How Many Years Should Offshore Company Records Be Kept? 2026 Books and Voucher Retention: 5-7 Years, Originals and Digital Copies
How many years must offshore books be kept? This guide compares record-keeping requirements in BVI, Cayman, Hong Kong and Singapore, and retention advice for ledgers, vouchers, bank statements and tax receipts, with three real cases on discarding too early before due diligence, mismatched vouchers costing audit time and disputes over undelivered books after a share transfer, plus a start-date method and archiving tips.