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Doing business in Argentina Guide to set up and maintain a Company<\/h1>

by Guillermo Hugo Pierini<\/a><\/span> | 28 May 2014<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Setting up and maintaining a company in Argentina<\/strong>
Regardless the business field of the investment, there are certain\u00a0general steps \u00a0to set up and maintain a company\u00a0in Argentina in a legal good standing. Our Doing business in Argentina Guide to set up and maintain a Company will set forth a general guideline aimed as reference for those wishing to do or already doing business in Argentina. The guide describes the formation process of a\u00a0Sociedad An\u00f3nima\u00a0(or SA) for being this vehicle the most suitable one to channel foreign investments.
2)\u00a0\u00a0 Steps to incorporate a company<\/strong>
a)\u00a0\u00a0 To register before the Public Registry of Commerce (Registro P\u00fablico de Comercio\u00a0or RPC) the foreign companies that will be the shareholders of the future locally incorporated one. In the jurisdiction of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the RPC is run by a special agency: the General Inspection of Justice (Inspecci\u00f3n General de Justicia\u00a0or\u00a0IGJ);
b)\u00a0\u00a0 To reserve the intended company name before the RPC;
c)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To sign the deed of incorporation before a national certified public notary.
d)\u00a0\u00a0 To deposit at least 25% of the subscribed capital stock in the National Bank of Argentina (Banco de la Naci\u00f3n Argentina);
e)\u00a0\u00a0 To publish a notice about the formation of the company in the legal official paper (Bolet\u00edn Oficial);
f)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To buy a caution insurance policy to comply with the managers\u2019 guarantee regime;
g)\u00a0\u00a0 To pay the RPC\u00b4s incorporation fee and file for incorporation;
h)\u00a0\u00a0 To buy special books and get them rubricated by the RPC;
i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To obtain a tax identification number (Clave \u00danica de Identificaci\u00f3n Tributaria\u00a0or CUIT) from the National Tax Office (Administraci\u00f3n Federal de Ingresos P\u00fablicos\u00a0or AFIP);
j)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To get a turnover tax identification at the jurisdiction level;
k)\u00a0\u00a0 To register with the social security agency (Sistema \u00danico de Seguridad Social\u00a0or SUSS);
l)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To get an labor risk insurance for employees with a risk labor insurance company (Aseguradora de Riesgos del Trabajoor ART) are private companies;
m)Rubricate books of wages in the Ministry of Labor.
As to the facilities, the company must also secure its premises, either buying real estate or leasing entering into a commercial renting agreement.
After completion of the incorporation process, there are certain corporate requirements the company has to comply with on a regular basis that will be covered in future newsletters.
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