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Every service, and who does the work.

What you can start today, what we charge for it, and who performs each part. Services still on our roadmap are marked as coming later, and we take no payment for them.

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Private company · Not a government agency · Government fees shown separately

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Four kinds of work.

Every service below names who performs it. Fees follow the same split: government fees to the authority, the GHBusinessDesk service fee to us, professional fees to the partner firm.

  • GHBusinessDesk

    GHBusinessDesk performs

    Work our staff and software do directly, within what the law allows a non-professional to do.

    Guided questions, checks, name searches, preparing forms, submitting and tracking, your vault and reminders.

  • Licensed professional

    A licensed professional

    Work that needs a regulated professional, done by a vetted partner under their own licence and liability.

    Legal advice, bespoke constitutions and agreements, commissioner-for-oaths witnessing, company secretarial work.

  • The authority decides

    The authority decides

    Decisions and records only an authority can make. We never promise their timing.

    Registrar examination and certificates, GRA taxpayer records, GIPA registration, operating permits.

  • Third-party partner

    A third-party partner

    Commercial services outside our core, from partners we have checked.

    Payment processing, identity verification, courier, registered-office service.

Start a business

Registration for the three structures, from Ghana or from abroad.

  • Business name

    Available

    Name search, Form A prepared from your answers, submission, tracking and your certificate in the vault.

    GHBusinessDeskThe authority decides
    GHS 350GHBusinessDesk service feeUS$79 from abroad+ GHS 160 government fees

  • Partnership

    Available

    Every partner verifies their own details. An optional partnership deed is drafted by a partner lawyer.

    GHBusinessDeskLicensed professionalThe authority decides
    GHS 750GHBusinessDesk service feeUS$129 from abroad+ GHS 300 government fees

  • Company limited by shares

    Available

    Directors, secretary, shareholders and beneficial owners, with witnessed consents and a second review before submission.

    GHBusinessDeskLicensed professionalThe authority decides
    GHS 1,800GHBusinessDesk service feeUS$399 from abroad+ GHS 615 government fees+ 1% stamp duty

  • Foreign-founder company

    Available

    Company formation plus GIPA registration, with a partner lawyer on every case. Taken on selectively while the regulations under Act 1173 settle.

    GHBusinessDeskLicensed professionalThe authority decides
    US$1,200GHBusinessDesk service fee+ professional fees+ government and GIPA feesConfirmed before you pay

  • Registered-office service

    Quoted per case

    A physical registered office in Ghana for diaspora and foreign founders, provided by a partner.

    Third-party partner
    Shown on its own line before you pay
Compare the three structures

Keep your business in good standing

Filings and changes after registration. Each fee is fixed before you start.

  • Compliance health check

    Available

    Enter your company number. We show missing filings, penalty exposure and what it costs to fix.

    GHBusinessDesk
    FreeNo account needed to start

  • Annual return, managed

    Available

    Pre-filled from your profile, including member and beneficial-owner particulars. Signed by a director and the secretary.

    GHBusinessDeskLicensed professionalThe authority decides
    GHS 450GHBusinessDesk service feeUS$59 from abroad+ GHS 175 government fee

  • Business name renewal

    Available

    The yearly renewal, reminded ahead of time and filed for you.

    GHBusinessDeskThe authority decides
    GHS 120GHBusinessDesk service feeUS$19 from abroad+ GHS 70 government fee

  • Director or secretary change

    Available

    Resolutions templated, consents collected online, the change filed and your records updated.

    GHBusinessDeskLicensed professionalThe authority decides
    GHS 600GHBusinessDesk service feeUS$79 from abroad+ government fee per schedule

  • Share transfer

    Available

    Transfer instrument and stamp duty handled with a partner lawyer, and your register updated.

    Licensed professionalGHBusinessDeskThe authority decides
    GHS 750GHBusinessDesk service feeUS$99 from abroad+ government fee per schedule+ professional fee

  • Compliance catch-up bundle

    Quoted per case

    For businesses behind on filings. One quote covering every missing filing, with penalties itemised.

    GHBusinessDeskThe authority decides
    After a free health check
Plans from free to GHS 900 a month

Coming later

On our roadmap, not yet offered. We will not take payment for these until they launch.

  • Partnership renewal

    Coming later

    The yearly partnership renewal, reminded and filed.

    GHBusinessDeskThe authority decides

  • Beneficial-ownership updates

    Coming later

    Triggered by any change in ownership or control, with the filing deadline tracked.

    GHBusinessDeskThe authority decides

  • Registered-office change

    Coming later

    Notice of the new address filed and the address validated.

    GHBusinessDeskThe authority decides

  • Company information changes

    Coming later

    Changes to name, objects or constitution by special resolution.

    Licensed professionalGHBusinessDeskThe authority decides

  • Company records catch-up

    Coming later

    Updates and re-registration for older company records.

    GHBusinessDeskThe authority decides

  • GIPA registration renewal

    Coming later

    The annual renewal for enterprises with foreign participation, with a partner lawyer.

    Licensed professionalGHBusinessDeskThe authority decides

  • Tax registration assistance

    Coming later

    TIN confirmation, and VAT registration where the threshold is met.

    GHBusinessDeskLicensed professionalThe authority decides

  • Business-licence assistance

    Coming later

    Business Operating Permits from your assembly, and sector licences.

    GHBusinessDeskThird-party partnerThe authority decides

  • Foreign (external) company registration

    Coming later

    Registering a company incorporated outside Ghana. The government fee is set in US dollars.

    Licensed professionalGHBusinessDeskThe authority decides

  • Tax compliance support

    Coming later

    Filing and representation by licensed tax practitioners.

    Licensed professional

  • Accounting and bookkeeping

    Coming later

    From vetted accounting partners.

    Licensed professional

  • Corporate secretarial services

    Coming later

    Statutory registers, minutes and AGM support.

    Licensed professional

  • Legal documents

    Coming later

    Agreements, constitutions and employment documents from a partner law firm.

    Licensed professional

  • Closure and dissolution

    Coming later

    Voluntary strike-off or winding-up, coordinated with a partner lawyer.

    Licensed professionalGHBusinessDeskThe authority decides

  • Payroll

    Coming later

    Through partner payroll platforms.

    Third-party partner

  • Restructuring support

    Coming later

    Referral to a lawyer or insolvency practitioner, with GHBusinessDesk managing the project.

    Licensed professionalGHBusinessDesk

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