- Founded in 1981, BDO Hong Kong belongs to a network in 169 countries and territories.
- BDO Limited is a registered PIE auditor, so it can audit listed companies.
- BDO doesn't publish prices: you describe your company and it sends a proposal.
- Sleek publishes prices: audit and profits tax filing from HK$5,500 a financial year.
If you’re weighing BDO Hong Kong for your company’s audit or accounting, the first thing you’ll notice is that there’s no price on its site. BDO quotes by engagement, so you only find out the cost after a proposal.
That model suits groups that need an international network, a listing-ready auditor or advisory work alongside the audit. But if your company mainly needs a company secretary, monthly books and an annual audit, the better question isn’t which mid-tier firm to pick. It’s whether you need one at all. Figures are as of 27 October 2026.
In this guide, you’ll learn:
- What BDO Hong Kong offers, and who it’s built for
- How BDO prices its work, and what to ask for in any proposal
- How Sleek and BDO compare, row by row
- When to choose one, the other, or both
What is BDO in Hong Kong?
BDO Hong Kong is a professional services firm founded in 1981 and part of the BDO global network. It has over 60 directors and about 1,000 staff in Hong Kong, according to its own profile, and says it serves “local enterprises and multinational corporations alike”.
| Fact | BDO Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Founded in Hong Kong | 1981 |
| Size in Hong Kong | Over 60 directors and about 1,000 staff |
| Global network | 169 countries and territories, more than 94,900 professionals and 870 offices |
| Legal entity | BDO Limited (香港立信德豪會計師事務所有限公司), a Hong Kong limited company and member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee |
| Audit standing | On the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) registers as a CPA corporate practice and a registered PIE auditor (M0200), so it can audit listed companies |
| Managing director | 林鴻恩, since 1 October 2025 |
Sources: BDO Hong Kong profile and leadership announcement; AFRC registers. Checked on 27 October 2026.
Who BDO suits:
- Groups in several countries: one network across 169 countries and territories.
- Companies preparing to list: it’s registered to audit public interest entities.
- Businesses needing specialist advice: risk and specialist advisory teams alongside the audit.
What services does BDO Hong Kong offer?
Audit and assurance, tax, advisory and private client services, plus outsourced business services delivered with a partner firm.
| Service line | What BDO lists | Worth asking |
|---|---|---|
| Assurance | Financial statement audits and other assurance services | Which team would handle a company your size |
| Tax | Tax services | What’s included, as its site doesn’t set out the scope |
| Private Client | A separate service line for private clients | What it covers |
| Risk Advisory and Specialist Advisory | Advisory teams for risk and specialist work | Whether it’s sold separately or with the audit |
| Business services and outsourcing | Accounting and finance, HR and payroll, secretarial and compliance | Which firm handles your account, and who your day-to-day contact is |
| Company formation | Not listed | Whether it can arrange incorporation, or refers it out |
Sources: BDO’s profile and its business services and outsourcing page, checked on 27 October 2026.
About outsourced services: BDO’s business services page says it “will work closely with our strategic business partner in Hong Kong” for this work. If you’re considering outsourced bookkeeping or company secretarial work, ask which firm would handle your account and who your contact would be.
BDO doesn't publish its fees. You can only compare it fairly once you have a written proposal covering the same scope as the other quotes on your desk.
How does BDO pricing work?
BDO quotes by engagement: you describe your company and it sends a proposal. Its site has no pricing or fees page (checked on 27 October 2026).
| BDO | Sleek | |
|---|---|---|
| How you get a price | Request a proposal | Published starting prices, then a confirmed quote |
| What sets an audit fee | Company size and complexity, transaction volume, the state of your records and how soon you need the report | The same factors, with a published starting price for smaller companies |
| Best for | Larger or more complex audits where a tailored scope matters | SMEs that want to budget before they talk to anyone |
For typical market rates, see what an accountant costs in Hong Kong.
What to ask for in an audit proposal
Proposals are only comparable if they answer the same questions. Ask every firm, including us, to confirm:
- Scope: which entities and financial year it covers, and whether the profits tax return is included.
- Fee basis: a fixed fee or time-based billing, and what happens if your records need cleaning up first.
- Extras: charges for group reporting, offshore claims, extra meetings or rush timelines.
- Team: who signs the auditor’s report, and who you deal with day to day.
- Timeline: when fieldwork starts and when you’ll get the signed report.
- Your part: which documents you need to provide, and by when.
Need published prices instead of a proposal?
Sleek’s list prices for Hong Kong companies, as of 27 October 2026:
| Service | From | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and bookkeeping | HK$3,500 per financial year | Payroll included from the Standard plan (HK$5,880) |
| Audit and profits tax filing | HK$5,500 per financial year | For companies with assets under HK$10 million and no offshore claim |
| Company secretary | HK$1,300 per year | |
| Incorporation (local founders) | HK$4,982 one-off |
Prices may vary with current promotions. See Sleek’s published prices for the latest figures.
How do Sleek and BDO compare?
BDO is built for audit, tax and advisory work at scale. Sleek is built for SMEs that want routine compliance at published prices. Here’s how they compare, row by row.
| BDO Hong Kong | Sleek | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it’s for | ||
| Typical client | “Local enterprises and multinational corporations alike” | Start-ups, SMEs and foreign founders |
| Size and reach | Established 1981; 60+ directors and about 1,000 staff in Hong Kong; network in 169 countries and territories | Hong Kong team with a licensed company secretary arm (TCSP licence TC006483) |
| Pricing | No published prices; quoted by engagement | Published plan prices |
| Services | ||
| Incorporation | Not listed on its business services page; confirm with BDO | From HK$4,982 for local founders |
| Company secretary | “Secretarial and compliance” through BDO’s strategic business partner | From HK$1,300 a year |
| Accounting and payroll | Accounting and finance, and “HR and payroll”, through BDO’s strategic business partner | From HK$3,500 a financial year; payroll included from the Standard plan |
| Statutory SME audit | Financial statement audits (Assurance) | From HK$5,500 a financial year, carried out by an independent CPA practice registered with the AFRC |
| Offshore profits tax claim | Tax services; scope not detailed on its site, so confirm with BDO | Included in the Audit and Tax Filing Premium plan (HK$8,000 a financial year, list price) |
| IPO, deals and advisory | Risk and specialist advisory teams; registered PIE auditor | Not offered |
BDO details from its own site and the AFRC registers; Sleek prices from Sleek’s published prices. Checked on 27 October 2026.
Also worth knowing about Sleek: support in English or Cantonese, and books kept on SleekBooks or Xero.
The verdict
Choose BDO if you need:
- an international network for a group operating in several countries
- IPO, transaction or specialist advisory work
- a recognised mid-tier audit firm’s signature for investors or lenders
Choose Sleek if you want:
- company secretary, accounting and audit from one provider
- published prices you can budget for before you call anyone
- incorporation and ongoing compliance handled in the same place
Sleek or BDO: which should you choose?
Choose by what your company needs this year, not by the size of the firm.
| Your situation | Better fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Group with subsidiaries in other countries | BDO | Network in 169 countries and territories |
| Preparing to list in Hong Kong | BDO | Registered PIE auditor, with advisory teams |
| Investors or lenders expect a mid-tier audit name | BDO | Recognised international network |
| Small company with routine annual filings | Sleek | Published plans cover company secretary, books and audit |
| You want a price before you talk to anyone | Sleek | Plan prices are published |
| You also need to incorporate | Sleek | Incorporation from HK$4,982; company formation isn’t on BDO’s service list |
| BDO is your group auditor, but you want fixed-price books | Both | Sleek for books and company secretary, BDO for the audit |
When BDO is the better choice
- You run a group in several countries: one network can cover audits and tax work for subsidiaries in other markets.
- You’re preparing to list or doing a deal: BDO Limited is a registered PIE auditor, and its risk and specialist advisory teams handle work Sleek doesn’t offer.
- Your investors or lenders want a known name: some prefer a recognised mid-tier audit firm on the report.
If scale, a network or advisory depth matters more than seeing a price up front, BDO is built for that.
When Sleek is the better choice
- You want the price up front: you can see each plan’s cost before you speak to anyone, rather than waiting for a proposal.
- Your needs are routine: a trading or holding company whose main needs are the annual audit, profits tax return and statutory filings may not need advisory teams or a global network.
- You want one team from set-up onwards: incorporation, company secretary, accounting and audit sit with the same provider.
- You’re based outside Hong Kong: documents are handled online, so you don’t need to travel.
If your company needs routine compliance from one provider, priced before you sign, Sleek is the simpler fit.
Can you use Sleek and BDO together?
Yes, and some groups do. A company can use one provider for company secretary work and bookkeeping and appoint BDO as its auditor. A firm that prepares your accounting records may face independence restrictions when also auditing them, which is one reason groups split the two; the trade-offs of bundling audit and tax filing or keeping them separate apply here too.
- Group policy: your parent company may already use BDO as group auditor, so the Hong Kong subsidiary follows.
- Cost of routine work: bookkeeping and company secretary work can sit on published plans, while the audit stays with BDO.
A firm that prepares your accounting records may face independence restrictions when it also audits them. Keeping the books and the audit with different firms keeps that question simple.
What should you collect when you switch from a mid-tier firm?
Your prior-year accounts, ledgers, tax files and statutory records. Together they let a new provider pick up where the old one stopped.
| Collect | Why the new provider needs it |
|---|---|
| Prior-year financial statements and auditor’s report | To confirm opening balances and accounting policies |
| General ledger, trial balance and bank reconciliations | So the books continue without gaps |
| Tax computations, returns and IRD correspondence | To pick up open queries, losses carried forward and provisional tax |
| Payroll and MPF records, if payroll is moving | To keep year-end IR56B figures complete |
| Statutory records: registers, minutes and filings | Needed if the company secretary role is moving too |
- Timing: switch soon after your financial year-end, before audit work for that year begins, so one firm handles the whole year.
- Handover: your new accountant will usually contact the outgoing firm before taking over.
The full process, including changing auditors, is in how to change accountants in Hong Kong.
How does BDO compare with other firms?
We profile other firms Hong Kong companies compare, in the same format.
- Deloitte Hong Kong compared: services, pricing and when a Big Four firm fits.
- ShineWing compared: a mid-tier firm with mainland reach.
- Sleek vs the Big Four in Hong Kong: Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG against published SME plans.
How can Sleek help with your company’s yearly compliance?
If your company needs its recurring compliance done each year, rather than advisory work at scale, we handle it on published plans.
With Sleek, you can:
- Cover the company secretary role: statutory registers, the annual return and other filings, from a licensed trust or company service provider (TCSP licence TC006483).
- Keep your books monthly: accounting and bookkeeping, with payroll included from the Standard plan.
- Get your audit and profits tax done: audit services for Hong Kong SMEs, with your BIR51 filed for you.
- Talk to someone who knows Hong Kong: an HKICPA-qualified accountant based in Central, in English or Cantonese.
If BDO’s proposal covers more than your company needs, compare it line by line with our published plans before you decide.
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FAQs on BDO Hong Kong
Is BDO one of the Big Four?
No. The Big Four are Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG, compared on our Big Four page. BDO is a separate international network, covering 169 countries and territories.
Is BDO on the AFRC register?
Yes. BDO Limited is listed on the AFRC’s register of registered PIE auditors (registration number M0200, as of 27 October 2026). Under the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance (Cap. 588), a local auditor must be registered before it carries out a public interest entity audit.
What is BDO Hong Kong's Chinese name?
香港立信德豪會計師事務所有限公司, or 立信德豪 for short. That’s the Chinese name of BDO Limited, the Hong Kong member firm. It’s the name on the AFRC registers and on BDO’s Chinese-language announcements.
Can I switch from BDO to Sleek mid-year?
Yes. You can change accountants at any point in the year, as long as both firms agree a clean cut-off before the next deadline. The outgoing firm confirms its last completed period, and the new one picks up the opening balances.
