Tax & Accounting News
New business stationery rules
01/01/2007
New legislation regarding business stationery of companies and Limited
Liability Partnerships applies from 1 January 2007, as follows:
Whether in hard copy, electronic or any other form the company’s
full name must appear on:
• all business letters;
• all notices and other official publications;
• all bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsements, cheques
and orders for money or goods purporting to be signed by, or on behalf
of the company;
• all bills of parcels, invoices, receipts and letters of credit;
and
• all Websites*
In addition, all of its business letters, order forms or any of the
company’s web sites*, the company must show in legible lettering:
• its place of registration;
• registered number;
• its registered office address; and
• if it is being wound-up, that fact
* A website is not a company’s website if its content is determined
solely by persons other than the company or it does not relate to the
company, its business or operations.
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