Bahrain · Corporate Compliance
Annual filings, registered-agent and beneficial-ownership obligations, and the official company registry.
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Companies are governed by the Commercial Companies Law and registered through Sijilat. The commercial registration must be renewed every year, its listed activities kept in line with what the business actually does, and changes to partners, managers or capital recorded. Ultimate beneficial owners are declared through Sijilat and kept up to date. Companies keep accounting records and, for most forms, prepare annual financial statements; licensed financial firms also report to the Central Bank of Bahrain.
- Renew the commercial registration every year through Sijilat.
- Keep the registered activities in line with what the business actually does.
- Declare ultimate beneficial owners through Sijilat and keep them current.
- Sijilat — Commercial Registration Portal
Ministry of Industry and Commerce portal for commercial registration and its annual renewal.
- Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC)
Ministry of Industry and Commerce: company law and business licensing.
Government portals
- Bahrain National Portal — Government services and guidance, including the emergency call centre.
- Sijilat — Commercial Registration — Ministry of Industry and Commerce portal for registering and renewing a commercial registration.
- Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) — Work permits, transfers between employers and Bahrainisation target rates.
- National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) — VAT, excise and the domestic minimum top-up tax.