Accounting and bookkeeping
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The basics
What Hong Kong Company Annual Maintenance Means
Hong Kong company annual maintenance services are a practical way to coordinate recurring corporate, registration, accounting, audit and tax work around a company’s actual circumstances.
The appropriate scope depends on the company type, activities, accounting position, employer status and the notices or deadlines that apply. It is not one universal statutory package.
Annual Return, Business Registration, registered-office and company-secretary arrangements, corporate-record updates and Significant Controllers Register work are related but distinct areas. Accounting, audit preparation, tax filing and employer reporting can also be relevant depending on the engagement.
Planning
Planning Your Annual Maintenance Scope
Start early enough to identify the filings, records and service modules that apply to your company. This gives time to organize relevant information and confirm the agreed scope before a deadline approaches.
Annual Return, Business Registration, Accounting, Audit and Tax are different workstreams. They should not be treated as one filing or one deadline.
Scope
What Hongda Can Coordinate
Hongda can coordinate an agreed annual-maintenance scope that may include:
- Annual Return preparation and filing support
- Business Registration renewal support
- company-secretary and registered-office support
- corporate-record updates
- bookkeeping and accounting coordination
- audit preparation
- tax-filing support
- employer-return support where applicable
The modules included are confirmed for each engagement.
How it works
The core recurring obligations.
Quick answer: annual maintenance covers three groups of recurring obligations. Select a group for detail.
Stage 1 of 3
Annual Return
For a local private company, the Annual Return is a Companies Registry filing that generally falls due within 42 days after the anniversary of incorporation.
- Other company types and circumstances can follow different return-date rules.
Stage 2 of 3
Business Registration
Business Registration is separate from the Annual Return.
- Certificate duration and renewal position should be checked for the individual business.
Stage 3 of 3
Registered office, company secretary and SCR
A local company must maintain a registered office in Hong Kong and a qualifying company secretary.
- These are continuing requirements, not annual renewals.
- A Significant Controllers Register is maintained and updated when relevant particulars change.
These workstreams should not be treated as one filing or one deadline.
Different workstreams
Accounting, Audit and Tax Are Different Workstreams
An Annual Return is a Companies Registry filing. Business Registration concerns the business-registration certificate.
Audit
Where a statutory audit is required, an eligible independent auditor performs that role; Hongda can help organize records and coordinate audit preparation within the agreed scope.
Tax
Profits Tax Return filing and supporting documents depend on the relevant return, the company’s position and applicable requirements.
Common mistakes
Common Annual-Maintenance Mistakes
Mistakes to avoid
- treating all annual obligations as one filing
- overlooking the Business Registration certificate term
- confusing an Annual Return with tax filing
More mistakes to avoid
- assuming company-secretary or registered-office services automatically include accounting, audit or tax work
- missing changes that require corporate-record updates
- waiting until close to a filing date before organizing records
Why Hongda
Why Choose Hongda for Annual Maintenance?
Coordinate the recurring workstreams with one service team.
Practical preparation
We help organize the information required for the agreed corporate, registration and reporting workstreams.
Clear service scope
We help identify the recurring workstreams and service modules that may apply to your company.
Tailored coordination
The service scope is agreed around your company’s circumstances and the modules you need.
Engagement-specific support
We coordinate agreed next steps and communicate the information needed for the selected service modules.
Trusted by companies including
Client voices
Clients who have stayed with us for years.
Travis Perkins
David Finch BA ACMA CMIIA CAMA
Director of Group Business Risk & Assurance, Travis Perkins PLC
With Hongda since 2008
Travis Perkins PLC (a leading builders merchant in the UK) has been using Hongda Business Services since 2008 for accounting and professional services. Throughout this time, we have found the team at Hongda to be very helpful and professional in their dealings with us. We look forward to working with the company in the future.
Sound United
Jack Peng
Vice President, Asia Pacific, Sound United
With Hongda since 2013
Sound United (a leading designer and manufacturer of consumer audio products in the US) has been using Hongda Business Services since 2013. Moving one’s operations to China is not a small task, but Hongda’s expert services helped us set up a company and deal with tax issues so we could get on with growing our business in no time at all, and that’s why we continue to use them today.
Tulip Pacific Ltd.
Erik de Waard
Director, Tulip Pacific Ltd.
With Hongda since 2012
Tulip Pacific Ltd. (Business planning and interim financial management services) has been using Hongda Business Services since 2012. Hongda has helped us set up legal entities in China/HK and takes care of our annual company audits. They are the most efficient business service provider I have worked with to-date, and their professional advice has helped me better advise my own clients and provide greater value to my overall business.
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Your team
The people you will work with.
Meet the three chief consultants at Hongda, including founder Angel Ho and co-founder Bobby Lee.
Angel Ho
Chief Consultant, CEO
Founder of Hongda in 2007. Holds Chinese Tax Agent, IPA (Australia) and IFA (UK) certificates. Provides one-stop services covering market access, company establishment, financial settlement, financial and tax consultation, and human resources management.
Bobby Lee
Chief Consultant
Co-founder of Hongda. Many years of corporate legal consultancy and involvement in managing client enterprises. Familiar with tax, personnel and project management work across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Excellent English communication skills.
Strong Song
Chief Consultant
24 years in enterprise management, business development, and financial and tax compliance. Has provided financial and tax advisory services for hundreds of companies. In-depth learning and practical experience in IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and International Taxation.
What does Hong Kong company annual maintenance mean?
Annual maintenance is a practical service umbrella for coordinating recurring corporate, registration, accounting, audit and tax work that may apply to a Hong Kong company. The scope depends on the company’s circumstances and agreed service modules.
Is the Annual Return the same as Business Registration?
No. For a local private company, the Annual Return is generally due within 42 days after the anniversary of incorporation. Other company types and circumstances can follow different return-date rules. Business Registration is a separate workstream with its own certificate duration and renewal position.
Does annual maintenance include accounting, audit and tax?
Accounting, audit and tax are separate workstreams. Where a statutory audit is required, the audit report is issued by an eligible independent auditor. Hongda can help organize records and coordinate audit preparation and tax-filing support within the agreed scope.
When should we start preparing?
Start early enough to identify the applicable filing, record and service requirements, organize relevant information and confirm the scope needed for your company. Avoid treating every obligation as one deadline or waiting until the last moment to gather records.
Are company secretary and registered office annual renewals?
Company-secretary and registered-office arrangements are continuing requirements. A Significant Controllers Register is maintained and updated when relevant particulars change. Meeting, record and filing requirements can depend on the company’s circumstances and applicable statutory exceptions.
Contact our team
Discuss Your Hong Kong Annual Maintenance Needs
Share your plans, structure and timing. We confirm the scope with you before any work starts.