Category Archives: Incorporation

You are obliged to file a tax return with the Inland Revenue Department. The Inland Revenue Ordinance (“IRO”) contains no exemption from profits tax for offshore companies. Whether an offshore company is liable to profits tax depends on the nature and extent of its activities in Hong Kong.

You can hire only a Hong Kong resident or body corporate registered or established a place of business in Hong Kong. However, if the company has one director only, the sole director cannot be the secretary of the company at the same time.

At centre o, it only takes 24 hours to incorporate a Hong Kong limited company. Client will be able to receive the Business Registration of the certificate of incorporation in the same day. Another 3-4 working days will be needed in order to get the company chops, M&A, and company box.

The minimum requirements are: (1) At least one individual or corporate shareholder (2) At least one individual or corporate director (3) A company secretary

Choosing a company name in Hong Kong is free. The government allows the names to contain words such as international, group, holding, industry, investment.