Services
Listing of Hong Kong Companies
Pre-listing Counseling: Assess the feasibility of listing a company, analyze industry trends, market competition, and financial conditions, and develop listing strategies and timelines. Financial Compliance Review: Assist companies in restructuring their financial systems in accordance with regulatory requirements for listing, ensuring compliance with accounting practices, internal controls, and tax regulations. Financial Statement Audit: Coordinate with accounting firms to complete the required audit work for listing, ensuring that financial statements are true, accurate, and complete. Prospectus Writing: Participate in or guide the writing of the financial section of the prospectus, ensuring compliance with listing rules for information disclosure. Listing Process Support: Assist companies in communicating with sponsors, stock exchanges, and regulatory authorities, handling financial issues involved in the listing process, including Q&A sessions, supplemental materials, etc.
Offshore Trust Services
Trust Design: Tailor offshore trust structures based on clients’ needs for wealth succession, asset protection, tax planning, etc., and select appropriate offshore jurisdictions. Trust Establishment: Assist clients in preparing the necessary documents for trust establishment, collaborate with trust companies, legal advisors, etc., to complete the trust establishment procedures. Trust Administration: Assist clients in overseeing the management of trust assets by trustees, conduct regular reviews of trust reports, and ensure the realization of trust objectives. Tax Consultancy: Provide tax advisory services related to offshore trusts, including tax regimes in the jurisdiction of establishment, tax implications for beneficiaries, cross-border tax issues, etc. Regulatory Updates: Continuously monitor changes in regulations related to offshore trusts, promptly alert clients, and provide strategies for compliance.
Offshore Company Audit
Audit Preparation: Assist clients in organizing the financial data required for the audit, ensuring that the data is complete and accurate. Audit Coordination: Coordinate and cooperate with internationally recognized accounting firms to conduct annual audits of offshore companies, ensuring a smooth audit process. Audit Issue Resolution: Address any questions raised by auditors during the audit process, assisting clients in explaining complex transactions or accounting treatments. Review of Audit Reports: Review the initial drafts of audit reports to ensure that the reports accurately reflect the financial position and performance of the company. Response to Audit Opinions: Provide recommendations and improvement measures in response to audit opinions (unqualified, qualified, adverse, disclaimed) to help clients address them appropriately.
Annual Audit of Offshore Companies
Annual Reporting: Assist clients in completing and submitting annual reporting forms according to the regulations of the offshore jurisdiction, such as annual returns, updates of director/shareholder information, etc. Business Registration Certificate Renewal: Handle the renewal of business registration certificates, pay the relevant government fees, and ensure the legal operation of the company. Registered Address Maintenance: Confirm or update the information of the registered address to ensure that the company can receive official notifications in a timely manner. Significant Controller Registration: Assist clients in completing or updating registration of significant controllers, as required by certain offshore jurisdictions. Compliance Review: Conduct annual compliance reviews of the company’s operations, governance, etc., to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.
Bookkeeping and Tax Filing for the Company
Accounting Processing: Perform day-to-day accounting processes in accordance with accounting standards and tax regulations, including voucher entry, ledger registration, and account adjustments. Financial Statement Preparation: Prepare financial statements such as the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, along with necessary notes and explanations. Tax Calculation and Filing: Calculate the tax payable, prepare tax returns, and timely submit quarterly and annual tax filings. Tax Planning: Provide reasonable tax planning suggestions based on the actual business operations of the company to optimize tax costs. Tax Dispute Resolution: Assist clients in dealing with tax audits, dispute resolutions, administrative reviews, and litigation related to tax matters.
Company Deregistration
Preparation for Deregistration: Assess the necessity and feasibility of company deregistration, clear creditor and debtor obligations, distribute remaining assets, and prepare a liquidation report. Deregistration Application: Assist clients in preparing and submitting deregistration application documents, including shareholder resolutions, liquidation reports, tax deregistration certificates, etc. Public Announcement: Publish deregistration notices in designated media outlets according to regulations and notify creditors to declare their claims. Deregistration Procedure Handling: Follow up on the deregistration approval process, communicate and coordinate with relevant departments (such as the commercial, tax, and customs departments) until the deregistration certificate is obtained. Handover of Files: Organize and transfer relevant file materials after company deregistration, ensuring proper storage for clients.
