Form A is the Annual Return that every company with share capital must file with the SECP each year – it’s separate from your annual financial statements (Form 45) and separate from Form 29 (which covers changes to directors). Where Form 45 reports your finances and Form 29 reports who runs the company, Form A … Read more
Every week we get a client whose SECP application got stuck — not because the business idea was wrong, but because of an expired CNIC, a name spelled differently on two documents, or a name choice that violates SECP’s naming rules. Getting the paperwork right before you file saves you weeks. Here’s exactly what SECP … Read more
Form 28 is the SECP filing companies use to notify the registrar of any change in the registered office address — not something you file routinely, only when your company physically moves or you change where official correspondence is received. Skipping it means SECP, and by extension anyone searching the public register, still has your … Read more
A sole proprietorship in Pakistan doesn’t actually require registration with SECP the way a company does — it’s an unincorporated business where you and the business are the same legal entity. What you do need is NTN registration with FBR, and sometimes sales tax registration, depending on what you’re selling and to whom. What a … Read more
Form 45 is the SECP filing companies submit to report their annual accounts and financial statements — essentially the mechanism through which a company’s audited (or unaudited, for smaller companies) financial position gets placed on official record with the regulator, separate from the tax filing you do with FBR. What Form 45 Covers Form 45 … Read more
Form A is the annual return every company registered in Pakistan must file with SECP — it’s not optional paperwork, it’s the yearly compliance filing that keeps your company’s official record current. Missing it triggers penalties that grow the longer it stays unfiled. What Form A Actually Is Form A is the Annual Return under … Read more
Form 26 is a specific SECP filing, and confusing it with other similarly-numbered forms is easy — here’s what it actually covers. What Form 26 Is Form 26 is SECP’s form for notifying the return of allotment of shares — filed when a company issues new shares to shareholders (whether at incorporation, a fresh funding … Read more
Reserving a company name is the first real step in SECP incorporation — and a rejected name costs you time, not just the reservation fee. Here’s how to check availability properly before you commit. Why Name Availability Matters Before You Do Anything Else SECP won’t incorporate a company whose name is identical or deceptively similar … Read more
SECP company registration fees in Pakistan depend on your company’s authorized capital and the online/manual filing route — here’s the real cost structure, not just “it depends.” What Determines the Fee Company type — Single Member Company (SMC-Private), Private Limited, or Public Limited each have different fee schedules Authorized share capital — fees scale with … Read more
The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), under the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, is the body IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS) exporters register with to access tax benefits, remittance facilitation, and official recognition as a Pakistani software exporter. If you invoice clients abroad for software development, freelancing, or call center/BPO work, PSEB registration is usually … Read more
