Regulatory Update from IFSCA (International Financial Services Centres Authority)

IFSCA has released a Circular prescribing the fees for the newly introduced Book-keeping, Accounting, Taxation, and Financial Crime Compliance Services (BATF) Regulations.

𝐅𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞:
– 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐬: $1,000 per activity
– 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐬: $5,000

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬:
– Less than 500 employees: $5,000 per activity
– 500 to 1,000 employees: $7,500 per activity
– More than 1,000 employees: $10,000 per activity

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐬):
– Existing ASPs rendering BATF services under the IFSCA ASP Framework are not required to pay the application fee for the same activity under BATF regulations.
– Annual/recurring fees will be adjusted for the fees already paid under the ASP framework.

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞:
– Existing ASPs must communicate their willingness to operate under the new BATF regulations for bookkeeping, accountancy, and taxation services by August 2, 2024.

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