Taxation
Hong Kong taxes are mainly divided into 4 categories
Profits Tax
Profits tax is an income tax among direct taxes. With reference to the section 14 of Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112 of the Laws of Hong Kong), profits tax shall be charged for each year of assessment on persons carrying on a trade, profession or business in Hong Kong in respect of their assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong for that year from such trade, profession or business (excluding profits arising from the sale of capital assets.
Salaries Tax
Salaries tax is an income tax among direct taxes. According to section 8(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112 of the Laws of Hong Kong), salaries tax shall be charged for each year of assessment on every person in respect of his/her income arising in or derived from Hong Kong from any office or employment of profit or any pension. However, taxpayers can claim “deduction” and “allowances” in order to reduce their salaries tax burden.
Property Tax
Under section 5(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, property tax is charged on the owners of land and/or buildings in Hong Kong who let out their properties in return for rental income and/or other charges. This tax is payable by the owner(s) at the standard rate, by the year of assessment, on the next assessable value of the relevant property.
Stamp Duty
The Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap. 117 of the Laws of Hong Kong) imposes duty/tax on certain types of documents. In general, the payment of stamp duty enables some specified documents to be recognized and enforceable by the Hong Kong courts. In other words, you will be liable to pay stamp duty if you sell (or purchase) a flat/building/land, let out (or lease) a flat/building/land, or sell (or purchase) shares of listed or unlisted limited company.
Usually, all employees and companies are required to submit a tax return to the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) every year. IRD will send out the tax return to a limited company or partnership in April every year while personal tax return will be sent out in May every year. The deadline for submitting the tax return is one month from the date of issuance.
Our services include:
- Tax consulting and tax planning
- Act as a tax representative (individual or company)
- Fill out tax forms, tax calculations and declarations
- Profits Tax
- Salaries Tax
- Property Tax
- Employer and Employee Compensation Tax Return
- Tax assessment
- Filing an extension to file a tax return
- Apply for deferment of withholding tax
- Submit an application to object to a tax assessment
- Assist in handling inquiries from the tax bureau
- Assist in applying for foreign income tax exemption
- Tax on-site audit and investigation