Annual Returns of Hong Kong Company

I. Definition

The return an investment provides over a period of time, expressed as a time-weighted annual percentage. Sources of returns can include dividends, returns of capital and capital appreciation. The rate of annual return is measured against the initial amount of the investment and represents a geometric mean rather than a simple arithmetic mean. 
Annual return is the de facto method for comparing the performance of investments with liquidity, which includes stocks, bonds, funds, commodities and some types of derivatives. Different asset classes are considered to have different strata of annual returns

II. The Date to file

For a private company having a share capital, you have to file, once in every year, an annual return made up to the anniversary date of incorporation of the company (the made up date) within 42 days after that date (the prescribed time period).

For any other companies, you have to file an annual return within 42 days after the annual general meeting (AGM) for the year or within 42 days after the date of the written resolution passed in lieu of the AGM (the prescribed time period).

A company which fails to file Annual Returns within the prescribed time period is in breach of the Companies Ordinance and is liable to prosecution. The Registrar of Companies may consider taking striking off action having regard to the circumstances of each case.

III. Documents required

Old Clients: 
1. Confirmation Letter 
2. Original Copy of Signed Filing Forms;

New Clients: 
1. Confirmation Letter 
2. Original Copy of Signed Filing Forms 
3. Certificate of Incorporation, Copy 
4. Business Certificate, Copy 
5. M & A, 1 Copy 
6. Company Incorporation Papers (D1, D3, R1 Forms) 
7. Identification of All Directors and Shareholders;

Documents Obtained: 
1. Business Certificate, Original
2. AR1 Forms, Original;

IV.Working Date

Generally, the transaction can be completed in just 1 working day.