A clear guide to the administrative steps you need to follow when we coordinate your annual audit arrangement with an appointed independent auditor.
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Clients preparing for an HKBSCL-coordinated audit arrangement with an independent auditor.
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Tell us the company, financial year, filing deadline and record status. We will identify the correct starting stage and required documents.
Receive Deposit: The client pays the deposit for the audit arrangement.
Sign Necessary Documents: The client signs the preliminary documents to appoint the independent auditor and confirm HKBSCL coordination support:
Provide Accounting Information: The client provides all complete accounting records, vouchers, contracts, and bank statements.
Cooperate with Reviews and Inquiries: Our coordination team organizes the accounting information and will raise questions and request additional supporting documents from the client from time to time based on the appointed auditor's requirements.
Review Drafts: After the appointed auditor has substantially completed the audit work, the auditor will provide the following draft documents for the directors' review and approval:
Sign Final Documents: If there are no issues with the drafts, the client needs to arrange for the signing of the following final documents:
Receive Final Payment: The client pays the balance for the audit arrangement.
Submit Tax Return: After the balance is received and final documents are signed, our coordination team arranges submission of the signed tax documents to the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD).
Once the audit is formally concluded, the directors can decide to:
Professional guidance through every stage of your statutory audit
We break down the audit coordination process into five clear phases, so you know what documents to prepare and when, reducing back-and-forth with the independent auditor.
Our team coordinates with the appointed independent Hong Kong CPA, organises the documents received and keeps communication moving throughout the audit arrangement.
We track audit and tax filing deadlines to help you stay on schedule with the Inland Revenue Department, reducing the risk of late filing penalties.
After the auditor issues the report, we assist with filing the profits tax return and provide guidance on ongoing compliance or company deregistration if needed.
We coordinate the audit engagement, help you sign the engagement letter and board resolution, and coordinate the bank confirmation request with the appointed independent auditor.
You provide the complete accounting records, bank statements, and supporting documents. We organize them before forwarding to the appointed auditor for examination.
The auditor submits a draft report and tax computation. We walk you through the findings and coordinate the signing of the final approval documents.
Once the audit is complete and fees are settled, we arrange for the signed tax documents to be filed with the Inland Revenue Department on your behalf.
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