Filing the annual return (NAR1)

When

• A private company files its annual return within 42 days after the anniversary of its incorporation date, every year, whether or not anything has changed.
• Late filing attracts a registration fee that rises in steps the later the filing is, and continued default is an offence.

What it confirms

• The registered office, directors, company secretary, shareholders and share capital as at the return date. Changes themselves are reported on separate forms when they happen.

A note on this guide

This is general administrative information, not legal or immigration advice. Rules, fees and timelines change; the official sources listed below are authoritative. FastHK is not a government body and cannot influence any decision or appointment.

Sources

• Companies Registry