HKBSCLHong Kong Business Services Centre Limited

HKBSCLHong Kong Business Services Centre Limited

HKBSCL News

News

Company updates, Hong Kong business notes, and practical service announcements in one place.

Sort by:Newest Oldest Featured

All Accounting (8)Company (7)Industry (3)Other (1)Tax (12)

Showing 1–24 of 31 results in All news

Editorial illustration of tax relief, funding and digital innovation support flowing into an SME and driving growth

IndustryFeatured

Navigating the 2026–27 Budget: Key Opportunities and Support for SMEs

Navigating the 2026–27 Budget: Key Opportunities and Support for SMEs

Editorial illustration balancing auditor appointment documents and audit fees around a trust shield

AccountingFeatured

Accounting and Finance Reporting Authority Calls for Careful Auditor Appointment and Audit Fee Determination to Preserve Public Trust

Accounting and Finance Reporting Authority Calls for Careful Auditor Appointment and Audit Fee Determination to Preserve Public Trust

Editorial illustration of a batch of tax returns moving together to an extended calendar deadline

Extended Deadline for 2024/25 Tax Return Filing for 'D' Cases

Extended Deadline for 2024/25 Tax Return Filing for 'D' Cases

Editorial illustration of individual tax return envelopes being dispatched to multiple recipients

2024/25 Individual Tax Returns Issued

2024/25 Individual Tax Returns Issued

Editorial illustration showing payroll records, a missed statutory payment warning, and a director-oversight panel, with the figures HK$66,000 and about HK$102,000.

Hong Kong Wage Payment Enforcement: Why Directors Need Stronger Payroll and Settlement Controls

A Hong Kong Labour Department prosecution shows why directors need reliable controls over wage payments, termination payments and Labour Tribunal awards.

Global group entities positioned beside a prominent 15% minimum-tax benchmark, with the EUR 750 million scope test and distinct 6-, 15- and 18-month filing-readiness milestones.

Hong Kong Pillar Two Compliance: Why In-Scope MNE Groups Need Early Tax and Data Readiness

Hong Kong’s global minimum tax and HKMTT apply to in-scope MNE groups from fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January 2025. Learn why early tax, accounting and cross-border data coordination matters.

A data-led chart showing 78% of surveyed SMEs perceived banks' credit approval stance as similar or easier, alongside a separate panel stating that 85% of applications with known outcomes were fully or partly successful, with small-sample cautions

HKMA Q2 2026 SME Credit Survey: Stable Perceptions, Stronger Financing Readiness Still Matters

HKMA’s Q2 2026 SME survey found 78% perceived bank approval as similar or easier. Learn the limits of the data and why financing-ready records matter.

A secured retirement-savings piggy bank leads to mobile facial identity verification and then supporting-document upload; small-balance and death-ground withdrawals are excluded from the announced step-up requirement

eMPF Withdrawal Applications: New Identity Checks Announced for Most Claims

The MPFA announced stronger eMPF identity checks for most MPF withdrawals, including iAM Smart step-up authentication, real-time facial identification and supporting-document review.

A sandcastle-style controlled AI test space with an AI chip and privacy shield, beside clear eligibility details stating that 15 publicly funded primary and secondary schools will be selected

Hong Kong Launches Personal Data AI Sandbox: What Organisations Can Learn About AI Privacy Governance

Hong Kong’s new school-focused Personal Data AI Sandbox highlights practical AI privacy controls that businesses can apply, although companies cannot join its first phase.

A central Hong Kong treasury hub receives fund flows from regional corporate nodes through two concentric tiers, with the inner tier showing broader rules and the outer tier showing five-year pre-approval

Hong Kong Consults on a Two-Tier Tax Regime for Corporate Treasury Centres: What Multinational Groups Should Review

Hong Kong is consulting until 4 September 2026 on a two-tier tax concession regime for corporate treasury centres, including Tier 1 refinements and five-year Tier 2 pre-approval.

Three coloured listing routes for WVR applicants, all new applicants and overseas issuers converge through an open gateway on an unfolded rule blueprint

Hong Kong’s New Listing Rules Take Immediate Effect: What IPO Candidates and Overseas Issuers Should Review

Hong Kong’s first-phase listing reforms took immediate effect on 24 July 2026, changing WVR thresholds, overseas-issuer routes, reporting standards and filing arrangements.

Two overlapping internal workforce records with misaligned employee-count marks highlighted by a red comparison bracket, beside worker tokens and a binder clip

Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme: What Employers Should Verify Before Applying

A 2026 ESLS sanction highlights the need to verify local-worker counts, recruitment evidence, job details, data cut-offs and management sign-off before applying.

A financial statement supported by five audit-quality pillars, with a magnifying lens inspecting evidence and a sealed working-paper archive below

AFRC’s 2025–26 Inspection and Enforcement Findings: An Audit Readiness Checklist

AFRC’s 2025–26 reports highlight audit evidence, IT governance, group oversight, timely working-paper archiving and AML/CFT. Review a practical year-end checklist.

A prepayment receipt between a beauty mirror and a fitness dumbbell, with a seven-day calendar arc, 14-day refund arrow and public-consultation label

Hong Kong Proposes Cooling-off Rules for Beauty and Fitness Prepayments: What Businesses Should Review

Hong Kong is consulting on a seven-day cooling-off period, 14-day refunds and contract limits for certain beauty and fitness prepayments. Responses close 31 August 2026.

First-phase money lender measures effective 1 August 2026, showing debt-servicing ratio caps of 35% and 40% by income band, no required loan referees and advertising compliance checks.

Hong Kong’s First-Phase Money Lender Measures Are Now Effective: Immediate Compliance Checks

Hong Kong’s first-phase money lender measures took effect on 1 August 2026, including DSR caps for low-income borrowers and a prohibition on requiring loan referees.

Infographic showing Hong Kong company registrations at a record 1,609,720, with 122,481 new registrations and 42 companies re-domiciled to Hong Kong

Hong Kong Company Registrations Reach a Record High: First-Half 2026 and Re-domiciliation Trends

Companies Registry statistics for the first half of 2026 show Hong Kong company registrations at a record high, with 42 companies already re-domiciled.

Editorial illustration of separate paper and electronic tax filing tracks extended from former deadline markers to new finish flags, with completed accounting ledgers below

2025/26 Profits Tax Returns: IRD Extends D-Code Filing Deadlines

IRD has extended 2025/26 D-code Profits Tax filing deadlines to 31 August 2026 for paper returns and 2 October 2026 for electronic returns.

Editorial illustration of an open compliance ledger comparing a charity purpose document with activity and financial records under a magnifying glass, with an audit cycle and archived binders

Hong Kong Charity Tax Exemption Reviews: Section 88 Compliance Reminders for NGOs

Hong Kong had 11,079 section 88 tax-exempt charities at 31 March 2026. Review IRD oversight, the 205 withdrawals and practical NGO record-keeping.

Editorial illustration of a quarterly property demand, a due property block entering a payment slot, a deadline clock, capped rates concession coins and an excluded Government rent property

Hong Kong Rates and Government Rent for July–September 2026: Payment Due 31 July

Hong Kong rates and Government rent for July–September 2026 are due by 31 July. Review the HK$500 rates concession cap, payment methods and late surcharges.

Editorial illustration of order forms entering an AI processing core and branching to compliance, customer service and global market outcomes

AI Support for Hong Kong SMEs in 2026: BUD Fund Measures and Upcoming Digital Transformation Funding

Hong Kong SMEs can include eligible AI measures in BUD Fund projects, while an enhanced HK$300 million digital transformation programme is planned for the second half of 2026.

Editorial illustration connecting a Renminbi transaction to a stamped duty document through one RMB settlement path

RMB Counter Stamp Duty Ordinance Gazetted; Commencement Date Still Pending

Hong Kong’s RMB-counter stamp duty amendment is now Ordinance No. 5 of 2026 and was gazetted on 17 July, but its commencement date remains pending.

Editorial illustration of financial statement pages reorganising into a clearer reporting structure

HKFRS 18 and HKFRS 19 Updates: What Hong Kong Businesses Should Prepare For

HKICPA technical updates on HKFRS 18 and HKFRS 19 may affect financial statement presentation, disclosures and audit preparation for Hong Kong businesses.

Editorial illustration of a magnifying glass examining an annual report and governance network

AFRC 2025–26 Annual Report Highlights Audit Quality, Governance and Future-Ready Reporting

AFRC’s 2025–26 Annual Report highlights audit quality, financial reporting integrity, corporate governance, AI and sustainability for Hong Kong businesses.

Editorial illustration of investment assets travelling through a Hong Kong gateway

New CIES Reaches Two-Year Milestone: Opportunities for Investors and Hong Kong Service Providers

New CIES has received 3,166 applications with expected investment of about HK$95 billion, highlighting opportunities for Hong Kong investors and service providers.