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Change Cost |
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Our Service Fees |
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Our fees for handling the change of name for a WFOE’s Beijing branch is RMB10,000. In particular, our fees cover the following services: (1) Preparation of change application documents; (2) Application for approval of name; (3) Application for name change with BAMR; (4) Carving of branch’s chops; (5) Application for name change with Tax Bureau; (6) Applying for change of person in charge with bank (RMB basic account) If special licence or permit or other extra change is required, we may need to adjust our fees accordingly. |
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Official Filing Fees |
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The fees quoted in Section 1 (1) above do not cover official filing fees to be paid to different government departments and the official filing fees are estimated to be around RMB1,500, assuming no special license or permit is required. |
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Translation Costs |
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Our service fees stated in Section 1 (1) do not cover translation costs for translating the documents prepared by you from English to Chinese or translation of registration documents from Chinese to English. If so required, we will charge an extra amount of RMB300 per page of A4 size paper for the translation services. In case the translation is done by client directly, we will charge RMB60-180 per page of A4 size paper as proof reading service fees. |
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A summary of the fees and costs is provided in Schedule 1 to the quotation. |
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Payment Terms and Methods |
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Upon receipt of your order, we will issue an invoice to you for your settlement. We require full payment in advance. If China or Taiwan official tax invoice is required, Value-Added Tax or Business Tax at the prevailing rate in the respective jurisdiction will be charged. |
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Required Documents and Materials |
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The following materials are required for the purpose of change of name for a WFOE Beijing branch: | |
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Photocopy of business license of the WFOE (affixed with company chop of the WFOE); |
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Business Licenses of the branch (original and duplicates); |
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Bank Account Opening Permit; |
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Organizational Credit Code Certificate; |
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Company Seals of the branch; |
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Other documents or information temporarily required by registration authorities. |
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Estimated Time Frame |
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It is estimated that the whole change process would take around 4 to 6 weeks, subject to the approval by the various registration authorities in Beijing. The table below shows the estimated time frame for each of the steps for the change. |
Step
Description
Who is Responsible
Working Days
Preliminary
1 Preparation of required documents of the WFOE Investor
Investor’s schedule
2 Preparation of branch’s certificates and licenses Investor
Investor’s schedule
3 Other documents
Investor
Investor’s schedule
Application for Change
4 Application for approval and reservation of the proposed name Kaizen
3-5
5 Application for name change with BAMR Kaizen
5-7 6 Carving of branch’s chops Kaizen
1 7 Application for name change with Tax Bureau Kaizen
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8 Application for name change with bank
Kaizen
7-10 Around 4-6 Weeks
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How to Start |
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(1) |
We will sign an engagement letter with you; |
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You pay the service fees to us; |
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You provide the required materials to us; |
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We prepare the application forms and relevant documents after receipt of required documents; |
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We deliver the documents to you for signing; |
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You return the duly signed documents to us; |
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We submit the documents to relevant government authorities concerned application and change of various certificates as stated in Section 4; |
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The whole procedures are completed and certificates are forwarded to you. |
Item |
Description |
Amount (RMB) |
1 | Service fees for change of name for a WFOE’s Beijing branch (Note 1) |
10,000 |
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Official filing fees (Note 2) |
1,500 |
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Disbursements |
500 |
4 |
Translation fees (Optional) |
TBA |
TOTAL |
12,000 |
1. | If special licence or permit needs to be updated due to the company name change, Kaizen will handle the application and our fees will be quoted upon request. |
2. | The government fees are estimated on the premises that no speical license or permit is required. We will collect it before the commencement of services and any shortfall will be billed after completion of the change. |
3. | Item 4 will only be incurred if we are being engaged for such services. |
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If Chinese tax invoice is required, a Value Added Tax and Surcharges of 5% would be applicable. |