We will ensure that your annual general meeting documents are prepared, annual returns are submitted, and company secretarial matters are handled before the deadline to ensure your company is compliant.
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The Company Secretary ensures that the Company and its operations are in full compliance with the laws and regulations under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.
When any change occurs in the company, such as a shareholder updating his/her shareholding, the company secretary must prepare the documents and arrange for them to be signed and submitted.
Government agencies may check the statutory records of the company if they require specific documents.
The Company Secretary also applies for and renews the Business Registration Certificate, assists in the opening of the Company’s bank accounts and keeps track of the latest developments in corporate governance operations to best advise the Company’s Board of Directors.
Apart from acting as a bridge between your company and the government departments, the company secretary will help your company to fulfill the statutory requirements for general company affairs, such as change of directors and shareholders, increase of share capital, renewal of registered address, and so on.
Yes. The new requirement for companies to maintain a register of significant controllers (SCR) came into effect on March 1, 2018. Significant controllers of a company include "registrable persons", i.e., natural persons and others who directly hold more than 25% of the company's issued shares.
The company secretary can be an individual or a company, but must have a Hong Kong address and also be familiar with the statutory requirements of the Companies Registry, and the company secretarial service provider needs to hold the relevant license (TCSP).
It is possible to increase the capital; however, reducing the capital involves shareholders' and creditors' rights and interests, so the procedure is more complicated and may be subject to a court ruling.
Your company secretary will help you to prepare the share sale and purchase instrument for signature by both the buyer and seller, and submit it together with other necessary documents to the Inland Revenue Department for processing and payment of stamp duty.
CWC CPA is a full-service accounting firm established in 2011 and operates in both Hong Kong and China. We provide comprehensive and quality accounting, auditing and consulting services to clients.