Shellie Leon, deputy chief executive officer and director of opertions of the Companies Office of Jamaica.
COJ wants ‘missing’ companies to make mandatory filings
With approximately 70 per cent of companies not filing a change of address or the mandatory annual returns, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reminding directors that failure to file these documents may lead to their entities being removed from the Register of Companies or taken to court. Under the Companies Act, a company is required to make an annual return filing on the anniversary date of its incorporation. Additionally, it must also file a Registered Office Notice (Form 17) if it has changed its address. Forms for each filing are available for download on the agency’s website –...
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