Mauricio: you still need to pay initial capital tax on EIRL capital as well (minimum 1000 pesos). You also absolutely need to register business name with ONAPI prior to registering at Registro Mercantil, even for EIRL. I do not think these requirements have changed. You are correct about having to deposit money into the bank before you apply for Registro Mercantil and attach the stub from bank into your file, the money is released after you present the bank with original Registro Mercantil title (2-3 days).
Recently I advised one DR1-er about EIRL incorporation, and he already had a trade name registered in ONAPI. I do have a complete sample documentation for EIRL and SRL incorporation which only need to be filled-in and slightly modified to suit each company's need (e.g. business activities the company will engage in).
Here is the copy of the PM I sent:
1) Get yourself a friendly local notary who will notarize Acta Notarial. You will need to fill in his/her info, up and down on the document
2) Estatutos and Acta Notarial are mutually connected, actually estatutos form a PART of Acta Notarial, but also it's a separate document on its own (doe snot need to be notarized).
3) You will need to go to DGII and pay the initial tax (use document Liqimpuesto)
4) You will need to go to a bank to deposit your initial capital (in this case of EIRL it's 10.000 pesos) use document Cuenta Provisional. (the money will be blocked until you present registro mercantil, or obout 3-5 business days).
I recommend you use Banco leon as the are efficient at this.
5) With originals and copies of all the documents (sign all copies with Copia Verdadera de Original and your initials) you go to Registro Mercantil. You may be required to pre-fill registro mercantil form on your computer and send overby email (done this way in Higuey) so inquire with your local Registro Mercantil ASAP so you ahve everything ready when you submit documentation to them. The originals will be sealed, and returned to you, copies will be left there.
Documents to bring to RM:
a) Onapi trade name,
b) Acta Notarial,
c) Estatutos,
d) A receipt given to you by DGII for initial tax (attach LiqImpuestos that will be sealed by them, but not really necessary),
e) A receipt from the bank on your blocked deposit (also you can attach the Carta Cuenta Provisional),
f) The filled out form for registro mercantil.
You will pay the fees there (about 2000 pesos, each registro ha sits own fees) or ina bank. After 2-3 days your documents will be ready for pickup.
Go to the bank where you deposited the money and bring original Registro Mercantil with you. They will make copy of RM and send it to legal department, which will authorize release of funds. Takes about 1 hour. Your money will be released (a bank will charge a small fee, something like 300 or 500 pesos) and off you go.
Then you need to apply for RNC# at DGII, using form RC-02 (I also sent you a filled out sample)
It will be about 1-2 weeks to get your RNC.
After you have your RNC, you sign up for Oficina Virtual on DGII webpage. You fill out your company and responsible representative personal data (persona juridica option) and you will get your access in about 1-3 business days.
Your oficina Virtual will come with 10 (I think) comprobantes fiscales, initial issue, so you can start invoicing.
Once you are established (office, shop, home office) you apply for Comprobante Fiscal (to go beyound the number of initial 10). You will be visited by a DGII officer at your place of business, pics will be taken, etc. Home office is OK if it looks like home office. e.g. computer, phone, desk, etc. (Make sure the address that they visit you must match the one on RC-02).
After about 1 week you will get your comprobante fiscales authorized and you download them through the Oficina Virtual 9if you do electronic invoices) or send them to the authorized printer shop (if you will use preprinted ones).
Also having read Mauricio's post, I am really curious about what you say about SRL not having to deposit the money in the bank anymore. The bank deposit for money requirement was included in the new law on companies that was enacted couple of years ago. Can you double confirm that with Registro Mercantil? It is a very interesting information! Btw what area Registro Mercantil did tell you this?
