Corporate secretarial services
At BDO, we have experienced professionals who can provide assistance to ensure that your business comply with the relevant legal and regulatory requirements of the Papua New Guinea Companies Act 1997 (as amended). In addition to providing advice to directors of companies in discharging their fiduciary duties and assist them in improving efficiency, we can also act in the capacity of Company Secretary for your business.
Our corporate secretarial services include:
- Registration of business and obtaining IPA certificates
- Renewal of business registration certificates
- Provision of registered business and correspondence addresses
- Preparation and registering consents to act as company director or removal of company director with the companies office
- Preparation and lodgment of annual statutory returns with the registrar office
- Preparation and lodgment of foreign investment returns with the IPA
- Updating and maintenance of statutory registers
- Attendance of shareholders and directors’ meetings
- Recording and transcribing of minutes of shareholders and directors’ meetings
- Company searches
- Ad hoc advice on the Companies Act 1997 (as amended)
- De-registering of companies from the companies office and the tax authorities
- Acting as resident director of a company
- Assistance in the establishment of trusts
- Provide administration trust services including acting as a trustee