Registered capital
The capital stated in the memorandum and shown on the register, divided into shares of a fixed par value; paid-up capital is the part of it the shareholders have actually paid in, and the two figures are not always the same.
IN PRACTICE
What it means in practice
Registered capital is what the company has undertaken; paid-up capital is what has been paid. The distinction decides real things. The Department of Employment looks at paid-up capital when a work permit is applied for, and as a general rule that means two million baht of capital and four Thai employees for each foreigner. BOI-promoted companies work to a different set of criteria. These figures move with the regulations and with the officer's discretion, so check them before planning headcount. Raising the capital later is a registered amendment with its own resolution and filing, so the figure is set against the permits the company will actually need, rather than corrected afterwards.
THE TERM
The same term elsewhere
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- Governing law
- Civil and Commercial Code
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