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[ESTABLISHING A BUSINESS ENTITY IN UGANDA]
Act 2004, brokers, dealers or investment advisors licensed under the Capital Markets Authority Act and insurance companies licensed under the Insurance Act 2017. Steps for incorporating a foreign Company; 1. Reserving and registering a business name 2. Filing of certified/notarized incorporation documents from the country of origin with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau. 3. Obtaining a Tax Identification Number with the Uganda Revenue Authority 4. Obtaining a Registration Certificate with the National Social Security Fund. 5. Obtaining other relevant trade licenses with the respective agencies. 6. Obtaining a bank account(s) 7. Registering with the Personal Data Protection Office where the company collects personal data. 8. Registering with the Financial intelligence Authority if the company is an accountable person under the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2013. The list includes; NGO’s, churches, real estate agents, dealers in precious metals, trusts and company service providers, financial institutions registered under the Financial Institutions Act 2004, brokers, dealers or investment advisors licensed under the Capital Markets
Authority Act and insurance companies licensed under the Insurance Act 2017.
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Indigenous NGO The procedure for incorporating an NGO involves submitting the following requirements to the NGO Bureau 1. Pre-incorporation documents; certificate of incorporation, Memorandum and Articles of Association, form 20 and form 18 registered with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau. 2. National I. Ds or passports of members. 3. Telephone contacts of the organization 4. Name of each organization or group established outside or inside Uganda, if any, to which the organization is affiliated or connected. 5. Class or classes of persons to whom membership of the organization is open. 6. Names, occupation, addresses and position of officers of the organization. 7. Property owned by the organization and the manner in which that property is held, acquired or vested. 8. Bankers of the organization. 9. Any privileges, immunities and exemptions requested by the organization from the government. 10. Passport photos of at least two members.
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ILN Corporate Group – Establishing a Business Entity Series
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