Tag: RGD
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Establishment of ORC will further boost ease of doing business – Akufo-Addo
Government’s efforts to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive has been augmented by the establishment of the Office of the Registrar of Companies, ORC. This is according to President Akufo-Addo. Speaking at the launch of the newly established Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) in Accra, President Akufo – Addo said the…
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Registrar General’s Department to increase penalty for late filing of annual returns
The penalty for late filing of annual returns for companies will be increased from GH¢450.00 to GH¢500 effective 30th June 2022. This is according to the Registrar General, Jemima Oware. This increment would apply to all company entities, namely Public/Private Companies Limited by shares, public/private companies limited by guarantee (Churches, Schools, Unions, Associations, Clubs etc.)…
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Registrar General’s Department to delist over 100,000 companies
The Registrar General’s Department, RGD, has served notice to the Business Community and the general public that it has begun the delisting of dormant companies from the Companies Register. The delisting process is commencing with 3,100 companies being taken off the Companies Register. In a statement signed and copied to Citi Business News, the Registrar…
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Registrar General to sanction defaulting taxpayers
The Registrar General’s Department has served notice that companies that fail to file their annual returns for 2017 before the end of April, will be severely penalized. According to the Department, failure to adhere to this directive after the deadline would attract a roll-over of penalty for the previous year of GH₵300 in addition to…
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Biz registration blues cleared with e-certificate
Individuals and businesses can now patronize any service from the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) via online. The development follows the launch of the E-Certificate on Thursday, October 19, 2017. The situation at the RGD hitherto was often chaotic as business owners who patronized various services from the department could not find their way around, getting…
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Businesses to face sanction for non renewal of license
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has announced it will sanction companies that default in re-registering their businesses. The caution comes even though a deadline for defaulting companies is expected to be announced by the end of October 2017. The exercise also forms part of moves by the Registrar General’s Department to improve upon its operations.…
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Protecting intellectual property: RGD adopts global standards
The Registrar General’s Department is anticipating the full implementation of laws on intellectual property as it re-sensitizes individuals and organizations on global standards of protecting one’s intellectual property. The sensitization forms part of Ghana’s participation in the World intellectual property day which was marked on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. It also forms part of moves by…