Knowledge Base 
Audited accounts, corporate income tax, VAT, social security, and shareholder meetings — the recurring obligations that catch new operators off guard. None of these pause because the company is foreign-owned, dormant, or still ramping up.
The annual cycle, in order
Monthly VAT (by the 15th if registered), monthly withholding tax, monthly social security, annual financial statements and audit, corporate income tax within 150 days of fiscal year-end, and an annual shareholder meeting within four months of year-end. Each deadline has a penalty. None of them wait for the accountant to chase you.
Why foreign directors miss this
Local bookkeepers typically file what they are given. They do not always track overseas shareholder signatures, auditor–DBD coordination, or the fact that a dormant year still requires an audit and a meeting. The gap is accountability, not a missing form.
What you still have to provide
Bank statements, sales and expense records, and directors or shareholders available to sign. Everything else — chasing the auditor, minutes, Revenue Department filings, confirmation receipts — can be coordinated as one workstream.
Dormant is not exempt
No revenue does not mean no filings. A company that exists has statutory duties. If you are winding down, that is a separate process. If you are pausing, keep the compliance calendar running.
