On the 25 February 2015, which also happened to be the Chinese ‘common birthday’, the Financial Secretary, Mr. John Tsang, delivered his eighth budget speech for the fiscal year 2015-16 with the theme ‘Diversification of Development and Augmentation of Competitiveness’.
When however collecting this information for the purpose of acquiring a certification of residence status for the Hong Kong company under the Hong Kong – Spain double taxation treaty, the obtained information is likely to be ignored by the HK IRD as it is irrelevant for the application of the relevant double taxation treaty.
Guoshuihan [2009] No. 698 (“Circular 698”) was issued on the 10th of December 2009 and is still subject to considerable controversy, mainly because of its lack of clarity regarding non-residents of Mainland China. Some guidelines on the application of Circular 698 can be derived from Guo Shui Fa [2010] No 75 (“Circular 75”), which contains […]
