On 19 August 2020, the government of the United States (“the US”) announced that the agreement in respect of double taxation relief on income derived from the international operation of ships entered into between the US and Hong Kong (“the Agreement”) has been terminated which will revert Hong Kong to the general shipping income tax… Continue reading Termination of the Shipping Income Tax Agreement Between the United States and Hong Kong
Pursuant to a co-operation framework agreement entered into in July 2017, Hong Kong, Macau and nine municipalities in the Guangdong Province of Mainland China including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing have strategically integrated to form the Greater Bay Area (“GBA”), with a view to develop the region as a world-class… Continue reading Tax Incentives in the Greater Bay Area and Free Trade Zones/Port in Southern China
A number of investors worldwide, including Hong Kong and Mainland China, maintain entities on the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) for various purposes, such as acting as a vehicle to hold share investments and/or intellectual properties, or to engage in trading, service and/or fund management business. Please note that the BVI introduced the Economic Substance (Companies… Continue reading British Virgin Islands Economic Substance Legislation
With the increasing reliance on financial technology (often shortened to fintech), traditional banks are no longer the only option for opening a bank account. Instead, thanks to the developments in fintech, people now can open business bank account with a virtual bank provider. Currently, Hong Kong has 8 virtual banks and a growing number of… Continue reading Are Virtual Banks a Viable Banking Solution?
COVID-19 has affected most, if not all, people and businesses worldwide. Due to worldwide strict quarantine measurements and travel restrictions, people are being banned or discouraged from entering and leaving countries and consequently are required by (local) governments and/or their employers to work from home or even from different countries. This has created undesired COVID-19… Continue reading COVID-19 Tax Impacts
Under the Hong Kong salaries tax system, both employers and employees/directors are obliged to report the employment remuneration/directors’ remuneration to the HK-IRD by filing annual employer’s returns and individual tax returns respectively.
Mainland China and Hong Kong have entered into their Fifth Protocol to their Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Arrangement.
On 26 February 2020, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong announced the Budget for the fiscal year 2020-21. The forecast is that for the fiscal year 2019-20, there will be a deficit of around HKD 37.8 billion, and that the fiscal reserves are expected to become HKD 1,133.1 billion by 31 March 2020. The focus… Continue reading Hong Kong 2020-21 Budget
Income recipients are usually required to obtain a certificate of resident status (“CoR”) from the relevant tax authority. As such, the CoR is one of the most important documents for the purpose of enjoying the tax benefits offered in the DTAs. This is necessary n order to be entitled to certain tax benefits granted under… Continue reading Certificate of Tax Resident Status – Is Your Company Able To Obtain It?
Global mobility has allowed more and more companies to request their personnel to carry out work duties outside the companies’ home tax jurisdiction. In the past, most working arrangements abroad were rather permanent, nowadays jobs are also performed on an assignment/secondment basis or on a commuter basis or even as a combination of these latter… Continue reading Global Mobility Issues from a Corporate & Income Tax Perspective
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