Business Registration Electronic Services provided through eTAX at GovHK

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Business Registration Electronic Services
Services tailored for Corporate Company Secretaries under Tax Representative Portal
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Tax Portals

On 22 July 2025, the Department launched three tax portals under eTAX at GovHK, namely Individual Tax Portal (ITP), Business Tax Portal (BTP) and Tax Representative Portal (TRP). Individuals, businesses and service agents can access a wide range of electronic services at their designated portals anytime anywhere.

Regarding business registration,

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Application for Business or Branch Registration

Depending on the legal form of the subject business, the applicant must be in the following capacity and log in the designated eTAX Account to submit the application:

	Type of Business	Designation of the Applicant	eTAX Account of the Applicant
(a)	Sole-proprietorship	Sole proprietor	ITP Account
(b)	Branch of a sole-proprietorship	Sole proprietor	ITP Account; or BTP User Account*
(c)	Partnership	Partner	ITP Account
(d)	Branch of a partnership	Partner	BTP User Account*
(e)	Branch of a body corporate	Company secretary, manager or director	BTP User Account*; or TRP User Account (applicable to corporate company secretary)
(f)	Branch of an unincorporated body of persons	Principal officer	BTP User Account*

* Applicable to business with BTP Business Account

Applicant may use his/her ITP Password, iAM Smart+, MyGovHK Password (already linked up with ITP Account) or recognized personal digital certificate to sign the prescribed business registration application form (Form 1(a), 1(c) or 1(d)) in making application for business registration. Please refer to Frequently Asked Questions.
A person who makes application for business registration by using his/her password, iAM Smart+ or recognized personal digital certificate will be treated as having signed the application form and is accountable for the accuracy of the information submitted.
The application will be processed by the Business Registration Office within 2 working days after receipt of properly completed application.
When the application result is available, a notification email will be sent to the email address provided by the applicant in the application. The result can be obtained via the function "View and Download Result of Application" under “Application for Business or Branch Registration” by inputting the Transaction Reference Number after logging in the eTAX Account (ITP Account, BTP User Account or TRP User Account).

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Change of Business Registration Particulars

This service allows submission of the following notifications of change of business registration particulars:
(a) Notification of Change of Business Address

(b) Notification of Change of Business Name

(c) Notification of Change of Business Nature

(d) Notification of Cessation of Business

To submit a notification of change of business registration particulars for a registered business, the persons answerable must log in the designated eTAX Account:

	Type of Business	Designation of the Person who submits the notification	eTAX Account of the Person who submits the notification
(a)	Sole-proprietorship	Sole proprietor	ITP Account; or BTP User Account*
(b)	Partnership	Partner	BTP User Account*
(c)	Body corporate	Company secretary, manager or director	BTP User Account*; or TRP User Account (applicable to corporate company secretary)
(d)	Unincorporated body of persons	Principal officer	BTP User Account*

* Applicable to business with BTP Business Account

The notifications will be processed by the Business Registration Office within 5 working days after receipt. For notifications of changes of business address, business name or business nature, an amended Business Registration Certificate will be sent to the business address by post after updating.

More information in Notification of Change of Business Registration Particulars

Application for Exemption from Payment of Business Registration Fee and Levy

Depending on the legal form of the subject eligible business, the applicant must log in the designated eTAX Account to submit the application:

	Type of Business	Designation of the Applicant	eTAX Account of the Applicant
(a)	Sole-proprietorship	Sole proprietor	ITP Account; or BTP User Account*
(b)	Partnership	Partner	BTP User Account*
(c)	Body corporate [Note]	Company secretary, manager or director	BTP User Account*; or TRP User Account (in case of corporate company secretary)
(d)	Unincorporated body of persons	Principal officer	BTP User Account*

* Applicable to business with BTP Business Account

Note: Companies incorporated or required to be registered in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance, re-domiciled companies, open-ended fund companies and limited partnership fund registered under the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance in Hong Kong are not eligible for exemption.

Applicant may use his/her ITP Password, iAM Smart+, MyGovHK Password (already linked up with ITP Account) or recognized personal digital certificate to sign the prescribed application form (Form 3) in making application for exemption from payment of fee and levy under section 9 of the Business Registration Ordinance.
A person who makes the application by using his/her password, iAM Smart+ or recognized personal digital certificate will be treated as having signed the application form and is accountable for the accuracy of the information submitted.
For simple cases, the application will be processed by the Business Registration Office within 2 working days after receipt of properly completed application.
When the result of application is available, a notification email will be sent to the email address provided by the applicant in the application. After receiving the notification email, please log in your eTAX Account, access the function "View and Download Result of Application" under “Application for Exemption from Payment of Business Registration Fee and Levy” and input the Transaction Reference Number or Business Registration Number and Exemption Year to view and download the result.

Please refer to Exemption from Payment of Business Registration fee and levy for the eligibility of the business and other details.

View/Download Business Registration Demand Note

Users can view, download and print the outstanding business / branch registration demand notes (in PDF format) of the businesses handled by them after logging in their designated accounts. Please note that this service is not available to companies in liquidation and a small number of exceptional cases.
A maximum of 10 business / branch registration demand notes of a business can be viewed and downloaded at one time.
Please print business / branch registration demand notes in plain A4 size paper for making payment in person or by post.

View/Download Business Registration Certificate

Users can view, download and print the business / branch registration certificates (in PDF format) of their businesses handled by them after logging in their designated accounts. Please note that this service is not available to companies in liquidation and a small number of exceptional cases.
A maximum of 10 business / branch registration certificates of a business can be viewed and downloaded at one time.
Upon FULL payment of the prescribed business / branch registration fee, levy and penalty (if applicable), the relevant business / branch registration certificate (in PDF format) will be available for viewing, downloading and printing via this service after 10:00 a.m. on the next calendar day and within 2 months from the date of payment.
Users may also apply for a duplicate of a valid business / branch registration certificate of a business / branch at a prescribed document fee via the online service ”Application for Supply of Information on the Business Register“ anytime.

BR e-Monitoring Service

BR e-Monitoring Service is a free service provided at ITP and BTP for the business to keep track of the updating record of its business particulars to the business register.
Users (Individual and companies) can subscribe this service for their businesses (“Monitored Businesses”). Users will normally receive an e-message the following day after the following changes and cessation of business are updated to the business register:
- change in business / branch address
- admission of partner in the business
- retirement of partner in the business
- cessation of business / branch
Users can log in their ITP Account / BTP User Account and read the message(s) in the Message Box of the relevant business(es).
Users can apply for the Electronic Extract of Information on the Business Register or the Certified Extracts of Information on Business Register in respect of any registered business (including the Monitored Businesses) at a prescribed document fee via the online service “Application for Supply of Information on the Business Register” for the purpose of ascertaining the particulars so registered.

Business Registration Number Enquiry

This service allows the users to look up the business registration number of the target business for the purpose of applying for the business registration documents.
When using this service, the users are required to input the FULL business name, in either Chinese or English, of the target business and its location, i.e. Hong Kong, Kowloon or New Territories.

Application for Supply of Information on the Business Register

Applicants may make application via GovHK (www.gov.hk/br) and pay the prescribed fee. (Paper-based applications have been fully replaced by this electronic service since 4 September 2023).
The following business registration documents are available for online application:
- Electronic extract of information on the Business Register
- Certified extract of information on the Business Register
- Certified copy of a valid business / branch registration certificate
- Duplicate of a valid business / branch registration certificate

More information on Application for Business Registration Documents

Engage Business Registration Clients by Corporate Company Secretary under TRP

For Clients with BTP Business Account

To engage your corporate clients successfully, your corporate clients are required to appoint your company as Company Secretary for the Business Registration Matters in their BTP Business Accounts.
Your BTP Administrator and the TRP Team Lead can engage clients by using the function “Engage Client” or “Add Business Registration Client” under “Manage Clients”.

For Clients without BTP Business Account

The BTP Administrator and TRP Team Lead of the Company Secretary can add clients by using the “Add business registration client” function under “Manage Clients”.
Before using “Add business registration client” function, please ensure that your appointment as the corporate company secretary of the relevant client has been recorded on the Companies Register by the Companies Registry.

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Bulk Submission of notifications of change of business address [Available to corporate company secretaries only]

Authorized TRP Users can submit the notifications of change of business address to the same new address for multiple clients in bulk.
Up to 100 notifications of change of business address can be submitted through this bulk service each time in one go.
Notifications must be submitted within 1 month of the change. Advance notice will not be accepted.
Upon successful submission of the notifications, the Business Registration Office will notify you of the arrangement and date for collection of the amended Business / Branch Registration Certificates for the clients by phone or email using the contact number or email address provided by you.

View/Download Business Registration Demand Notes in Bulk [Available to corporate company secretaries only]

Authorized TRP Users can view, download and print the outstanding business / branch registration demand notes (in PDF format) of their clients through this function. A maximum of 10 business / branch registration demand notes of different clients can be viewed and downloaded at one time.

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View/Download Business Registration Certificates in Bulk [Available to corporate company secretaries only]

Authorized TRP Users can view, download and print the business / branch registration certificates (in PDF format) of their clients through this function. A maximum of 10 business / branch registration certificates of different clients can be viewed and downloaded at one time.

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e-Demos and User Guides

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