Pricing

iNCUBEE provides a full range of corporate services for Hong Kong companies. Our fees depend on the service and the package you choose:

• Company Formation
• Significant Controllers Register
• Shelf Company
• Branch Office (Registered Non-HK Company)
• Representative Office
• Bank Account Opening
• Annual Subscription (Renewals)
• Report Company Changes
• Provision for Nominee
• Transfer of an Existing Company to iNCUBEE
• Manage You Accounts (Accounting, Audit & Tax Filing)
• Payroll
• Other Costs to Consider

COMPANY FORMATION:

Our fees depend on the service and the package you choose: Company Formation only (Package 1) OR get FREE Company Formation (Packages 2 – 5) upon appointing us a Company Secretary:

• Package 1:  HKD 3,000 [Company Formation only];
• Package 2: HKD 1,500 [FREE Company Formation + 1 year Company Secretary];
• Package 3: HKD 2,000 [FREE Company Formation + 1 year Company Secretary + 1 year Registered Office];
• Package 4: HKD 5,000 [FREE Company Formation + 1 year Company Secretary + Discounted Annual Maintenance (incl. preparing of Annual Return and up to 3 Corporate Changes* – save up to 17% of our fees!)]
• Package 5: HKD 5,500 [FREE Company Formation + 1 year Company Secretary + 1 year Registered office + Discounted Annual Maintenance (incl. preparing of Annual Return and up to 3 Corporate Changes* – save up to 17% of our fees!)]

*Corporate changes such as Change of particulars of director/secretary, Change director/secretary, Appoint new director, Change company name and Change registered address only.

+ Official government fees and other disbursements will also apply as follows:

• Company Registry Incorporation fee: HKD 1,720
• Business Registration fee: HKD 2,200
• Company kit: HKD 450
• Postage fee: HKD 500
• + Annual Return filing fee HKD 105 (if opting for discounted annual maintenance packages)

So, if our full incorporation Package (3) is required, it will cost a total of HKD 6,870 and includes company formation, 1 year registered office and 1 year company secretary. Or shall you opt for our full incorporation and maintenance Package (5) it will cost a total of HKD 10,475 and includes company formation, 1 year registered office, 1 year company secretary, as well as discounted maintenance.

SIGNIFICANT CONTROLLERS REGISTER:

All Hong Kong companies are required to appoint a Designated Representative (DR) and keep a Significant Controller’s Register (SCR). Shall iNCUBEE be appointed as your company’s company secretary, we can act as DR and assist to prepare and keep the SCR (more info here). For SCR, some fees may apply as follows:

• Individual shareholders: FREE
• Corporate shareholders: HKD 1,500 / year / significant controller

SHELF COMPANY:

Shelf companies are companies pre-incorporated within the last 18 months and are ready to be transferred, but they have no records and no bank accounts. They never operated. The cost for a shelf company is HKD 12,000. The cost includes the transfer of the company, 1 year registered office, and 1 year company secretary.

For a comparison of the above two options refer to our infographic New Company vs. Shelf Company.

BRANCH OFFICE (REGISTERED NON-HK COMPANY):

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE:

We offer two packages as follows:

1) Representative Office Registration Only: HKD2,000 + disbursements (per below)

2) Representative Office Registration + 1 Year Business Address: HKD3,500 + disbursements (per below)

Whereas disbursements are:

Business Registration fee: HKD 2,200
Postage Fees: Courier fee to send final document depending on the destination.

BANK ACCOUNT OPENING:

Incorporation fees include guidance for one corporate bank account opening. For assistance to set up additional bank accounts or if you are a customer transferring your company to iNCUBEE, we can do so for HKD750/1 meeting or HKD2,000/3 meeting.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION (RENEWALS):

After 1 year, the renewal of registered office and company secretary for an additional year, will be HKD 2,000 only. If you need to renew only 1 of the 2 (either the registered office or company secretary), the cost is HKD 1,500.

Shall a company be transferred to iNCUBEE, the same subscription fee will apply:

• Package A: HKD 1,500 / year for company secretary only;
• Package B: HKD 2,000 / year for company secretary and registered office;
• Package C: HKD 5,000* / year for company secretary and discounted annual maintenance (incl. preparing of Annual Return and up to 3 Corporate Changes** – save up to 17% of our fees!)
• Package D: HKD 5,500* / year for company secretary and registered office, and discounted annual maintenance (incl. preparing of Annual Return and up to 3 Corporate Changes** – save up to 17% of our fees!)

* Exclusive of Companies Registry annual return filing fee: HKD 105.

**Corporate changes such as Change of particulars of director/secretary, Change director/secretary, Appoint new director, Change company name and Change registered address only.

REPORT COMPANY CHANGES:

The reporting of changes that your company may experience (changes in company name, address, information of director / shareholder / company secretary and appointment / resignation of director / company secretary, etc.) may result in different level of fees depending on the volume of works:

• Group 1: HKD 500 to Change particulars of director/secretary or Change director/secretary or Appoint new director
• Group 2: HKD 1,000 to Change company name (+ HKD295 Companies Registry fee) or Change registered address or Allot new shares (+ HKD500 for each additional beneficiary)
• Group 3: HKD 1,500 to Prepare annual return (+ HKD105 (basic government filing fee)) or Transfer shares (+ HKD5 + 0.1% stamp duty on the amount of consideration or the value of the shares, whichever is higher)

PROVISION FOR NOMINEE:

We do not offer nominee services ourselves because of the personal liability it implies, but we can help to set up legal provision of nominee services with a third party of your choice. Our fee to set up legal provision for nominee shareholder and/or nominee director is HKD2,000 per nominee.

TRANSFER OF AN EXISTING COMPANY TO iNCUBEE:

Transfer of an existing company is free. Depending on the service chosen (Company Secretary and/or Registered Office), you are only required to pay for a 1-year subscription (annual renewal) (see above).

MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNTS (ACCOUNTING, AUDITING & TAX FILING):

PAYROLL:

Our fees are as follows:

• Registration* or deregistration of employees (per employee): HKD 750
• Monthly handling fee for issuing payslip for each existing employee: HKD 200 (charged on a quarterly basis)

*  Fee includes connecting you to our MPF and employer’s compensation insurance partner.

OTHER COSTS TO CONSIDER:

Note that Business Registration will also have to be renewed every year but its amount may vary from one year to another (HKD 2,200).

We can assist you to pay the Business Registration renewal fee, if you request, in which case an additional handling fee of HKD 500 will be applied. Such handling fee may also be applied should you require our assistance to pay any penalties, etc.

Finally, HK companies are required to fill in an Annual return every year, which is part of the services we offer in our “Send instructions” section (Group 3).

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