MASTER GOVERNANCE & LEGAL TERMS
Terms of Service & Engagement
The authoritative legal agreement governing all professional cross-border corporate incorporations, statutory tax compliance, registered agent services, and legal contract drafting provided by ADVAQ.
Professional Representation, Fiduciary Standards & Client Covenants
By accessing the website of ADVAQ, engaging our advisory services, ordering corporate formation packages, retaining our tax compliance solutions, or commissioning bespoke legal contract drafting, you (the "Client", "Director", or authorized corporate representative) enter into a legally binding contract governed by these Terms of Service with ADVAQ Global Advisory (supervised directly by Muhammad Abdullah Qadeer, Advocate, licensed by the Punjab Bar Council and authorized by the IRS as a registered PTIN Tax Preparer). If you do not agree unconditionally to these terms, do not engage our services or transmit payment.
Terms of Engagement Table of Contents
Scope of Professional Representation & Legal Capacity
ADVAQ Global Advisory operates as an elite international corporate structuring, statutory tax filing, and legal contract drafting practice. Advisory and drafting services are rendered under the direct supervision of Muhammad Abdullah Qadeer, Advocate, an Advocate licensed by the Punjab Bar Council and registered with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as an authorized PTIN Tax Preparer.
ADVAQ acts as an authorized professional filing agent and corporate consultant for statutory submissions across official government registries, including the UK Registrar of Companies (Companies House), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), US State Secretaries of State, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), UAE Freezone Licensing Authorities, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA), the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
Jurisdiction-Specific Service Protocols & Statutory Standards
Engagements involving specific sovereign jurisdictions are governed by the following strict statutory frameworks:
UK incorporations are processed under the UK Companies Act 2006 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). Client directors acknowledge that all UK registered office addresses provided through ADVAQ are authorized solely for official statutory mail (HMRC, Companies House, Courts). Non-statutory commercial junk mail is shredded. The client is obligated to submit an annual Confirmation Statement (CS01), file annual statutory accounts with Companies House, and lodge Corporation Tax returns (CT600) with HMRC before statutory deadlines.
US LLC formations (Wyoming, Delaware, New Mexico, Florida, etc.) are governed by state-specific limited liability company statutes. ADVAQ arranges licensed commercial Registered Agent services within the state of formation. Clients operating foreign-owned single-member LLCs (disregarded entities) are legally mandated under Internal Revenue Code § 6038A to file annual IRS Form 5472 and Form 1120, subject to minimum \$25,000 statutory IRS non-filing penalties. Furthermore, under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), clients must maintain updated FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports within 30 days of any change.
UAE Freezone setups (IFZA, Meydan, SPC, DMCC, RAKEZ) and Dubai Mainland licenses are governed by UAE Federal Law. Client companies must obtain and maintain a valid commercial trade license, register for UAE Corporate Tax (9%) with the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) regardless of revenue under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022, evaluate Small Business Relief (SBR under Article 21), and maintain an active Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) register under Cabinet Resolution No. 58 of 2020.
Incorporation of Private Limited companies and Single Member Companies (SMC-Pvt) is governed by the Pakistan Companies Act 2017. Income tax filings, Active Taxpayer List (ATL) maintenance, and withholding tax compliance are administered under the Income Tax Ordinance 2001. For IT exporters and freelancers, ADVAQ facilitates PSEB registration and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) foreign exchange remittance compliance to secure 100% legitimate tax exemption under Section 65F / Section 154A.
Client Warranties, Mandatory KYC/AML & Lawful Purpose
The Client expressly represents, warrants, and covenants to ADVAQ that:
- Authenticity of Identity Documents: All passport scans, national identity documents (CNIC/NICOP), driver’s licenses, proof of residential address, and corporate records provided for KYC/AML verification are 100% authentic, unaltered, and legally valid.
- Legitimate & Lawful Commercial Activity: The company being incorporated or advised will not be utilized for money laundering, terrorist financing, illicit trade, fraudulent tax evasion, sanctions circumvention, illegal gambling, unregistered financial brokerage, or any unlawful commercial purpose in any jurisdiction.
- Sanctions Non-Affiliation: Neither the Client, nor any beneficial owner, director, or officer of the Client entity, is listed on the OFAC SDN List, HM Treasury Sanctions List, EU Consolidated List, or UN Sanctions Register.
- Immediate Notification of Changes: The Client will notify ADVAQ in writing within 14 calendar days of any changes in beneficial ownership, directorship, corporate address, or tax residency status.
Government Filing Fees, Registrar SLAs & Third-Party Processing
ADVAQ's professional fees represent remuneration for legal advisory, document engineering, compliance verification, and statutory lodgement handling.
Payment Terms, Retainers & Strict Milestone Refund Policy
All engagements are governed by the following commercial financial terms:
- Advance Remittance: Professional fees and statutory government disbursements must be settled in full prior to the drafting of corporate charters or lodgement with sovereign authorities.
- Pre-Lodgement Cancellation: If a client formally cancels an order in writing before name approval searches, legal document drafting, or KYC verification has commenced, a refund minus a standard \$75 administrative compliance fee will be issued.
- Post-Lodgement Non-Refundability: Once an application has been lodged with a government portal (Companies House, IRS, State Secretary, Freezone Authority, SECP, FBR) or custom contract drafting has been initiated, all fees are strictly non-refundable under all circumstances.
- Currency & Banking Charges: Payments may be remitted via international wire (USD, GBP, EUR, AED, PKR) or approved digital merchant gateways. The Client bears all intermediary banking charges and foreign currency conversion fees.
Director Statutory Fiduciary Duties & Non-Liability Disclaimers
While ADVAQ delivers expert corporate advisory, the ultimate legal responsibility for company statutory compliance rests unconditionally with the appointed company directors, managers, and beneficial owners:
Company directors are legally obligated to maintain an active registered address, submit timely annual Confirmation Statements (CS01), file annual accounts with HMRC/Companies House, file annual state reports in the US, submit Form 5472/1120 to the IRS, file annual Corporate Tax returns with the UAE FTA, and submit annual returns to SECP/FBR in Pakistan.
ADVAQ shall bear zero liability for statutory financial penalties, late filing surcharges, company strike-offs, forfeiture of corporate charters, or administrative dissolution resulting from the Client’s failure to renew annual services, respond to statutory compliance notifications, or provide timely and accurate financial accounting ledgers.
Legal Contract Engineering Deliverables & Intellectual Property
Where ADVAQ is engaged for bespoke legal drafting (such as Master Service Agreements, SaaS SLAs, IP Assignments, Software Development Agreements, Employment Covenants, or Privacy Policies):
- Client Work Product License: Upon receipt of full payment, the Client is granted a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive license to utilize, execute, and enforce the finalized customized contract for their internal commercial business operations.
- ADVAQ Proprietary Precedents: ADVAQ retains all intellectual property rights, copyrights, and ownership in underlying legal drafting templates, clause libraries, proprietary structuring frameworks, and statutory financial calculator algorithms. Public resale, sublicensing, or unauthorized distribution of ADVAQ legal templates as standalone commercial products is strictly prohibited.
Enterprise Limitation of Liability & Liquidated Damages Cap
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
Liquidated Liability Cap: In no event shall the total aggregate liability of ADVAQ, its principals, Advocates, partners, employees, or registered agents arising out of or related to any professional service engagement exceed the actual professional service fees paid by the Client to ADVAQ for the specific service in dispute during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the claim.
Exclusion of Consequential & Indirect Damages: Under no circumstances shall ADVAQ be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages—including loss of commercial profits, loss of business reputation, loss of prospective contracts, banking account rejection by financial institutions (Mercury, Wise, Relay, Wio), or business interruption—even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Confidentiality, Advocate-Client Fiduciary Privilege & Secrecy
Both parties agree to hold all confidential, proprietary, financial, and strategic information in strict confidence. ADVAQ accords client communications and working papers the highest fiduciary protection under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act 1973 (Advocate professional secrecy) and IRC § 7216 (tax preparer non-disclosure rules). Confidential records will not be disclosed to any third party except as required by competent court subpoena or sovereign regulatory mandate.
Termination of Engagement & Registered Agent Resignation
Either party may terminate an ongoing retainer engagement upon thirty (30) days written notice. In the event of Client non-payment of annual registered office or registered agent renewal fees, failure to provide mandated KYC updates, or engagement in suspected unlawful activities:
ADVAQ reserves the statutory right to formally resign as Registered Agent or Registered Office provider with Companies House, the relevant US Secretary of State, or UAE Freezone Authority. Upon resignation, the Client company will have a statutory window (typically 30-60 days) to appoint a successor agent before the entity is subject to administrative forfeiture or dissolution by the sovereign state.
Governing Law, Multi-Tier Dispute Resolution & Binding Arbitration
These Terms of Service and any dispute arising out of or related to professional engagements with ADVAQ shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the principles of international commercial law and the laws of Pakistan.
1. Good-Faith Executive Negotiation: Prior to initiating formal proceedings, the parties agree to engage in informal, good-faith executive discussions for a period of at least thirty (30) business days.
2. Binding International Arbitration: If the dispute is not resolved informally, it shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration by a single mutually agreed arbitrator. The seat of arbitration shall be Lahore, Pakistan (or London, UK, if mutually agreed in writing for UK-based commercial disputes). Proceedings shall be conducted entirely in English.
Official Legal Notices & Execution Desk
All formal legal notices, engagement agreements, and compliance communications must be delivered in writing to ADVAQ's legal counsel desk:
Muhammad Abdullah Qadeer, Advocate
Lead Counsel & Principal | ADVAQ Cross-Border Advisory
Punjab Bar Council Licensed Advocate • IRS PTIN Authorized Tax Preparer