Alpine Law Associates is the leading full-service law firm encompassing a wide range of legal practices located in Kathmandu, Nepal. It consists of a team of the country's best lawyers, each with expertise in their respective fields, tailored to meet clients' specific needs.
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A 2026 practitioner's guide to company registration in Nepal — Companies Act 2063, OCR's CAMIS digital portal, fee slabs from NPR 1,000 to NPR 43,000+, capital rules, document set, foreign branch and liaison registration, and end-to-end post-registration compliance with PAN, VAT and DOI.
A 2026 practitioner's guide to PAN card registration in Nepal — the 9-digit Permanent Account Number, the personal PAN, business PAN, and D-PAN withholding-agent categories, the legal trigger under Section 78 of the Income Tax Act 2058, eligibility, required documents for individual and business applicants, the online registration process through taxpayerportal.ird.gov.np, the biometric and final-issuance step at the local Inland Revenue Office, the zero-fee policy, the 1-3 working day timeline, the transactions that require a PAN (bank account, employment, real-estate registration, vehicle registration, contracts above NPR 1 lakh), the integration with the Nagarik App, the penalty exposure for non-registration, and the assessment risk of operating without a PAN.
"The current minimum wage in Nepal — effective 1 Shrawan 2082 (17 July 2025), the statutory monthly minimum wage rose to NPR 19,550 (basic NPR 12,170 + dearness NPR 7,380), with the daily minimum at NPR 754 and the hourly at NPR 101 for regular workers. This guide covers the legal basis under Sections 106-107 of the Labour Act 2074, the tripartite Minimum Wage Fixation Committee, sectoral variations (tea estate), and the penalty for paying below the floor."
A 2026 practitioner's guide to registering a profit-not-distributing company (PND / Section 166) in Nepal — the Companies Act 2063 Chapter 19 framework, the five-promoter minimum, permitted objectives, the prohibition on dividend distribution, the OCR registration process and fees, the PAN and local-ward formalities, the Social Welfare Council enlistment trigger when foreign funds are received, the Income Tax Act 2058 Section 2 tax-exempt route, and the practical choice between a PND company, an NGO under the Association Registration Act 2034, and an INGO branch.
"How to register a company online in Nepal through the Office of Company Registrar's CAMIS portal (camis.ocr.gov.np) — name reservation, account creation, document upload, fee payment and the certificate of incorporation, under the Companies Act 2063. This 2026 guide covers the CAMIS steps for a private limited company, what is online vs in-person, the documents, and the post-registration PAN and VAT."
A 2026 practitioner's guide to private limited company registration in Nepal under the Companies Act 2063, Section 2(b) — 1 to 101 shareholders, restricted share transfer, no public invitation, Pvt. Ltd. naming, sector-specific paid-up capital, the CAMIS five-step flow, complete OCR fee slabs from NPR 1,000 to NPR 43,000+, post-registration PAN/VAT/Ward Office stack, and the auto-conversion triggers that move a Pvt Ltd to public form.
