Department of Inland Revenue Business Licence Division Guide …

[Pages:8]Nature of Business

Accountants (certified professionals) Accounting Services Aircraft Maintenance Services Air Charter

Airlines Arawak Cay (Down Home Fish Fry) Vendors

Architects Automobile Rentals ? Cars/ Golf Carts/ Trucks/ Scooters Automobile Repairs ? Body/ Electrical/ Engine Bakery

Bank & Trust Companies Barbershop Beach Vendor

Beauty Salon Bed and Breakfast (Except Hotels) Boat Rentals Bookkeeping Bus Services ? Jitneys/ Omni/ Private Schedule

Department of Inland Revenue Business Licence Division

Guide for Requirements for Business Licence

Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement

Phone Contact

Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval

Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal

Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants *Requirements For A Regular Business Dept. Civil Aviation - Flight Standard Inspectorate

Department of Civil Aviation Department of Civil Aviation

Department of Lands and Surveys Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Professional Architects Board

Road Traffic Department Ministry of Public Works/ Building Control

Department of Environmental Health Services *Requirements For A Regular Business Department of Environmental Health Services Registrar General's Department Central Bank of The Bahamas *Requirements For A Regular Business Ministry of Tourism Property Owner *Requirements For A Regular Business/ Qualifications Ministry of Tourism Port Authority *Requirements For A Regular Business Road Traffic Department

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326-6619

326-0339 326-0339 326-0339

502-1200 397-7400 326-3114 302-3850 322-4831 322-8037 322-8037 322-3316 302-2600

302-2000

302-2000 326-7354

325-3323

Certification/Licence to Practice

Licence Charter Permit

Letter of Approval Schedule Air Licence Lease Agreement/ Payment Confirmation Permit Licence Franchise Fee Payment Garage Licence Letter of Approval

Certificate of Sanitation Cert. of Incorporation/ Registration Fee Bank Licence/ Bank & Trust Fee

Letter Approval Letter Approval Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree Letter of Approval/ Licence Boat Registration/Certificate

Annual Upon Application

Annual

Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual

Annual Annual

Annual Upon Application

Annual Upon Application/ Annual Upon Application/ Annual

Upon Application Annual Annual

Upon Application Annual Annual

Letter of Approval/ Franchise Fee

Upon Application/ Annual

Nature of Business

Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement

Catering Collection (Debt) Agencies Computer Systems - Web Page Design/ Repairs/ Systems Technology Corporate Service Providers Couriers and Express Delivery Services Customs Brokers Disc Jockey (DJ) Dry Cleaners/Laundromats Electrical Contractors Engineers (All Areas) Events Planning Farmer's Market (Golden Gates/ Blue Hill Road)

Farming

Financial Services Providers

Fireworks/ Fireworks Display

Fishing - Commercial (Boats 20ft and over ) (Boats under 20ft. no permit required) Florist

*Requirements For A Regular Business

Securities Commission

*Requirements For A Regular Business Securities Commission Ministry of Transport/ Post Office Department Customs Department *Requirements For A Regular Business

*Requirements For A Regular Business Bahamas Electricity Corporation Professional Engineers Board *Requirements For A Regular Business

Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources

Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources

Securities Commission Ministry of Public Works Ministry of National Security Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Port Authority *Requirements For A Regular Business

Phone Contact

397-9100

397-4100 322-3025 326-4401

302-1000 328-3574

325-7502 325-7502 397-9100 322-4830 356-6792 397-7400 326-7354

Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval

Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal

Licence / Fee Payment Confirmation

Licence / Fee Payment Confirmation Letter of Approval Brokerage Licence References

Electrical Licence Licence

Approval Letter Permit Licence / Fee Payment Confirmation Permit Permit Fishing Permit Boat Registration/ Licence

Upon Application/ Annual

Upon Application/ Annual Upon Application Annual Upon Application Upon Application Annual

Annual Annual Upon Application / Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual

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Nature of Business

Food Vendor

Foreign Businesses

Funeral Homes Game Room Operations ? Arcade Games/ Pool Gaming Operations ? Lotteries, Web Shops Garbage Collections Services Gas Station

Guard Dog Operation Guest Houses Heavy Equipment Operator Home Based ? "BY TELEPHONE ORDER ONLY" "POINT OF CONATCT ONLY" Hotels Insurance Brokers/Agents Insurance Companies - Insurers

Investment Funds - Dealers/Administrators Janitorial Jet Ski Operators Jewellery Stores

Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement

Department of Environmental Health Services Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section The Bahamas Investment Authority Ministry of Finance *Requirements For A Regular Business Ministry of Tourism Gaming Board Department of Environment Health Services Ministry of Public Works/ Building Control Royal Bahamas Police Force-Operation & Uniform Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Ministry of National Security Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Public Works *Requirement For A Regular Business

Ministry of Tourism Insurance Commission Insurance Commission

Insurance Commission Securities Commission Department of Environmental Health Services Port Authority *Requirements For A Regular Business

Phone Contact

322-8048 322-1647 327-5826 - 8 327-1530 ? 7

302-2000 397-9200 322-8048 322-4831

325-7505 356-6793 302-2000 322-4831

302-2000 328-1068 328-1068

328-1068 356-6291 322-8048 326-7354

Nature of Business

Justice Of The Peace Landscaping Companies

Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement

Phone Contact

Attorney General Office Attorney General Office *Requirements For A Regular Business

502-0400 502-0400

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Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval

Certificate of Sanitation Vendors Permit Letter of Approval Letter of Approval

Approval Licence Certificate of Approval Inspection -Explosive and Volatile Substance Fuel Storage Permit Approval/ Inspection - Veterinary Licence Letter of Approval/ Licence Letter of Approval

Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal

Annual Annual Upon Application Upon Application Upon Application Upon Application Annual Annual

Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual

Hotel Licence Licence

Licence 3% Gross Premium Fee Payment For Four Quarters Of Prior Financial Year

Licence / Fee Payment Confirmation

Certificate of Sanitation / Approval

Licence

Annual Annual Annual

Annual Upon Application / Annual

Annual Annual

Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval

Licence to practice Notary Public Licence

Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal

Upon Application Annual

Land Surveyors

Lawyers

Limousine Services Liquefied Petroleum Gas (L P Gas)

Liquor Stores ? Retail/Wholesale

Livery Car Service Mail Boats Manufacturer of Bottled Water

Manufacturing Business Marinas

Massage Parlor Medical Professionals Nail Salon Montague Beach Vendors Movies/ Motion Picture Theatres Non-Profit Entities-ecclesiastical, charitable, cultural institutions, cultural organizations Non-Resident Companies Nursery - Day Care Facilities/ Pre-Schools Nursery - Plants Nursing

Department of Lands & Surveys Chief Justice

Bahamas Bar Association/ Bar Council Attorney General Office

Road Traffic Department Ministry of Works/ Building Control Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Operation & Uniform Office *Requirements For A Regular Business Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section Department of Environmental Health Services Road Traffic Department Port Authority Ministry of Transport Dept. of Environmental Health Services *Requirements For Regular Business Dept. of Environmental Health Services

*Requirements For Regular Business Department of Lands & Survey Port Department *Requirements For A Regular Business Hospital & Health Care Facilities Licensing Board

Ministry of Health/Health Council *Requirements For A Regular Business

Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources

Ministry of National Security Registrar General's Department Registrar General's Department Attorney General/ Minister of Legal Affairs

The Central Bank of The Bahamas

Ministry of Education/ Dept. of Education Department of Environmental Health Services Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Nursing Council

322-2328 322-7624 393-3222/ 3 502-0400 325-3323 302-9511

322-1647 322-8048 325-3323 326-7354 322-4830 322-8048

322-8048

502-1200 322-8832/ 322-1596

326-0536 502-4700

325-7502 356-6792 322-3316 322-3316 502-0400 302-2600 322-8140 322-8048 325-7502 326-6566

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Licence Law Bar Certificate Certificate Good Standing Notary Public Licence Franchise Letter of Approval/ Payment Licence - Explosive & Volatile Substance

Fuel Storage Permit (volatile substance)

Letter of Approval Certification of Sanitation Franchise Letter of Approval Boat Registration Letter of Approval Certificate of Sanitation

Certificate of Sanitation

Lease Agreement Marina Licence

Licence or payment receipt Licence to practice

Approval Letter Approval/ Licence Certificate of Incorporation Certificate of Good Standing Licence Certificate Exchange Control Letter "Designation Letter of Approval Certificate of Sanitation Approval / Permit Registration/ Letter Of Good Standing

Annual Upon Application

Annual Annual Upon Application / Annual Annual

Annual

Annual Annual Upon Application Annual Annual Annual

Annual Upon Application Upon Application / Annual

Annual

Annual Annual

Annual Annual Upon Application Annual Upon Application Upon Application Annual Annual Annual Upon Application/ Annual

Nature of Business

Occasional Licence

Party Supplies Rental Pawnbrokers (Second-Hand Dealers) Pest Control

Pharmacy

Plays (Theatrical) Photographic Services Porter's Cay Dock Vendors Postal Service Plumbers Real Estate Activities ? Appraiser, Broker, Developer, Salesman Real Property Rentals

Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement

Ministry of Public Works/ Property Owner

Royal Bahamas Police Force Department of Environmental Health Services *Requirements For Regular Business Royal Bahamas Police Force (Commissioner of Police) Department of Environmental Health Services

Phone Contact

322-4831 322-1647 322-8048

325-7601 322-8048

Bahamas Medical Council Bahamas Pharmacy Council Department of Environmental Health Services

502-4700/ 326-0566 326 ? 0566 322-8048

Ministry of National Security *Requirements For Regular Business Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Ministry of Transport ? Post Office Department Department of Civil Aviation Ministry of Public Works

Bahamas Real Estate Association *Requirements For Regular Business

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356-6792

325-7502 322-4830 377-7281 322-4831 325-4942

Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval

Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal

Letter of Approval ? event/ location Approval - sale of alcoholic drinks/ music & dance

Approval ? sale of food items

Upon Application Upon Application Upon Application

Letter of Approval Letter of Approval

Pharmaceutical Licence Registration Certificate Certificate of Sanitation

Approval/ Licence

Letter of Approval/ Lease Letter of Approval Letter of Approval/Schedule Air Licence Plumbers Licence / Journeyman's Licence Licence

Annual

Annual Annual Annual

Upon Application

Annual Annual Annual Upon Application Annual

Restaurants

Restaurant And Bar

Residential Care Establishments (Homes for the elderly) Road Builders Scrap Metal Dealers

Nature of Business Seafood Vendors

Security (Guards/ Investigators) Services Septic Tank Collection Services Spa Health Stevedore Services

*Requirements For Regular Business Department of Environmental Health Services Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section *Requirements For Regular Business Department of Environmental Health Services Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section

Ministry of Labour & Social Development Ministry of Public Works Royal Bahamas Police Force ( Commissioner of Police) Ministry of Environment

Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement

Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Royal Bahamas Police Force Ministry of National Security Department of Environmental Health Services *Requirements For A Regular Business Port Department

322-8048

322-8048 322-1647 323-7815 322-4831 325-7601 322-6005 Phone Contact

325-7502 322-1647 356-6792 322-8048

323-3230

Straw Vendors Tattoo Parlor

Taxi Service

Telecommunications Services/ Providers

Telecommunication Resellers

Timeshare Properties

?Developers ?Marketing ?Management

Tire Repair Shop

Tours- Buses/ Cars / Company/

Travel Agencies

Straw Market Authority *Requirements For A Regular Business Road Traffic Department Utilities Regulations & Competition Authority BTC, Cable Bah., etc....... Investment Board/Office of The Prime Minister

*Requirements For A Regular Business Road Traffic Department International Association Travel Agents

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325-3323 322-4437 356-5956

325-3323

Certificate of Sanitation Letter of Approval

Certificate of Sanitation Letter of Approval Registration Certificate Licence Certificate Letter of Permit Letter of Approval Letter of Approval

Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval

Letter of Approval Vendor's Permit Licence Letter of Approval

Approval

Letter of Approval/Stall

Franchise Approval Letter Approval/Licence Franchise Payment/ Agreement Letter of Approval Letter of Approval Letter of Approval

Letter of Approval/ Franchise Payment Letter of Approval

Annual Annual

Annual Annual Bi-Annual Bi-Annual Upon Application Annual Annual Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal

Annual Annual Annual Annual

Annual

Upon Application Annual

Annual/ Upon Application Upon Application Upon Application Annual

Upon Application/ Annual Annual

Trucking Services Veterinarian / Services Vendors (General) - Private Property

Nature of Business

Ministry of Public Works Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Property Owner Royal Bahamas Police Force Department of Environmental Health Services

Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement

322-4831 325-7502

322-1647 322-8048

Phone Contact

Permit Approval Letter of Approval Vendors Permit Letter of Approval

Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval

Annual Annual Upon Application Annual Annual

Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal

Vendors (General) - Public Property

Water Sports-Boating, Banana Boat, Jet Ski, Parasailing (Motorized/ Non-Motorized) Welders

Zoo

Ministry of Public Works Royal Bahamas Police Force Department of Environmental Health Services

Port Authority Ministry of Public Works Bahamas National Trust Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Department of Environmental Health Services

322-4831 322-1647 322-8048

326-7354 322-4831 393-1317 325-7502 322-8048

Letter of Approval Vendors Permit Letter of Approval

Registration Letter of Approval Approval Approval. Animals/Marine Life Certificate of Sanitation

Annual Annual Annual

Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual

BUSINESS LICENCE ACT, 2010 (this Act came into force on the 1st day of January, 2011) Section 3(6): Where an application is made in respect of a regulated business, the application shall be accompanied by a grant of approval in writing (or a licence) made under the other law regulating that business.

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*REQUIREMENTS FOR A REGULAR BUSINESS

PROOF OF BAHAMIAN CITIZENSHIP (copy of valid passport) FOREIGN PERSONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL/ THE BAHAMAS INVESTMENT AUTHORITY Website: .bs/bia A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (with proof that the company is 100% beneficially Bahamian owned) AND/ OR A CURRENT ANNUAL FEE PAYMENT RECEIPT NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD (NIB) REGISTRATION NUMBER AND CURRENT LETTER OF GOOD STANDING (for the business), PERSONAL NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD CARD FOR THE APPLICANT Website: nib- LEASE OR RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE BUSINESS LOCATION OR PROOF OF OWNERSHIP (copy of conveyance) ALONG WITH APPROVALS FROM:

Department of Physical Planning (zoning) Ministry of Works/ Building Control (inspection) Department of Environmental Health Services (sanitation) Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section (if alcoholic beverages are being sold and/ or music and dancing) IF HOME BASED BUSINESS, A LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL PLANNING Proof of payment of Real Property Tax in respect of property or premises on which a business of the applicant is located and the applicant is the owner of such property or premises. FOR NON-REGULATED BUSINESS, (includes a calling, vocation, occupation, trade, manufacture or undertaking of any kind, an adventure or concern in the nature of trade) REFERENCES AND/ OR CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, DEGREE

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