Topic hub · Company and compliance
Running a company in Nepal: registration, compliance and people
A company in Nepal answers to the Office of the Company Registrar, the Social Security Fund and the Labour Act as well as the tax office. This hub gathers our guidance on setting up, staying compliant and keeping the books and controls in order.
Setting up
Choosing the structure, registering with the OCR and getting the first-year filings right.
Staying compliant
Annual returns, AGMs, share changes, payroll, SSF and what the Labour Act requires.
Books and controls
Bookkeeping that supports the audit and the controls that stop small leaks becoming large ones.
Guides for business owners
Plain language: what it means, what to do and what to prepare.
- For business owners · 10 Nov 2026NGO and INGO Finance in Nepal: Registration, SWC Reporting and Donor Audit SupportA non-profit in Nepal answers to the registering office, the Social Welfare Council where it applies, the tax office and its donors. Each wants a different set of numbers.
- For business owners · 4 Nov 2026Share Transfer and Capital Increase at the Company Registrar: Step by StepShares move only when the company records the transfer and the Registrar updates the register. A capital increase adds an approval, a payment trail and a filing. Here is the sequence and where it stalls.
- For business owners · 30 Oct 2026Directors' Duties and Liabilities Under the Companies Act, 2063What a director of a Nepali company must disclose, avoid and prove under the Companies Act, 2063: the 15-day disclosure, the ban on personal gain, the prudent-person standard, and the practical habits that protect you when a bank, a co-shareholder or the IRD asks questions.
- For business owners · 24 Oct 2026Employee Share Schemes in Nepal: What Is Practical TodayWhat the Companies Act, 2063 already allows for employee share schemes, what the 2025 amendment added, how the Income Tax Act, 2058 is likely to treat shares given to staff, and a practical design for a Nepali private company.
- For business owners · 22 Oct 2026Restructuring a Loss-Making Company in Nepal: The Options Before LiquidationThe operational, debt and capital levers a struggling Nepali company can pull before liquidation, the formal restructuring route under the Insolvency Act, 2063, and the tax points that change once ownership or capital shifts.
- For business owners · 13 Oct 2026How to Get a PAN in Nepal: Personal and Business, Step by Step (PAN Kasari Banaune)A Permanent Account Number is the first step for salary, freelance income, a business or a company. How to apply online on the IRD portal, what to bring, and the difference between personal and business PAN.
- For business owners · 8 Sept 2026Business Valuation: What Actually Determines the Value of a Company?The three fundamental drivers that move a valuation number up or down, why two similar-looking businesses can be valued very differently, and how founders and owners can identify which lever actually matters most for their specific business.
- For business owners · 10 Aug 2026Trademark Registration in Nepal: Process, Timeline and Common PitfallsThe six-step trademark process at Nepal's Department of Industry, how long it takes, and why first-to-file beats first-to-use for brands entering later.
- For business owners · 3 Aug 2026Company Registration Process in Nepal: A Practical WalkthroughHow to register a private or public company in Nepal—the OCR incorporation sequence, required documents, PAN and local registration, timeline and cost structure, and why most applications are delayed.
- For business owners · 1 Jul 2026Annual Company Compliance Checklist for Nepal-Registered EnterprisesA practical checklist of every annual filing, return, and regulatory obligation that Nepal-registered companies must complete, with deadlines and penalty information.
Technical analysis for professionals
Section-level analysis, procedures and edge cases.
- For professionals · 6 Oct 2026Your Company Is About to Be Struck Off or Missed Filings: How to Restore ItA company that misses statutory filings can face penalties, a notice of intended striking off and eventually removal from the register. Most of it is recoverable if you act at the first notice.
- For professionals · 6 Aug 2026How to Value a Private Company in NepalThe three recognised valuation approaches, why private-company valuation in Nepal carries extra constraints, and what a proper valuation engagement actually involves.
- For professionals · 4 Aug 2026Terminating an Employee in Nepal: What the Labor Act Actually RequiresGrounds for lawful termination under the Labor Act 2074, the notice and severance obligations employers routinely underestimate, and where wrongful-termination exposure actually comes from in Nepal.
- For professionals · 1 Aug 2026Closing a Company in Nepal: Liquidation and Deregistration, Step by StepVoluntary liquidation, striking off a dormant company, and what to settle with OCR, IRD and NRB before a company can legally close — the sequence, documents, and where closures typically stall.
How we can help
- Company registrationOCR registration and first filings
- Payroll and SSFMonthly payroll, TDS and SSF
- BookkeepingMonthly accounts and records
Tools and references
- Salary cost calculatorFull cost of an employee
- Deadline calendarFiling dates for the year