Verified fee tables
Small tables of legal facts. Every row names its legal basis and links the official source it was checked against, with the date of the check. Licensed CC BY 4.0; the released tables are archived with a DOI (10.5281/zenodo.23813287). Each table page has a ready-made attribution line and BibTeX entry.
- Company registration fees by country
Government fees to register a private limited company in 13 countries, from the UK and Singapore to Kenya, Ghana and Pakistan, with official sources.
42 rows · checked 31 October 2026
- USPTO trademark fees
All 39 USPTO trademark fees in force in 2026: $350 per class to apply, surcharges, Statement of Use, renewals and TTAB, each with its 37 CFR section.
39 rows · checked 30 October 2026
- Stamp duty on leases and tenancy agreements
Stamp duty on leases and tenancy agreements in Kenya, Malaysia and Singapore in 2026: rates by term, minimum duty, deadlines and penalties, with sources.
23 rows · checked 31 October 2026
- Land transfer costs in Kenya
Stamp duty on a land transfer in Kenya: 4% in a municipality, 2% elsewhere (Cap. 480), exemptions, valuation, late penalty and Land Registry fees.
14 rows · checked 31 October 2026
- Land registration costs in Ghana
Stamp duty on a land sale in Ghana under Act 689 as amended in 2023: 0.25%, 0.5% or 1% by value, four exemptions and the 2024 Lands Commission fee change.
8 rows · checked 31 October 2026
- Business name registration fees in Nigeria
CAC fees for a business name in Nigeria: NGN 1,000 to reserve a name, NGN 20,000 to register, NGN 5,000 per annual return, and penalties, from the Gazette.
16 rows · checked 31 October 2026
- Stamp duty on leases in Nigeria
Stamp duty on leases in Nigeria under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 from 1 January 2026: 0.78% up to 7 years, 3% above, the exemption threshold and deadline.
6 rows · checked 31 October 2026
Cases where two official sources give different figures, or where the figure that circulates is not the one in the law, with the figure our documents use and why:
Dated changes to the law in focus countries, such as new tax Acts, registry systems and stamp duty rules, each with the date it took effect and a link to the official source. Also available as an RSS feed.
The tables are part of the Forms Legal open data. Reference data, not legal advice. Teaching with them? See the classroom exercises.