all other places.
  5. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
  6. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
  7. The prescribed fee must be paid by the applicant, and the receipt of payment must be attached with the application form.
  8. The filled application form must be submitted to the authorities in the Ghana RGD Office.
  9. Generally, the processing time for this procedure is taken 2 to 3 weeks.
  10. After, this application will be processed and information will be verified by the RGD office.
  11. If the verification is successful, notification will be sent to the applicant.
  12. The applicant after seeing the notification can go to the RGD office and applicant get the certificate.
  13. If there is no information provided regarding their certificate, the applicant go to the RGD office and should be complaint regarding the certificate.


Apply Online

  1. Applicant Go to online website Link
  2. Applicant search for the availability of your business name by clicking on “Name Search”.
  3. Applicant “Download” forms of the entity type you want to register.
  4. Then “print, fill, sign and scan” the form and other supporting documents may be required.
  5. Applicants create an account as a portal user.
  6. Applicant login with the “user name” and “password” given after the account creation.
  7. Applicant must select Entity Registration link again on the left pane.
  8. Click on “Create New” button if name has not been reserved or click on “Create from Name Reservation” button if business name has been reserved.
  9. Applicant select entity type from the dropdown list.
  10. Type business name under entity name and click on Proceed button.
  11. Certificate and other supporting documents are issued when applicant approval is given.
  12. Input data, upload scanned and signed document and applicant follow the instructions.
  13. Pay online by clicking on “make payment online” link.
  14. The status of the registration will be communicated via SMS.
  15. Applicant click on e-Certificate link to save or print certificate and other supporting documents after approval is given.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Application form Link.
  • Provide stamped Partnership agreement at Land Valuation Board
  • Submit filled forms at the Partnership Registration Counter for Verification and Capturing
  • Pay processing fee of GHS160.00 at the in-house bank
  • Registrar Examines, Approves & Issues Certificate Incorporation As well as CERTIFIED TRUE COPY(CTC) of Form B
  • File Annual Returns at Fifty Ghanaian Cedi(GHS 50) together with Audited Account



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

GREATER ACCRA REGION
P.O.Box 118 Accra
Tel: +233 302 664 691-93
Fax: +233 302 662043
Email: [email protected]
Digital Address:GA-143-4647
Contact link

ASHANTI REGION
Opposite Hotel Gandolfo Asafo PMB, Kumasi
Tel: +233 322 083 151 / 322 042 152
Email: [email protected]
Contact link

WESTERN REGION
P.O.Box 251 Ministries, Sekondi
Tel: +233 312 482 58
Email: [email protected]
Fax: +233 312 48258
Digital Address: WS-001-7903
Contact link

NORTHERN REGION
Tel: +233 372 023 715
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Digital Address: NT-0066-0976
Contact link

EligibilityEdit

  • A Ghanaian LLC can be formed by a single shareholder, who must appoint two directors. While all can be foreigners, one of the directors must be ordinarily resident in Ghana.



FeesEdit

  • A Fee for this procedure is 50 GHC for a year.



ValidityEdit

  • This certificate validity is for 1 year.



Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

  • Incorporation of partnership certificate issued in 2 to 3 weeks.



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InstructionsEdit

  • Act 992 defines an external company as a body corporate formed outside the jurisdiction of the Republic of Ghana which has an established place of business in Ghana.



Required InformationEdit

  • Partnership name
  • Nature of business/sector(s) details
  • Details of principal business activities
  • Business address information
  • Registered office address
  • Other place of business
  • Postal address
  • Contact details
  • Partner(s) details
  • Particulars of charges on partnership assets
  • MSME details
  • Business operating permit (BOP ) request
  • Declaration
  • Signature of the witness



Need for the DocumentEdit

  • Once a partnership is formally entered into, there is a legal presumption that each partner has the authority to transact the partnership's authorized business as an agent of the partnership and, for this reason, partnerships are generally bound by any actions taken or decisions made by a partner in the name of the partnership during the usual course of business. A partnership must be registered with the Registrar General's Department.



Information which might helpEdit

  • Incorporating a company means establishing a legal identity for the company that is separate from the legal identity of its directors or shareholders.
  • Some benefits of incorporation are that it allows a company to contract in its own name; limits the liability of the company's directors and shareholders; and ensures continuity of the company in the event of the death or bankruptcy of a shareholder.



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.



External LinksEdit

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