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Asia

Nepali residents and NRN founders, Nepal

A Pvt Ltd at the Office of Company Registrar is the standard vehicle for residents and non resident Nepalis returning capital home. Filings are accepted in English and the nominal share capital floor stays at NPR 1.

OCR online filingEnglish MOANPR 1 floor
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
25%
Fastest setup
4 weeks
Tax treaties
11
Region
Asia

What you'll need

  • No resident director required
  • Local registered office required
  • Economic-substance test applies
  • Minimum capital: NPR 1
  • Administrative language: Nepali and English
  • Legal system: Civil law

Tax and treaty profile

  • Corporate tax 25%
  • Effective rate ~26%
  • Tax treaties 11
  • VAT rate 13%
  • Withholding on dividends 5%
Key treaty partners
IndiaChinaNorwaySri LankaSouth KoreaPakistan

Banking and payments

  • Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
  • Stripe not supported

Considerations

If you need Stripe billing or US VC capital

Stripe, Wise, and Mercury do not support NPR business accounts. NRB controls FX repatriation. For global card acquiring and US VC, incorporate the billing entity in Delaware or Singapore and operate Nepal as a subsidiary.

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