如何获得Paypal对账单的会计记录

贝宝提供了一种更快，更安全的在线支付方式。它可以作为传统银行的电子替代品。许多电子商务提供商将Paypal用作付款解决方案之一。为了确保正确记录每个交易明细以便进行会计和审计，您还需要每月下载一次Paypal对帐单。
 
 
 
为什么需要下载贝宝对帐单？
贝宝（PayPal）是一种在线支付系统，支持在线转款，并且可以作为传统银行的电子替代品。同样，我们需要提交Paypal的月报表作为会计和审计的经营记录。
 
如何下载Paypal对账单？
您可以将PayPal每月对帐单下载到CSV或PDF文件中，以便会计和审计时使用。 CSV文件的优点是可以在任何电子表格程序（例如Microsoft Excel）中打开它。
 
1.前往“活动”页面
2.点击页面右侧的“对帐单”，然后点击“每月”
3.选择月份
4.单击“请求PDF或CSV文件格式”
5.文件准备好，点击“下载”
 
如想了解更多信息，请与我们联系。
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我的智能香港身份证上写着什么？

自2018年11月26日起，香港将发行新形式的智能香港身份证以取代现有的智能身份证。新版本的身份证在耐用性、安全性、芯片技术和个人数据保护方面得到了改善。所有11岁或以上的香港居民都需要注册身份证，另外，根据《移民条例》第115章，必须携带身份证，检查身份证明。如您所见，香港身份证在我们的日常生活中是非常重要的。
 
您的香港身份证上有哪些信息？
姓名（英文，中文和中文商业编号）
出生日期
性别
首次注册的月份和年份
注册日期（dd-mm-yy）
持有人的数字图像
身份证号码
符号
 
如何理解星星符号？
 
持有人的香港回港证资格
 
三星级***
年满18岁或以上有资格获得香港回港证。
 
1星*
年龄在11至17岁之间，并有资格获得香港回港证
 
持有人在香港的居留身份
 
A – 持证人享有香港居留权
 
C – 持证人在登记领卡时在香港的居留时间受到入境事务处处长的限制。
 
R – 持证人享有香港入境权
 
U – 持证人在登记领卡时，在香港的居留时间不受入境事务处处长的限制。
 
持有人的出生地
 
Z –香港
 
X –大陆
 
W –澳门
 
O –其他地区
 
其他资料
B –自首次注册之后，出生日期或地址有更改
 
N –自首次注册之后，名称有更改
 
如想了解更多信息，请与我们联系。
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HOW TO DEAL WITH YOUR FIRST AUDIT IN HONG KONG?

No matter what stage of your business is currently at, tax filing, account and auditing are the major aspects you have to pay attention. You can’t underestimate the outcome if you fail to report on time. Therefore, it is very important to decide when is your financial year end as your first audit.

When do you need to submit your first audit?

If you have formed a HK company, you will receive your first Profit Tax Return around 18 months after the date of your incorporation. So, you need to well prepare for your accounting records. And then submit your first audit report together with the completed tax return to IRD within 3 months submission period. Thereafter, you will receive your Profit Tax Return once a year. Hence, you have to prepare your accounting records and audit report every year. 

What documents you have to get ready?

  1. Invoice – copy of all issued sales invoices
  2. Expenses – copy of expenses and bills
  3. bank statements – copy of company bank statements and corporate / business credit card statements
  4. Contracts signed – including sales /purchase / service agreements and tenancy agreements
  5. Employee details- employment contracts, HKID or passport, residential address

For further information, please contact us. 

You may want to read: CHECKLIST FOR ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING IN HONG KONG

如使用你的手机制作发票

Xero是一个会计软件，有助于简化您的销售和开具发票的流程，甚至您可以在手机上想您的客户开具发票，并且可以实现快速付款。
 
以下将展示如何使用手机制作发票
1.从App Store 下载“XERO”
2.打开软件
3.登录您的XERO帐户
4.在主页面，点击右上角“+”
5.点击“创建INVOICE”
6.属于哪位的呢？-输入客户名称进行搜索
7.点击INVOICE日期
8.选择截止日期
9.选择是否含税
10.选择“添加项目”，然后选择“选择产品或服务”或“输入新的类型”
11.从列表中选择一个项目（如果只有一项，则点击“完成”；如果需要添加更多项目，点击“添加其他项目”在重复第10步骤进行操作即可）
12.检查“数量”和“价格”是否正确
13.如无需添加任何项目，点击“保存”
14.如有收据，点击“附加文件”，从选项中选择“拍摄照片”、“选择照片”、“从Xero文件选择”或“从文件中选择”
15.点击“保存”，然后再选择“发送”、“批准”或“保存”
16.当选择“批准”或“保存”，则可以在未付发票明细中找到开具的INVOICE
17.你的INVOICE存放的为止在未付款文件夹中
 
如想了解更多信息，请与我们联系。
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MAINTAINING YOUR COMPANY DURING DEREGISTER

Business owners are always concerned about how to incorporate a company and the logistics around running one. However, one aspect of running a business that many business owners fail to recognize is the deregister of a company. Deregistration is not a situation to expect but is always good to prepare for.

When to make a Deregistration decision? 

Once your company in Hong Kong has come to standstill for more than a year. Or your company has not conducted business or generate any revenue for a long period of time. That is the situation telling you to deregister your business. Sad to tell this is part of an entrepreneur’s journey.                                

How long does the Deregistration process take?

Deregister of a company takes around 10 months or more to close down a company in Hong Kong. You are now thinking: “THAT’S LONG, HOW COME?” It is a thorough process, and I will explain you now the different steps! 

 

What are the Steps:

 

Inform your company secretary that you are needing to close down the company

You will need to confirm the Date of Cessation and also needing to arrange the last accounting and auditing or not.

Your company secretary will prepare resolutions and documents to inform the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and Company Registry (CR) of decision of deregister of your company.

Deregister Filing to IRD

When all details are confirmed and signing the original applications, your company secretary will first file to IRD. 

IRD will take around 3 months to check through all tax departments. IRD can reject on issuing Notice of No Objection to the client and Company Registry, when companies has outstandings including: 

  1. There is outstanding tax, court fee, penalty etc.
  2. There are outstanding matters concerning Profit Tax, Property Tax, Stamp Duty or Business Registration.

All related issues are cleared, IRD will send a Notice of No Objection to the registered office address.

Deregister Filing to Company Registry 

Withe the IRD letter, we will then be able to file CR form along.  Again Company Registry will go thought their internal process if there are outstanding of Company Registry fees, Annual Returns or related matters.

CR will post out a Government Gazette publicly if anyone objects this company to close down. To avoid companies that have not settled bills to their suppliers to run away. This post will be up for 3 months.

When there is no objection from the public between the 3 months of Gazette posting, CR will send a confirmation to the registered office an acknowledge receipt of the Application for Deregistration. 

At this stage, all companies undergoing deregistration must still file any outstanding Annual Returns, and to follow their duties as per the Companies Ordinance until the company has been dissolved prior to submitting the deregistration application. For instance, besides ensuring the delivery of their Annual Returns, a company must also provide notifications on the change of address of their registered office, any changes in the company secretary and director and so on. It’s still required to keep company in good shape during the deregistration process.

Confirmation of Deregistration

It takes another 3 months from the acknowledge receipt issues, CR will send the Confirmation of Deregistration, confirming the whole deregistration process is completed and the company is officially closed down.

 

 

For further information, please contact us. 

You may want to read: OPTIONS OF CLOSING BUSINESS IN HONG KONG- WINDING-UP OR DEREGISTRATION

在注销期间维护您的公司

企业家总是关注如何注册成立公司及运行组织管理，然而，许多企业家在经营企业失败后，才意识到要注销公司登记这一方面。注销登记不是一种可预料的情况，但总得要做好准备。

何时做出注销决定？
一旦贵公司在香港停止营业一年以上，或者您的公司很长一段时间没有开展业务或没有产生任何收入，那这种情况就是告诉您要注销公司了。很遗憾地告诉大家，这是企业家之旅的一部分。

注销登记需要多长时间？
在香港关闭一家公司的注销时间大概需要10个月或更长的时间。你会想：“怎么会要这么长的时间？”因为这是一个很细致的过程，下面我将解释它的与众不同：
 

步骤如下：
 

通知公司秘书您需要关闭公司
您需要确认停止的日期，并且确定是否还需要安排最后的会计和审计。

公司秘书将准备决议和文件，以将您公司注销的决定通知税务局（IRD）和公司注册处（CR）。

注销向IRD提交的文件
确认所有详细信息并签署申请正本后，您的公司秘书将首先向IRD提交文件。

税务局将需要3个月的时间来检查所有税务部门。当公司有以下欠款时，税务局可以拒绝向客户和公司注册处发出无异议通知：

有未付的税款，法院费用，罚款等。
还有与利得税，物业税，印花税或商业登记有关的未决事项。
当所有相关问题均已解决后，IRD会向注册办公室地址发送无异议通知。

将注销文件提交到公司注册处
有了IRD信函，我们就可以提交CR表格了。如果存在未缴纳的公司注册费，年度申报表或相关事宜，公司注册处将再次考虑其内部流程。

如果有人反对该公司关闭，CR将公开发布政府公报，避免那些尚未向供应商结算账单的公司逃跑，而这个案件将被延长3个月。

如果在发布公报的三个月内没有公众反对，则CR将向注册办公室发送确认函，以确认注销注册申请的收据。

在现阶段，所有正在注销的公司仍必须提交未完成的年度申报表，并按照《公司条例》履行其职责，直到公司解散，然后再提交注销申请。例如，除了确保交付年度申报表外，公司还必须提供有关其注册办事处地址变更，公司秘书和董事的任何变更等方面的通知，在注销过程中，仍然需要保持公司的良好状态。

注销确认
从确认收据问题再过三个月，CR将发送注销确认书，确认整个注销过程已完成并且公司已正式关闭。

如想了解更多信息，请与我们联系。
您可能想要了解：在香港关闭业务的选项 – 清盘或注销

在香港成立公司的九十年代

香港自由的商业环境和具有竞争力的税收制度吸引着企业家们。企业家可能更关注如何在香港开展业务。让我们一起来深入了解。
 
在香港，注册成立的申请是很简单。想要申请，您需要执行以下操作：
 
1.准备文件
准备好您的护照或香港身份证，营业地址证明，董事和股东的住宅地址证明，联系电子邮件地址，以及手机号码。另外，要先提前想好您喜欢的公司名称，以防您的第一选择已经被其他公司使用了。
 
2.注册您的业务
您可以从香港公司注册处（HKCR）提交文件以及一些申请表，同时，请确保您已雇用合格的公司秘书，否则，您将违反《香港公司条例》的规定。
 
虽然，香港是世界上最自由的经济体之一。但是，您必须申请商业登记。因此，一旦您向HKCR注册了您的业务。您还应该向税务局注册您的业务。
 
3.制作公司绿盒
绿盒是一个统称。它包括公司条例和章程；法团印章，圆印章，股票簿和法定文件簿，此外，绿盒还包括提交给HKCR的公司注册证书，商业登记证和文件副本。
 
4.开设您的商业银行账户
尽管您可以在任何国家/地区拥有香港公司的公司银行账户。但我们强烈建议您必须设置本地的商业银行账户。因为在疫情期间，飞到香港开设银行账户变得非常困难。
 
尽管禁止旅行，您仍然可以在线上开设香港商业银行账户，无论您要在哪个银行开设银行账户，需要的基本文件和开户的过程都很相似：
 
账户申请表格；
公司注册文件；
主要成员的护照复印件；
个人简历；
每个主要成员的银行资信证明；
每个主要成员或任何相关公司的银行对帐单；
当前公司或任何相关公司的业务证明，例如协议，发票，合同等。
 
5.设立强制性公积金（MPF）
强积金是为香港居民的退休生活而设立的一项强制性的储蓄计划。所有雇主和雇员均须向强积金计划作出每月收入的5%或上限为$ 3000港币的供款。
 
如想了解更多信息，请与我们联系。
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THE NITTY GRITTY OF SETTING UP A BUSINESS IN HONG KONG

Hong Kong’s attractive business environment and competitive tax regime are fascinating the Entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneurs might be more desirable attentive to how to set up a business in Hong Kong. Let’s go down to the nitty gritty.

Filing for incorporation is deceptively simple in Hong Kong. To file first though all you need to do is to:

  1. Prepare your documents

Get ready of your Passport or Hong Kong ID card, Business Address Proof, your Residential Address Proof of Directors & Shareholders, contact email address, mobile phone number of those people. Also, your preferred company names. Just in case, your first option is used by other company. 

  1. Incorporate your business

You can submit your documents along with some application form from Hong Kong Company Registry (HKCR). Meanwhile, make sure you have employed a qualified company secretary. Otherwise, you will violate the Hong Kong Company Ordinance. 

Nevertheless, Hong Kong is one of the freest economies in the world. However, you need apply for the Business Registration compulsorily. So, once you registered your business to HKCR. You should register your business with Inland Revenue Department accordingly. 

  1. Make your company green box

Green Box is a collective term. It is including Memorandum & Articles; Common Signature Chop, Round Chop, Share Certificate Book and Statutory Book. Besides, the green box is together with Certificate of Incorporation, Business Registration Certificate and Copies of document filed to HKCR. 

  1. Open your business bank account

Though you can have a corporate bank account in any countries for the Hong Kong company. We strongly recommend you have to set up a local business bank account. During the pandemic, flying all the way to Hong Kong for bank account opening seems very difficult. 

Despite of the ban of travel, you can still open your Hong Kong Business Bank Account online. No matter which banks you are going to set up bank account. The basic documents and process are similar.

  • Account application forms;
  • Corporate registration documents;
  • Copies of passports of major members;
  • Personal resume;
  • A bank reference letter of each major member;
  • A bank statement of each major member, or any related corporates;
  • Proofs of business such as agreements, invoices, contracts, etc. of the current company or any related one.

  1. Set up a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

The MPF is a compulsory saving scheme for the retirement of residents in Hong Kong. All employers and employees have to contribute 5% monthly income or cap at $3000 to the MPF scheme. 

For further information, please contact us. 

You may want to read: HONG KONG IS STILL THE HUB FOR THE STARTUPS

 

THE 2021-2022 BUDGET TARGETS ON REVIVING THE ECONOMY

Over the past year, Hong Kong have experienced a very different life. The epidemic has aggravated the economic recession. Hong Kong’s Finance Secretary Paul Chan, has unveiled the 2021-2022 budget on 25th February at the Legislature. The budget focuses on stabilising the economy as well as relieving people’s burden. Moreover, Chan claimed the budget blueprint is focusing on relief measures. In summary, a total of 4 aspects:

First: Overcoming the Epidemic,

Secondly: Reviving the Economy,

Thirdly: Stimulating the Economy , and,

Lastly: Building a Liveable City. 

Overcoming the Epidemic

Support Local Enterprises

  1. Not only on extending the application period of 100% guarantee low-interest loan for enterprises to the end of 2021. But also, raising loan ceiling $6 million, also extend repayment period and duration of principal moratorium.
  2. Not only reducing profits tax for the year of assessment 2020/21 by 100%, subject to a ceiling of $10,000. As a result, the reduction will be reflected in the final tax payable for the year of assessment 2020/21.
  3. Providing rates concession for non-domestic properties for four quarters of 2021-22, subject to a ceiling of $5,000 per quarter in the first 2 quarters and a ceiling of $2,000 per quarter in the remaining 2 quarters for each rateable property.
  4. Similarly, waiving the business registration fees for 2021-22.
  5. Just as last year, waiving 75% of water and sewage charges payable by non-domestic households for eight months starting from April 2021, subject to a monthly ceiling of $20,000 and $12,500 respectively per household.
  6. To grant the 75% rental or fee concession currently applicable to eligible tenants of government properties and eligible short-term tenancies and waivers under the Lands Department for six months starting from April 2021.

Support Employment

  1. Launch of 4th tranche of Love Upgrading Special Scheme, eventually provide more training options and online course.
  2. Plan to expand the scope of Continuing Education Fund to include online courses.
  3. In the same way, to create around 30,000 time-limited jobs

Relieve People’s Hardship

  1. Set Up a Special 100% Loan Guarantee for Individuals. To provide an extra financing option of the unemployed. While loan ceiling at $80,000, interest rate fixed at 1% per yearly. Maximum repayment period of 5 years.
  2. Reduce salaries tax and tax under personal assessment 2020-2021 assessment year by 100%. Subject to 1 $10,000 ceiling.
  3. Provide rates concession for domestic properties. Subject to a ceiling of $1,500 per quarter in first 2 quarters and $1,000 per quarter in remaining 2 quarters.
  4. Correspondingly,  to grant a subsidy of $1,000 to each residential electricity account
  5. Provide extra 1/2-month allowance to elderly.
  6. Paying HKDSE examination fees.
  7. Earmark $1 billion to subsidise drainage repair works.

Reviving the Economy

  1. Electronic Consumption Vouchers – To issue $5,000 electronic consumption vouchers in instalments to each eligible Hong Kong permanent resident. Likewise, new arrival aged 18 or above to facilitate and stimulate local consumption
  2. Inject $1.5 billion into the Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales, increase funding ceiling per enterprise to $6 million and extend the geographical coverage in phases.
  3. Allocate $375 million to Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) to enhance its capability to organize online activities and to proceed with digitalisation
  4. Explore the use of HKTDC’s platforms to assist young business starters in promoting their original products.
  5. Develop the business version of the “iAM Smart” digital authentication platform.
  6. Provide electronic submission means for most government forms and licence applications by mid-2022.
  7. Provide e-payment options (including Faster Payment System) for making payments of most government bills and licences starting from mid-2022.
  8. Explore the development of the Hong Kong Legal Cloud.

Support Tourism

  1. Set aside $169 million to continue to take forward local cultural, heritage and creative tourism projects.
  2. Reserve $765 million to support Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) in reviving the tourism industry.
  3. HKTB to conduct a comprehensive review of the positioning of Hong Kong’s tourism in the long run, formulate strategies to spur industry’s recovery.
  4. Consider reviving local group tours provided that public health can be safeguarded, allowing room for industry’s business operation.
  5. Discuss and work out Air Travel Bubble arrangement with suitable places.

Stimulating the Economy

Financial Services

  1. $24 billion of Silver Bond and no less than $15 billion of iBond this year. Lower the eligible age for Silver Bond subscription from 65 to 60.
  2. Issue green bonds totalling $175.5 billion within the next 5 years, and plan to issue retail green bonds Innovation and Technology.
  3. Roll out Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme to subsidise expenses on bond issuance and external review services.
  4. Strive for the launch of Southbound Trading of Bond Connect within this year, and enhance the domestic Central Moneymarkets Unit.
  5. Provide subsidy for Real Estate Investment Trusts to list in Hong Kong.
  6. Launch a Pilot Insurance-linked Securities Grant Scheme to subsidise issuance costs.
  7. Provide subsidy for Open-ended Fund Companies to set up in or re-domicile to Hong Kong.
  8. Review tax arrangements relevant to family office business. 

Innovation and Technology

  1. Earmark over $200 million to roll out“Knowing More About IT” Programme, subsidise primary schools to enhance students’ interests and knowledge in I&T and their applications through extra-curricular activities.
  2. Regularise the pilot scheme which subsidises students studying science and technology in local universities to enrol in short-term I&T related internships.
  3. Inject $9.5 billion into the Innovation and Technology Fund by two yearly instalments.
  4. Hong Kong Monetary Authority to consider enhancing its Fintech Supervisory Sandbox to reduce time for launching innovative financial products in the market.
  5. Press ahead with the development of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Lok Ma Chau Loop.
  6. Continue to implement the Science Park expansion and Cyberport 5 development.
  7. Continue to support the development of 5G networks and applications.
  8. Commence progressively the operation of the first batch of about 20 R&D laboratories under the “InnoHK Research Clusters” in the first quarter of this year.

Air Cargo Sector

  1. With the expansion of the existing express air cargo terminal, the commissioning of a new premium logistics centre and the Three Runway System, annual cargo handling capacity of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is expected to increase to some 9 million tonnes in 2024.
  1. Explore measures to facilitate trans-shipment through Hong Kong, so as to maintain Hong Kong’s competitive edge as an international air cargo hub.
  2. Redevelop the Air Mail Centre at HKIA to become operational by end 2027 at the earliest Cultural and Creative Industries Construction Industry.

Cultural and Creative Industries

  1. Inject an additional $1 billion into the CreateSmart Initiative

Construction Industry

  1. Enhance the professional skills of mid-tier managers in the Government, also uplift their project delivery capability
  2. Nonetheless, promote cost management culture to the industry
  3. Continue to promote the Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) method and digitalisation of public works.

Building a Liveable City

Hong Kong will join hands with the financial sector and relevant stakeholders to take forward the strategic plan announced end last year by the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group, thereby leveraging our role as an international financial centre to mobilise capital towards sustainable projects in the region and enhance Hong Kong’s position as a green and sustainable finance hub in the region. 

Green City

  1. Investing $1 billion to install small-scale renewable energy systems at government buildings and infrastructure.
  2. Following with $150 million to conduct energy audits and install energy-saving appliances, free of charge, for social welfare NGOs.
  1. Additionally, inject $1 billion into Recycling Fund and extend the application period to 2027.

Relieve Traffic Congestion

  1. Not only, increase the rate of each tax band for the first registration tax for all private cars (including electric-private cars) by 15%, but also, the vehicle licence fee by 30%.

Quality Living

  1. Designate $500 million to enhance facilities in country parks
  2. In addition, allocate $55 million to enhance hiking trails in country parks
  3. Also, set apart around $300 million to implement a five-year plan for upgrading football pitches.

Strengthen Healthcare System

  1. Allocate $147 million to enhance mental health services.

Caring and Inclusion

  1. Furthermore, injection of $1.1 billion into Lotteries Fund to ensure that feasibility studies for much-needed social welfare development projects can proceed as scheduled.

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