We form and sell shelf companies, so I guess that it is not surprising that we occasionally get a call from someone who wants to sell their dormant company to us. The answer is always “No”. Why? Because we do not know for certain that the company was always dormant. It could have some nasty skeletons in the cupboard. Sure, we can check on its tax and CIPC status, but that’s about all. Companies are often asked to sign surety against a dept of the shareholder and that is the scarey one because it would be impossible to trace.
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