Hong Kong payroll
The first hire turns on two government systems: Mandatory Provident Fund contributions, and the Inland Revenue Department’s employer filings.
Official baseline
- MPF
- 5% + 5% of relevant income
- Monthly floor / cap
- HK$7,100 / HK$30,000
- Employer’s return
- BIR56A + IR56B
- Records
- Seven years
What this is
Payroll firms run those filings every month so you do not have to learn the forms. The rates above are the official MPFA and IRD figures, not a quote from any firm on this page. BIR56A, IR56B, IR56E, IR56F and IR56G are walked through on the employer’s return guide.
36 firms on file
Taken from each firm’s public website. Unclaimed until they write in. We do not invent phone numbers or licence numbers.
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Sleek
Digital corporate services firm. Hong Kong incorporation, company secretary, registered office, accounting and payroll on published packages, aimed at local and overseas founders.
TCSP TC006483
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Osome
Online accounting and corporate services. Incorporates Hong Kong companies and then handles secretary, registered office, bookkeeping and payroll through one platform.
TCSP TC006825
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Accolade Corporate Services Ltd
Hong Kong corporate services firm. Incorporation, named company secretary, registered address, virtual office, accounting and payroll for local and overseas clients.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
BoardRoom
Asia-Pacific corporate services and share-registry group. Hong Kong corporate secretarial, incorporation, accounting and payroll for private and listed companies.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Tricor
Corporate services brand now part of the Vistra group. Hong Kong incorporation, company secretarial, registered office, accounting and payroll for private and listed companies across Asia.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Vistra
Hong Kong–headquartered corporate and fund services group (including the former Tricor businesses). Entity formation, corporate secretarial, accounting, tax, payroll and fund administration for private and listed companies.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
TMF Group
Global business-services firm with a Hong Kong office since 1994. Company formation (Hong Kong, BVI and Cayman), corporate secretarial, accounting, tax, HR and payroll, plus trust and fund administration.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Primasia
Licensed TCSP providing company secretarial services in Hong Kong since 2002. Named secretary, statutory books, annual returns, significant-controllers register, registered office, plus accounting and payroll under one roof.
TCSP TC000446
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
IQ-EQ
Global investor and corporate services group. Hong Kong company incorporation, nominee secretary and registered office, accounting, tax filings, payroll and MPF setup for corporates and funds.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
JTC Kensington
Kensington Trust Group’s Hong Kong office, allied with JTC. Company formation, registered office, company secretary, bookkeeping, corporate tax compliance and payroll for private and cross-border structures.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
BDO Hong Kong
Hong Kong member of the BDO network. Audit, tax and advisory firm that also offers company secretarial, accounting, financial reporting and managed payroll, including for family offices.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
RSM Hong Kong Advisory
RSM’s Hong Kong advisory practice. Incorporation and company secretarial for private and listed companies, plus accounting, tax, HR and payroll for businesses with Hong Kong and mainland China operations.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
SW Hong Kong
Professional services network formerly branded ShineWing in Hong Kong. Business-services team offers entity incorporation, corporate secretarial, bookkeeping, tax advisory and payroll.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Sovereign Hong Kong
International corporate and fiduciary group with a licensed Hong Kong office. Company formation and re-domiciliation, registered office, company secretarial, accounting, payroll and trust structures for cross-border clients.
TCSP TC008809
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Baker Tilly Hong Kong
Independent Baker Tilly member firm in Hong Kong. Corporate-services team incorporates companies here and overseas, files statutory returns, keeps registers, and provides a registered office or correspondence address, alongside accounting and HR support.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Ascentium Hong Kong
Hong Kong corporate-services firm (formerly InCorp Hong Kong). Incorporates private companies in about 3–5 working days, then handles company secretary, accounting, tax, payroll and visa support from Wing On Centre in Central.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Crowe (HK) CPA Limited
Crowe’s Hong Kong CPA firm. Company secretarial team forms private, guarantee and offshore companies, acts as named secretary, provides a registered and mailing address, keeps statutory records and can arrange accounting, tax and HR support.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Moore Hong Kong
Moore Hong Kong CPA firm. Business-services desk covers company secretarial work, accounting and administration, and employer support including payroll, alongside the firm’s audit, tax and advisory practices.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Amicorp Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong desk of the Amicorp group, on the ground for more than 20 years at Wing On Centre. The local team forms and administers companies, acts as company secretary, and handles accounting, tax compliance and payroll for private equity, corporates and private clients using Hong Kong.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Portcullis (Hong Kong) Limited
Independent corporate, trust and fund group with a Central office on Des Voeux Road. Portcullis forms business structures in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions, appoints a company secretary where needed, keeps books, pays employees and files tax returns. A March 2025 notice moved the Hong Kong registered address to 136 Des Voeux Road Central.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Waystone Hong Kong
Asset-management governance firm with a Hong Kong office in Man Yee Building, Central. The Hong Kong page lists corporate services and company secretarial work. The APAC compliance site adds incorporation, appointment as company secretary, a registered office, accounting and payroll.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Bestar Consulting Limited
Sheung Wan corporate-services and accounting firm at Eton Building. Bestar's own site says it is a TCSP licensee and a Hong Kong CPA member, and lists company registration, corporate secretarial, bookkeeping and payroll outsourcing, with a published registered-office address on Des Voeux Road Central. No licence number is printed on those pages.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
CW CPA
Tsim Sha Tsui CPA and advisory firm in Prudential Tower, Harbour City. CW CPA says it is a licensed TCSP and incorporates Hong Kong private companies, files annual returns and other Companies Registry forms, and also offers accounting and HR outsourcing. No TCSP number is printed on those pages.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Fan, Chan & Co. Limited
North Point CPA firm and Nexia member. Company secretarial work is done through Fansway Secretaries Limited, from establishment through to deregistration and winding up, alongside accounting and payroll.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
PAT CPA
Hung Hom CPA and formation firm. The company-registration page prints an electronic all-in of HK$6,800: service HK$2,000, government HK$3,895, chops and green box HK$600, and disbursements HK$305. The secretarial page prints Essential, Standard and Professional company-secretary prices plus a registered-office add-on. That secretarial work is provided under TCSP licence TC003447 of associated Precision Accounting & Taxation Consultants Ltd, not of PAT CPA itself.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Prestige CPA Limited
Tsim Sha Tsui CPA firm in Silvercord on Canton Road, established in 2016 from the former RCC CPA practice. The services list includes company formation, company secretary, bookkeeping and payroll management.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
CCTH CPA Limited
Kwai Chung CPA firm in Kowloon Commerce Centre. Business-solutions pages list corporate secretarial work for HKEX-listed and private Hong Kong and offshore companies, plus accounting and Hong Kong payroll and HR advisory.
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Zedra Hong Kong
Fiduciary and corporate-services group with a Wan Chai office in Central Plaza. The Hong Kong page lists local contacts for trust, accounting, wealth planning and trade services. Group pages cover entity incorporation, corporate secretarial work, accounting and payroll.
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BM Accounting Services Limited
BM Accounting Services Limited incorporates Hong Kong companies, acts as company secretary, provides a registered office, and handles bookkeeping and payroll for clinics and other SMEs.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Hong Kong Corporate Services Group
Hong Kong Corporate Services Group forms Hong Kong limited companies, provides company secretarial and registered-office services, and offers bookkeeping and payroll.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
IMSG Corporate Services Limited
IMSG Corporate Services Limited incorporates entities in Hong Kong, provides a corporate secretary and registered office, and handles accounting and payroll. Annual corporate maintenance is listed from HK$2,800.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
MyBusiness in Asia HK Limited
MyBusiness in Asia says it can be appointed company secretary for a Hong Kong company. Its Hong Kong contact page lists company incorporation and accounting and payroll.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Stepcon
Stepcon incorporates Hong Kong limited companies and handles company secretary work, bookkeeping, audit arrangement, profits tax filing, and payroll and MPF for local and overseas owners.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Thomsons CPA & Co.
Thomsons CPA & Co. forms Hong Kong and overseas companies, acts as company secretary, provides a registered office, and lists accounting and payroll among its services.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
YCA Partners CPA Limited
YCA Partners CPA Limited's site offers accounting and payroll, and YCA Corporate Services Limited handles Hong Kong company incorporation, a registered office, and corporate secretarial work.
- UnclaimedWe wrote this page from the firm’s website. They have not taken it over yet.
Executive Solutions Limited
Trust and company service provider in Wan Chai, licence TC004617. The site lists Hong Kong company incorporation, company secretary, virtual office, payroll and MPF, accounting and audit, and work visas.
TCSP TC004617
About this category
Is payroll optional if I only have one staff member?
No. MPF and the employer’s return start with the first hire. Below the HK$7,100 monthly floor the employee pays no MPF; the employer still pays 5%.
Do these firms replace the MPFA or the IRD?
No. They file what those offices require. The rules live on the government pages linked in the guide.
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