June 22, 2010
On June 9, 2010, the Inland Revenue Department (“the Department”) published its Departmental Interpretation and Practice Note No 47 “Exchange of Information under Comprehensive Double Taxation Agreements”. Although, as I have previously noted, the Department does not feel bound by its own Practice Notes, they nonetheless provide genuine guidance as to the normal Departmental [...]
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June 22, 2010
Hong Kong concluded a Comprehensive Double Taxation Agreement (“CDTA”) with Austria on May 25, 2010. This is Hong Kong’s 11th CDTA, and provides for the reduction of withholding tax on dividends to 0% if the beneficial owner is a company that directly holds at least 10% of the capital of the [...]
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