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Macau Company Registration Procedures and Fees

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Macau Limited Company Registration Procedures and Fees

Unless otherwise indicated, the MACAU company stated in this quotation refers to a private limited liability company formed and incorporated in MACAU in accordance with the “CODIGO COMERCIAL” (Macau Company Law).

Our fee for the registration of Limited Company in Macau is HKD20,000. The fees quoted include our professional registration service fee, registered office address in Macau for one-year, with official government fee. In short, the fees quoted included the fees necessary for the registration of Macau Company. For details, please refer to Section 1 of this quotation.

For the purpose of a company registration in Macau, you will need to provide the identification documents and proof of address of each shareholder and the proposed executive director, the proposed number of shares of the Macau Company, the address of the registered office (if provided by the client), and the main business scope and business models of Macau Companies. The required documents and materials are detailed in Section 6 of this quotation.

In general, the registration of the Macau Company takes around 16 to 20 business days. The competent authority will conduct audits based on the business scope and the identity of the investors, and the company registration time shall be extended.

The fees quoted are applicable to the business which does not require an additional license or permit. If the business to be carried out by the Macau company requires an extra license or permits, Kaizen can help apply for such license or permit and our fees will be quoted upon request.

The fees stated in the quotation are for preliminary reference only and do not constitute final transaction terms. All service fees shall be based on the actual quotation provided by our company for each individual case. We reserve the right to adjust pricing at any time without prior notice.

Registration Fee for the Macau Limited Company

Our fees for handling the registration of a private company limited by shares with standard Articles of Association in Macau is HKD20,000. In particular, our fees cover the following services:

(1)

Macau Company Incorporation - Pre- & Post-Incorporation

Performing name availability search;
Payment of official registration filing fee to relevant authorities;
Drafting the Articles of Association;
Preparation of incorporation documents and registration forms;
Preparation of board resolution;
Submit company registration application;
Preparation of compliance corporate kit, including company chop.

(2)

Registered Office Address

The registered office address of the Macau Company must be located in Macau. Kaizen will provide an address to be used as the registered office for Macau Company for one year. Kaizen could receive and forward letters and couriers on behalf of clients (excluded the courier charges).

Note: This package included our incorporation service fee, registered address service for one year, the government official registration fee, stamp duty and verification of signature. However, courier fee, if any, is not included.

Optional Services

No.	Services	Fee (HKD)
1	CPA certification of incorporation documents (per documents)	300
2	Notarization and legalization of incorporation documents	TBC

Payment Term and Payment Methods

Upon receipt of your confirmation of engagement, we will issue and send an invoice together with the wiring instructions to you for your settlement. When you arrange the payment, please put our invoice number of account number in the message section and then send email a copy of the remittance receipt to us for our records. Because of the nature of service, we require full payment in advance. And once the service has commenced, no refund of service fee will be made.

We accept cash, HKD check, TT and credit card through PayPal. An extra handling fee of 5% will be charged if paid by PayPal.

Basic Structure for Macau Limited Company

(1)	At least one shareholder and one administrator (also called director);
(2)	The shareholder could be a corporation or a natural person. There are no restrictions on the nationality of the shareholder;
(3)	The shareholder who is a natural person could act as a director, or appoint the other natural person act as a director, there are no restrictions on the nationality of the director;
(4)	The Macau Limited Company to be established must have a registered address in Macau;
(5)	The Minimum of registered capital is MOP25,000. The value of share is equal to the capital contribution;
(6)	The proposed Company Name must be in either Chinese or Portuguese, and may include an English name; or in both English, Chinese and Portuguese;
(7)	If the Macau Company consists of two or more shareholders, then the name shall be end with “L.D.A” in Portuguese or “有限公司” in Chinese.; If the Macau Company owned by sole shareholder, the company name must be ended with “Sociedade Unipessoal Lda” in Portuguese and “一人有限公司” in Chinese.

Required Documents and Materials

(1)	The name of the proposed Macau Company in English and Chinese. Kaizen will translate the company name in Portuguese;
(2)	The copy of the passport and address proof documents by the shareholders and directors (For example, utility bill, telephone bill or bank statement); if the shareholder are corporations, the company registration certificate and other company documents shall be provided;
(3)	The Nationality and Marital status of shareholders and directors. If married, the name(s) and address(ese) of their spouse(s);
(4)	The capital registered for the Macau Company. Unless otherwise stated, Kaizen will set the registered capital at MOP25,000;
(5)	The business scope of Macau Company (principal business activity);
(6)	Filling the “KYC Questionnaires” and “Oversea Company Incorporation Order Form” provided by Kaizen.

The identification documents of the shareholders and directors need to be verified by Kaizen, or by a notary public, public accountant or an attesting officer.

For corporate shareholder, those registration documents with board resolution are required to be legalized. Kaizen can help with the legalisation of the said documents and our fee will be provided upon request.

Macau Limited Company Registration Procedures and Timeframe

Under normal circumstances, the company name and the business scope do not need an extra license or permit, the whole process for company registration takes around 16 to 20 days. The table below shows the procedures with time frame for the registration of a Macau company.

Item	Procedure	Working Days (estimated)
1	Client prepares the required documents and materials stated in Section 6 by using E-mail, fax or mail, the courier fee shall be responsible by clients.	Client’s Schedule
2	Arrangement of name reservation for the proposed Company Name	3
3	Kaizen prepares incorporation documents and email them to client for signing	2
4	Client signs the incorporation documents and return the duly signed documents and original passport/legalized passport to Macau.	Client’s Schedule
5	Kaizen submits to Commercial Registry Office (CRCBM) in Macau.	12-14
6	Collection of Certificate of Registration	2
7	Kaizen passes the company registration documents to the clients.	Client’s Schedule
Total working days		3-4 weeks

Certificates and Documents to be returned to Client

After the registration process is completed, Kaizen will return the following documents and materials to you for your retention and as proof that the company is duly registered:

(1)	Certificate of Registration issued by Commercial Registry Office (CRCBM);
(2)	One copy of the filed Articles of Association;
(3)	Filed Form M/1 - New Registration / Amendment Form;
(4)	Documentary for Application for Share(s) and Consent to act as Administrators etc.
(5)	A company chop.

Annual Maintenance Fee

Each limited company registered in Macau is required to submit a Complementary Income Tax Return once a year, regardless of whether the company has commenced its business or not. There is no audit requirement for a company classified as Group B in which the capital is less than MOP1,000,000 and profit lower than MOP1,000,000. Also, no matter whether the company has hired any employee or not, it is required to submit Professional tax with Finance Department during January and February every year.

In order to provide you with a clearer understanding of the cost to maintain a Macau Company, Kaizen lists out the maintenance costs incurred by a Macau Company each year in the following table.

Item	Description	Amount (HKD)
Annual Renewal Service Fee
1	Annual Renewal Services fee, including the services items: - · Provision of collection and forwarding mail service · Provision of Registered Office Address service in Macau for one year · Provision of Corporate Secretarial Service for one year	8,000
2	Preparation and submission of the below Tax Returns: - · Form M/1 - Complementary Tax Return · Form M3/4 - Professional Employer Tax Return	5,500
	Total	13,500
Tax Declaration, Accounting and Bookkeeping Service Fee
3	Updating monthly books of accounts (below 50 transactions)	5,000
4	Preparation for the Annual Audit Report (Optional)	20,000 or above

It shall be noted that the fees listed above are for reference only and the actual cost may be higher than listed.

The above quotations are for preliminary reference only and do not constitute final transaction terms. All service fees shall be based on the actual quotation provided by our company for each individual case. We reserve the right to adjust pricing at any time without prior notice.

If you wish to obtain more information or assistance, please visit the official website of Kaizen CPA Limited at www.kaizencpa.com or contact us through the following and talk to our professionals:
Email: info@kaizencpa.com
Tel: +852 2341 1444
Mobile : +852 5616 4140, +86 152 1943 4614
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