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ACCOUNTING
REQUIREMENTS
POPULAR
OFFSHORE
IN fg JURISDICTIONS
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eaSingapore
Maintain proper bookkeeping records and accounting
documents in accordance with the Singapore Financial
Reporting Standards (SFRS)
File the whole set of financial statements in XBRL format
of the financial year to which the accounting entry
Financial records must be kept in 5 years from the end
relates. 4Hongkong
£ Keep financial records of all transactions, including
profits, revenues, expenses
f& File first tax report 18 months from the date of
incorporation’
£ 3 types of tax returns to file to the IRD: Employer's
Return, Profit Tax Return and Individual Tax return
Companies have to keep financial reports in either hard
copy or electronic form for at least 7 yearsSeychelles
£ Not required to summit financial reports, but mandatory
to keep accounting records
£ Record all IBC’s transactions and the company’s
financial affairs
# Document all business activities
The documents shall be available for 7 years since the
date the transaction was made.Belize
= Not required to summit financial reports, but mandatory
to keep accounting records
£ Documents to be kept: All bank slips, cash books,
contracts, invoices, and other documents reflecting the
business operations, assets, and liabilities, etc.
The records shall be available to the authorities for 7
years.British Virgin Islands
£ Keep the accounting records for 5 years
£ Documents to be kept: invoices, contracts, and also the
documents reflecting( incoming and outgoing payments;
sale and purchase agreements; company assets and lia-
bilities)
The records of any business deals must be kept for 5
years and available to be checked upon request