Hong Kong Releases New Guidance On Advance Rulings

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, May 1, 2020

Hong Kong has updated its guidance on advance rulings, to reflect changes to Hong Kong's practices as a result of its efforts to comply with the OECD's minimum standards proposed as part of the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) Action Plan. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Announces Tax Credit Handout In 2020 Budget

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Hong Kong's 2020 Budget includes plans for a one-off reduction of profits tax, salaries tax, and tax under personal assessment. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Gazettes Tax Breaks For Ship Leasing

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, January 27, 2020

The Hong Kong Government has published in the Gazette legislation to provide profits tax concessions to certain ship lessors and ship leasing managers. Read Full Story

OECD Releases Eight New Action 14 Peer Reviews

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 6, 2019

The OECD recently released the seventh round of stage one peer review reports, assessing eight jurisdictions' efforts to implement the BEPS Action 14 minimum standard on tax dispute resolution. Read Full Story

New Zealand Tops World Bank's 'Doing Business' 2020

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, November 8, 2019

New Zealand is the easiest place in the world to do business, according to the World Bank's new Doing Business 2020 report, which looks at the simplicity of setting up, operating, and paying taxes in 190 territories around the world. Read Full Story

Costa Rica Clarifies Amendments To Non-Cooperative Tax List

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, October 18, 2019

Costa Rica's Ministry of Finance has released a statement clarifying its decision to exclude a number of territories with low effective income tax rates from its list of non-cooperative territories. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Share Taxpayer Data With Hong Kong, Singapore

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Switzerland's agreements for the automatic exchange of financial account information with Hong Kong and Singapore have entered into force. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Issues New Guidance On Foreign Tax Credits

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Hong Kong's Inland Revenue Department has released new guidance notes on the deduction of foreign taxes. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Guides On New Business Tax Reliefs

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 29, 2019

Hong Kong's Inland Revenue Department has noted that, starting from the year of assessment 2018/19, capital expenditure incurred for procuring environmental protection installations should be deducted in a single year, rather than over five years. Read Full Story

OECD Reports Progress On Harmful Tax Regimes Work

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 23, 2018

Releasing a progress update, the OECD said international efforts to curb harmful tax practices and prevent the misuse of preferential tax regimes are having a tangible impact worldwide. Read Full Story

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