In Brief
A. Repeal of law
The Ministerial Regulations prescribing rates of fees for registration, inspection of documents, certified copies of documents and other fees in relation to partnerships and limited companies, B.E. 2561 (2018) shall be repealed.
B. Effective date of current law
Government Gazette announced new law on 29th December 2020 named “Ministerial Regulation prescribing rates of fees for registration, inspection of documents, certified copies of documents and other fees in relation to partnerships and limited companies B.E. 2563 (2020).” It shall be effective on 1st January B.E. 2564 (2021).
Key Takeaways
A. Fees shall be prescribed as follows:
| No. | Matters | Fee(Baht) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | Registration of partnership | 1,000 |
| (2) | Registration of memorandum of association of a limited company | 500 |
| (3) | Registration of formation of a limited company | 5,000 |
| (4) | Registration of amalgamation of : (a) a partnership (b) a limited company |
1,000 5,000 |
| (5) | Registration of transformation of a registered partnership or limited partnership into a limited company | 5,000 |
| (6) | Registration of the following items; Registration of change of partners or change of contributions of partners, Registration of an alteration of the memorandum of association prior or after the Registration of formation of a limited company, Registration of an alteration of articles of association of a limited company, Registration of an alteration of directors, Registration of an increase or reduction of the capital of a limited company, Registration of a dissolution of a partner-ship or a limited company or Registration of other matters | 500 per request |
| (7) | Certificates of registration of a partnership or a limited company | 100 per copy |
| (8) | Inspection of documents (a) Inspection of application for registration and supporting documents of a partnership or a limited company (b) Inspection of financial statements and list of shareholders of a limited company |
50 per each request |
| (9) | A request for certified copies or for certified photo-copies of documents including certified copies of documents summoned by a court warrant. | 50 per page |
| (10) | A request for written certification of statements entered in the Register, including certificates summoned by a court warrant. | 40 per item |
| (11) | Transfer of computer data
|
800 / request 0.30 per record |
| (12) | Transfer of data from a computer network of the Department of Business Development to computer of the applicant
|
3,000 / each 30 / each 3,000 / each |
B. Reduction and Exemption of Fees
Fees according to (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) and (6) shall be reduced by fifty per cent for application filed for partnerships or limited companies via the e-Registration portal. This reduction will be applicable from the date of the entry into force of this Ministerial Regulation until the 31st December B.E. 2566 (2023).
Fees according to (8) (9) (10) (11) and (12) shall be exempt for government agencies.
Remarks
Applications filed during the approval process at the time this Ministerial Regulation entries into force shall be applied according to this Ministerial Regulation.
The provisions of any laws pertaining to the rates of fees shall be superseded by the rates of fees as prescribed under this Ministerial Regulation.
Reference
Ministerial Regulation prescribing rates of fees for registration, inspection of documents, certified copies of documents and other fees in relation to partnerships and limited companies B.E. 2563 can be accessed at this link.
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Yours sincerely,
Somphob Rodboon
Managing Partner
somphob.r@ilawasia.com
ILAWASIA Co., Ltd.
