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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87596, member: 27"]
A hard April 30 deadline is breathing down the necks of every registered business in Ghana, and the penalties for ignoring it are no joke.

ORC's annual returns deadline explained
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[*]The Office of the Registrar of Companies is mandating filings or business name renewals by April 30.
[*]Business owners, company directors, secretaries, and incorporated partnership members all fall under this directive.
[*]Section 126(1) of the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) is the legal muscle backing the whole exercise.
[*]Businesses skipping their annual returns alongside financial statements get flagged as non-compliant immediately.
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Penalty breakdown for late filers
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[*]Companies sitting on five or more years of defaults owe GH¢2,000 on top of standard filing fees.
[*]A one-to-four-year default window carries a GH¢1,000 penalty instead.
[*]Persistent non-compliance puts a company at risk of getting struck off the Companies Register entirely.
[*]Operating after a strike-off becomes outright unlawful under Ghanaian corporate law.
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What companies actually need to file
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[*]Annual returns must go in within 18 months of incorporation, then every year after that.
[*]Filed details must cover the company address, directors, shareholders, capital structure, and financial statements.
[*]Business names left unrenewed will lapse and face removal from the register.
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