TrustLink

About TrustLink

Based in Doha, this business-services firm assists local and foreign investors with setting up and running companies in Qatar. It handles the full registration route with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, from trade name reservation and articles of association to commercial registration, trade licence and establishment card. Structures covered include fully foreign-owned limited liability companies, partnerships, foreign branches, Qatar Financial Centre entities, Qatar Free Zones companies and Science and Technology Park entities. Alongside formation it provides bookkeeping and accounting, payroll through the Wage Protection System, audit and tax assistance, corporate bank account opening, government relations work, intellectual property filings and certified legal translation. The team is stated at more than one hundred employees and works in Arabic and English. Foreign companies are also advised on restructuring, for example converting a branch into a limited liability company, and on choosing between physical, shared and virtual office space.

Services

Company incorporation in the mainland, the Qatar Financial Centre and Qatar Free Zones, including name reservation, articles, commercial registration, licensing and establishment card. Accounting and bookkeeping covering ledgers, payables, receivables, bank reconciliation, financial statements and period-end closing. Payroll under the Wage Protection System, audit preparation, tax card registration and tax filing support. Corporate bank account opening assistance, renewals and amendments of commercial registrations, trade licence applications, company share sales, liquidations, feasibility studies, trademark and patent filings, recruitment support and office space options.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✕ VAT: not listed
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✓ Audit: offered
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✕ Corporate secretarial: not listed
• ✓ Virtual office: offered