๐๐จ๐จ๐ค-๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐“๐š๐ฑ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ (๐๐€๐“๐…) ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has recently rolled out the ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค-๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐“๐š๐ฑ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ (๐๐€๐“๐…) ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž 2024. We are thrilled to share a snapshot of the permissible activities and essential considerations to keep in mind before setting up a BATF unit.

Permissible Activities

Book-keeping Services

  • Inclusion: Classify and record transactions, including payroll ledgers in books of account
  • Exclusion: Does not include payroll management and taxation services

Accounting Services (excluding audit)

  • Inclusion: Review, compilation, preparation, and analysis of financial statements
  • Exclusion: Audit; Review and compilation without any assurance and attestation

Taxation Services

  • Offer tax consultation, preparation, and planning
  • Advise on all forms of direct and indirect taxes
  • Prepare and file various tax returns

Financial Crime Compliance Services

  • Render compliance services of AML/CFT measures, FATF recommendations, and related activities

Additional Requirements

  • Legal Form: Company or LLP
  • Service Recipient: Non-resident and does not reside in a high-risk jurisdiction identified by FATF.*
  • Minimum Office Space Criteria: 60 sq. ft. per employee

*Please refer to the list of High-Risk Jurisdictions โ€“ February 2024.

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