Annual revenue ceiling, Sociedad de Emprendimiento
Q5,000,000.00
Updated every 1 JanuaryIn force (Decree 20-2018)Decreto 20-2018The Entrepreneurship Strengthening Law (Decree 20-2018) created the Sociedad de Emprendimiento by amending the Commercial Code: it is formed 'with one or more natural persons who are only bound to pay their contributions represented in shares' (art. 1040), through an electronic system of the Registro Mercantil with no public deed required 'in any case', and it 'may only receive monetary contributions'. Its total annual income 'may not exceed five million quetzales (Q.5,000,000.00)', an amount updated every 1 January; if it does, the company must convert into another corporate form 'within no more than six (6) calendar months', and if the shareholders fail to do so they become subsidiarily and jointly liable to third parties.
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- Deadline to convert once the ceiling is passed
Six (6) calendar months
In force (Decree 20-2018)Decreto 20-2018
