The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Ordinance (“IRO”) imposes strict requirements for individual returns filings and aims at avoiding the filing of incorrect tax returns by the individuals. If those requirements are not met, the relevant punitive provisions empower the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, depending on: The nature and/or the degree of culpability of the offence […]
Until the 2nd of March 2014, section 4 of the previous Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Cap. 32 (‘Cap.32’) required every company incorporation in Hong Kong to have a signed Memorandum of Association (the ‘Memorandum’), whereas section 9 of Cap. 32 allowed a company limited by shares (e.g. a limited company) to register together with its […]
There have been a recent increase in the number of fraudulent emails also called phishing emails. A fraudulent email is a method used by the hackers/fraudsters to lure you into providing your personal information/account data and transferring monies into a fraudulent account. The on of the most common types of frauds are fraudulent email schemes. […]
With the technological advancement and roll out of internet and electronic remote messaging came along new fraudulent scams and investment frauds different from traditional schemes. Thanks to mobile and online applications as well as social media platforms fraudsters have ever since been using these methods to lure people looking into legitimate investment income into fraud. […]
