Hong Kong: Block Extension Scheme for Lodgement of 2021/22 Tax Returns
On 4 March 2022, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Hong Kong has issued a Circular Letter to Tax Representatives on the Block Extension Scheme for Lodgement of 2021/22 Tax Returns. In this letter, the term “tax representative” refers to a
See MoreIMF Report Looks at the Economy of Hong Kong SAR
On 8 March 2022, the IMF published a report following discussions with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China, under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The economy of Hong Kong SAR has undergone a strong
See MoreHong Kong announces 2022/23 Budget
The Hong Kong budget announcements for 2022/23 were delivered on 23 February 2022. BEPS 2.0 proposals Hong Kong will bring in a legislative proposal in the second half of 2022 to enact the requirements of the OECD/G20 agreement in relation to
See MoreHong Kong: Tax measures proposed in 2022-23 Budget
On 23 February 2022, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan delivered the 2022-23 Budget providing following corporate tax measures. The Financial Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax for the year of assessment 2021/22 by 100
See MoreIMF: Report on the Economy of Hong Kong SAR
On 20 January 2022 the IMF published a report on the economy of Hong Kong SAR (China) following discussions under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Hong Kong SAR's economy has recovered strongly from a number of domestic and
See MoreHong Kong: IRD extends filing deadline for 2020/21 profits tax returns
On 14 January 2022, the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong published a circular letter extending the deadline for filing 2020/21 profits tax returns for loss cases with accounting date code 'M. Recognising the impact of the recent worsening
See MoreHong Kong: IRD issues guidance on tax matters arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic
On 29 July 2021, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Hong Kong issued guidance examining certain tax issues arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. IRD noted that their approach in relation to the tax issues is generally in
See MoreHong Kong: IRD issues profits tax, property tax and employer’s returns for 2020-21
On 1 April 2021, the Inland Revenue Department issued about 210,000 profits tax returns, 120,000 property tax returns and 320,000 employer's returns for the year of assessment 2020-21. About 2.6 million tax returns for individuals will be issued on
See MoreHong Kong: Block Extension Scheme for Lodgement of 2020/21 Tax Returns
On 29 March 2021, Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Hong Kong has published a circular letter to tax representatives on the block extension scheme for lodgement of 2020/21 Tax Returns. The circular letter is to advise the taxpayers of the return
See MoreHong Kong: Tax measures proposed in 2021-22 Budget
On 24 February 2021, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan presented the 2021-22 Budget providing following tax measures. The Financial Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax, salaries tax and tax under personal assessment for the
See MoreHong Kong gazettes Inland Revenue Bill 2021
On 29 January 2021, the Hong Kong’s Government published the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Carried Interest) Bill 2021 (the Bill) in the Gazette. The Bill aims to amend the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) to provide tax
See MoreHong Kong issues regulation on tax concessions for insurance-related businesses
On 15 January 2021, the Hong Kong’s Government gazetted subsidiary legislation to implement the new profits tax concessions for insurance-related businesses on March 19, 2021. Enacted in July 2020, the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Profits Tax
See MoreHong Kong: Chief Executive in Council make orders on CDTAs with Serbia and Georgia
On 21 October 2020, the Chief Executive in Council has made two orders under the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) to implement the Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (CDTAs) with Serbia and Georgia. The orders will be gazetted
See MoreHong Kong: IRD updates CbC XML schema and user guide
On 6 October 2020, Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong has published the updated CbC reports XML schema and user guide. The Department has developed a data schema in XML which is based on the CbC XML Schema issued by the OECD. The data schema
See MoreHong Kong and Georgia enter into tax pact
On 5 October 2020, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement (CDTA) with
See MoreHong Kong: IRD commence TP documentation compliance reviews
In September 2020, the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) began conducting the first round of compliance reviews of the taxpayers' transfer pricing documentation and issuing requests for information in accordance with Section 51 (4) A and 51
See MoreHong Kong: IRD extends the due dates for filing profits tax returns for 2019/20
On 9 September 2020, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Hong Kong has published a Circular Letter to Tax Representatives extending the deadline for filing Profits Tax returns. Accordingly, the Inland Revenue Department decided to extend the
See MoreHong Kong and Russia sign an agreement for the exchange of CbC report
On 3 September 2020, the Russian Federal Tax Service has announced that Hong Kong and Russia signed an agreement on the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports for the 2017 and 2018 reporting years. For reporting fiscal years beginning on or
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