Most of the effort goes into evidence assembly rather than form filling: documenting the ownership chain, producing an accurate organisational chart, drafting a duty statement that survives scrutiny, and reviewing the year abroad. Add translation of foreign corporate records, dependant applications, and counsel time for later evidence requests.
Ask who writes what, and at whose cost
A large part of the packet has to come from inside the business: finance for ownership and activity records, human resources for headcount and reporting lines, and the reporting executive for the duty statement. Decide early whether internal staff or external counsel drafts each item, because that choice moves the cost between a fee and a workload. Confirm current government charges at the time of each step rather than relying on an earlier estimate.
Decide early whether internal staff or external counsel drafts each item, because that choice moves the cost between a fee and a workload rather than removing it. Most of the effort goes into evidence assembly rather than form filling: documenting the ownership chain, producing an accurate organisational chart, drafting a duty statement that survives scrutiny, and reviewing the year abroad. Much of the packet comes from inside the business, with finance supplying ownership and activity records, human resources supplying headcount and reporting lines, and the reporting executive writing the duty statement.
Add translation of foreign corporate records, dependant applications, and counsel time for later evidence requests.