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Under Article 108 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong, the taxation system in Hong Kong is independent of, and different from, the taxation system in mainland China. In addition, under Article 106 of the Hong Kong Basic Law, Hong Kong has independent public finance, and no tax revenue is handed over to the Central Government in China. [1]
IRO Section.25 Deduction of property tax from profits tax. Any person's HK property tax payable can be set off by the same HK profit tax payable. IRO Section.26A Exclusion of certain profits from tax IRO Section.26B Concessionary deductions, general provisions IRO Section.26C Approved charitable donations
The IRD is responsible for the administration of the following Hong Kong ordinances on taxes and duties and the related rules and regulations: Betting Duty Ordinance Cap.108; Business Registration Ordinance Cap.310; Estate Duty Ordinance Cap.111; Hotel Accommodation Tax Ordinance Cap.348; Inland Revenue Ordinance Cap.112; Stamp Duty Ordinance ...
In Hong Kong, profits tax is an income tax chargeable to business carried on in Hong Kong. Applying the territorial taxation concept, only profits sourced in Hong Kong are taxable in general. Capital gains are not taxable in Hong Kong, although it is always arguable whether an income is capital in nature.
The Hong Kong Basic Law, which is a law passed by the Chinese National People's Congress, came into effect in 1997, becoming the constitutional document in Hong Kong. [4] The law was passed in accordance with Article 31 of the Chinese Constitution, which authorized the establishment of Special Administrative Regions. The Basic Law sets out the ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will offer tax breaks, handouts and subsidies to small businesses and residents, to mitigate the impact of the most stringent social restrictions imposed in the city ...
The goods and services tax (GST) was a proposed value-added tax in Hong Kong. Consultation over a period of nine months was launched on 19 July 2006 and stirred considerable controversy. Consultation over a period of nine months was launched on 19 July 2006 and stirred considerable controversy.
[91] [92] Hong Kong is unique in a way because the government owns virtually all the land and allows for long term leases which is how they make their income off property. [93] Hong Kong levies a property tax known as "rates," which is a tax on the occupation of property or payable by the owner of unoccupied property.