Audit support
PBC list management
PBC list management in Hong Kong turns your auditor's provided-by-client request list into tracked, owned tasks with due dates. Our accounting team gathers bank confirmations, lease agreements and supporting documents, and answers factual follow-up questions during fieldwork so your finance team is not chasing the list alone.
Auditor request list
Illustrative client · August 2026
HKD
- Trial balance and general ledger exportDone
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The list your auditor sends first
A Hong Kong statutory audit starts with a request list: bank confirmation letters, lease and loan agreements, minutes referenced in the accounts, related-party schedules. For a small finance team already running monthly close, working through fifty line items on a tight fieldwork window is its own project.
Turning the list into owned tasks
We take the request list your auditor issues, break it into tasks with due dates, and track what has been gathered against what is still outstanding. Items that sit with third parties, a bank, a landlord, a related company, get chased on a timeline that matches when the auditor actually needs them, not the day before fieldwork closes.
During fieldwork
Auditors raise follow-up questions once they start testing the file, often on a short turnaround. We route documentation and factual requests directly. Anything touching management's judgment, an estimate, a related-party term, a going-concern question, goes back to your team before a response reaches the auditor.
After the engagement
The completed list is archived so next year's audit starts from documents already organised rather than a blank folder. Items that were hard to track down this year get flagged so the second cycle moves faster.
Delivery
Every month's work is reviewed by a senior reviewer before it reaches you, and your file stays in your own Xero, QuickBooks Online or Zoho Books account.
Working alongside the file itself
PBC tracking pairs directly with audit-ready books: the schedules built there answer a large share of what a Hong Kong request list typically asks for before the list itself even arrives. When the auditor's own report and the BIR51 filing depend on the file being complete, keeping this list current is what keeps the audit timeline on schedule.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: PBC list management
Does the auditor send the request list to you directly?
Usually your team receives it first and shares it with us, though we can coordinate directly with your auditor once you authorise that contact.
What happens if an item on the list does not apply to us?
We flag it back to the auditor rather than guessing, since only they can confirm whether a specific request applies to your engagement.
Can you track requests across more than one Hong Kong entity?
Yes. Each entity's request list is tracked separately so items from a group structure do not get mixed together.
Who updates the PBC tracker once items start coming in?
Our accounting team updates status against each request as documents are gathered, and you can see the live tracker at any point rather than waiting for a status email midway through your auditor's own fieldwork window.
What happens to a request that keeps getting pushed past its due date?
It stays visible on the tracker rather than quietly falling off it, and we flag it to you again once it is close to the auditor's own fieldwork date so it does not become the item holding up sign-off.
Who decides what goes on the PBC list?
The audit firm sets the list. We work through it, gather what is needed and flag anything that genuinely does not apply to your business.
Can you respond directly to auditor follow-up questions?
We handle documentation and factual detail; questions that call for management judgment go back to you before a response goes out.
How is pBC list management priced?
Pricing for pBC list management depends on your transaction volume, the software you use, and how much cleanup is needed before ongoing work starts. Current ranges are published on the pricing page, and your exact fee is confirmed in writing before anything begins.
What software works with pBC list management?
PBC list management runs inside QuickBooks Online or Xero, whichever you already use. If you are not yet set up in either, we can configure a file in your name so you keep ownership of it once the engagement is under way.
Related services
- Audit supportAudit-ready booksMonthly and year-end books maintained with the support and schedules an external auditor expects to see on day one, so fieldwork starts without a scramble to reconstruct records.
- Audit supportWorking paper preparationSupporting schedules and reconciliations built the way an auditor expects to see them, cross-referenced to the trial balance, so review comments come back with fewer open questions.
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Next step
Talk to the team that would run your books
A short call covers your setup, your software and what a first month would look like. You get a written scope and price after it.