🇭🇰 Accounting Software in Hong Kong
Keep HKFRS-ready, audit-friendly books for your Hong Kong business — no VAT, two-tier Profits Tax records, MPF payroll and multi-currency, on Desktop and Cloud.
Is Dictode Accounting right for Hong Kong?
Yes — Dictode is a double-entry accounting platform configured for Hong Kong: No VAT/GST at No VAT/GST, No e-invoicing mandate, HKFRS (Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS-based) reporting and a Company-chosen (commonly 31 Mar or 31 Dec year-end) fiscal year — on Desktop, mobile, tablet and Cloud.
Accounting & tax norms
How Dictode keeps your books compliant where you operate.
Tax system
No VAT/GST — No VAT or GST; Profits Tax applies to business profits
Rates
Standard: No VAT/GST · Profits_tax: 8.25% / 16.5% (two-tier profits tax)
Registration threshold
No VAT registration; Business Registration with the IRD is required to operate
E-invoicing
No e-invoicing mandate
Accounting standard
HKFRS (Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS-based)
Fiscal year
Company-chosen (commonly 31 Mar or 31 Dec year-end)
Statutory filings
Profits Tax Return (BIR51, annual), Employer's Return (BIR56A/IR56B), Annual audited financial statements, Annual return to the Companies Registry
Payroll statutory
MPF (Mandatory Provident Fund) contributions, No payroll withholding (employees self-assess salaries tax)
Regulators
Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Companies Registry, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
Audit
Limited companies generally require an annual statutory audit
Works on every device
Desktop for macOS, Linux and Windows, native mobile and tablet apps, and a real-time Cloud edition — offline-first with encrypted sync.
Desktop — macOS, Linux, Windows
Mobile & tablet apps
Cloud — real-time sync
Accounting in Hong Kong — FAQs
Does Hong Kong have VAT, and does Dictode handle it?
Hong Kong has no VAT or GST. Dictode supports tax-free invoicing for Hong Kong while still tracking Profits Tax-relevant income and expenses in clean double-entry books.
Does it support HKFRS and audit?
Yes. Dictode produces double-entry financial statements suitable for HKFRS reporting and the annual statutory audit, with period locks and audit trails.
Does it help with the Profits Tax Return?
Yes. Clean books, reports and audit trails give you the records needed to prepare the annual Profits Tax Return (BIR51) under the two-tier rates.
Does payroll handle MPF and Employer's Return?
Payroll computes salaries and MPF contributions and produces the records needed for the Employer's Return (IR56B); note employees self-assess salaries tax.
Does it support multi-currency and work offline?
Yes. Dictode supports multi-currency bookkeeping, and the Desktop edition (macOS, Linux, Windows) is offline-first with mobile, tablet and Cloud sync.