From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Hong Kong is NOT a Tax Haven

April 20, 2009

The Government has clearly stated that it will enact legislation to amend the Inland Revenue Ordinance in order to allow the Inland Revenue Department to share information with overseas tax authorities, in other words acceding to the demands of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to sign up to international agreements facilitating tax [...]

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The fight for offshore profits claims continues

April 14, 2009

For many years Hong Kong manufacturing companies have taken advantage of the considerably lower labour costs in other Asian countries, particularly Mainland China.  Inevitably the nature of these arrangements varies but a large number of enterprises have established their own manufacturing/assembly plants in Mainland China.
Structured correctly, such arrangements may also reduce the tax burden of [...]

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Structuring your remuneration in a tax efficient manner

April 2, 2009

Are you paying too much salaries tax? The Inland Revenue Ordinance provides employers with the opportunity to legally structure employees’ contracts of employment in a tax efficient manner, but how many make the effort?
Whilst the following is not an exhaustive list of benefits it nonetheless illustrates how a remuneration package can be structured.
The starting point [...]

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