Extract of Information
on the Business Register in uncertified form
Extract of information
on the Business Register in uncertified form is delivered
over the Internet through Gov HK in electronic form. You can
apply for the electronic document at the Website: www.gov.hk/etax.
After payment of the prescribed
fee is made and confirmed by the financial institution,
the electronic extract of information, which shows the current
information of the business and its operator, if applicable,
will be delivered instantly by online mode. The electronic
extract can also be viewed on screen and printed out onto
paper up to the end of the day following the date of application.
To enable business operators
to obtain their Business Registration Certificates early and
to ensure that changes in business particulars are updated
to the Business Register as soon as possible, unless there
are reasonable grounds for doubt to be cast, the information
will only be summarily checked and will not be verified before
a new entry or an amendment is recorded. Users should be aware
that the information on the Business Register is for reference
only.
As the records of the
following types of businesses have either been removed or
are not yet recorded on the Business Register, please do not
make any application in respect of these cases:-
-
Businesses that have ceased to be
carried on for 10 or more years
-
New businesses for which the registration
process has not yet been fully completed.
Certified extracts
of information on the Business Register
A ¡§Certified extract
of Information on the Business Register¡¨ issued by the IRD
is made up of the following 2 components:
1.
a copy of the original ¡§application
for registration¡¨ submitted by the business operator; and
2.
a full history of the amendments
made in respect of the particulars set out in the original
application by the IRD according to ¡§notifications of change¡¨
submitted by the business operator.
To enable business operators
to obtain their Business Registration Certificates early and
to ensure that changes in business particulars are updated
to the Business Register as soon as possible, unless there
are reasonable grounds for doubt to be cast, the information
will only be summarily checked and will not be verified before
a new entry or an amendment is recorded. Users should be aware
that the information on the Business Register is for reference
only.
If you want to obtain
an extract of information of a business or any one of its
branches on the Business Register, you can apply via the Website
: www.gov.hk/etax
or complete a form IRBR 37 and pay the prescribed
fee. You should state the business registration number
and the name of the business on the application form. If you
do not know the business registration number of the business,
you may look it up either from the website www.gov.hk/etax
or by making use of the self-service Business Registration
Number Enquiry System provided by the Business Registration
Office at 4/F of Revenue Tower.
The document will be
available for collection after 11:00 a.m. on the next working
day after the date of payment.
As the records of the
following types of businesses have either been removed or
are not yet recorded on the Business Register, please do not
make any application in respect of these cases:-
-
Businesses that have ceased to be
carried on for 10 or more years.
-
New businesses for which the registration
process has not yet been fully completed.
Certified copies
or Duplicates of a valid Business Registration Certificate
You can obtain either a certified copy or just
a plain duplicate of a valid Business Registration Certificate
of a company from the Business Registration Office. You can
apply via the Website : www.gov.hk/etax
or complete form IRBR 37 and pay the prescribed
fee.
The documents will be available for collection
after 11:00 a.m. on the next working day after the date of
payment.
You can obtain Form IRBR37 from
the Business Registration Office. The completed form should
be submitted with the prescribed
fee. If you apply in person, you can pay the fee by
cheques, cash or EPS at the following collection office.
Business Registration Office
4/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester
Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
Shroffing hours of collection office are :-
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