2013 |
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| May 2013 |
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Issue 6 |
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Easier access to tax treaty benefits for Hong Kong companies receiving dividends from China |
| Apr 2013 |
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Issue 5 |
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A new chapter in tax information exchange in Hong Kong |
| Apr 2013 |
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Issue 4 |
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New standard for assessing Hong Kong tax resident status with the new application forms |
| Feb 2013 |
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Issue 3 |
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Possible removal from Italy’s blacklist after Hong Kong signed a treaty with the country |
| Jan 2013 |
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Issue 2 |
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Business arrangements need to be characterised in view of the proper context and commercial reality, the court held in the Aviation Fuel Supply case |
| Jan 2013 |
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Issue 1 |
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One step forward in developing Islamic finance in Hong Kong |
2012 |
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| Dec 2012 |
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Issue 10 |
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Hong Kong signed a treaty with another significant trading partner - Canada |
| Aug 2012 |
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Issue 9 |
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The battle for tax relief for fixed assets used in cross-border processing trade goes on |
| Aug 2012 |
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Issue 8 |
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Further guidance on profits tax treatment of costs and income associated with intellectual property rights |
| Aug 2012 |
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Issue 7 |
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Mexico became the first North American country that signed a tax treaty with Hong Kong |
| Jun 2012 |
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Issue 6 |
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Unrealised gains from stock-in-trade revaluation are not "profits" chargeable to tax |
| Apr 2012 |
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Issue 5 |
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Source rule in ING Baring upheld by the Court of Appeal in the Li & Fung case |
| Mar 2012 |
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Issue 4 |
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Hong Kong launches Advance Pricing Arrangement programme |
| Mar 2012 |
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Issue 3 |
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Tax deduction on recharge of share-based payments: a change in tide |
| Mar 2012 |
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Issue 2 |
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First transfer pricing advance ruling in Hong Kong |
| Jan 2012 |
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Issue 1 |
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Transfer pricing takes a step forward in Hong Kong with the launch of an advance pricing agreement program |
2011 |
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| Dec 2011 |
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Issue 11 |
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Tax deduction for the acquisition costs of specified intellectual property rights is finally in place |
| Nov 2011 |
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Issue 10 |
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To what extent does Hong Kong meet the international standard of exchange of information? |
| Nov 2011 |
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Issue 9 |
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The latest development in interpreting the concept of permanent establishment in a treaty context |
| Sep 2011 |
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Issue 8 |
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Taxation of business profits of non-resident companies in Hong Kong in a treaty context |
| Aug 2011 |
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Issue 7 |
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Interpreting the concept of "beneficial owner" - A challenge to applying Hong Kong's expanding treaty network |
| Aug 2011 |
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Issue 6 |
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Court judgement on the taxability of a lump sum payment received upon termination of a franchise agreement (Aviation Fuel Supply Co v CIR) |
| Jul 2011 |
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Issue 5 |
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Recent court decision on taxability of unrealised gains brings nice cheer to taxpayers |
| Jun 2011 |
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Issue 4 |
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Comprehensive double tax agreements with Iberian countries |
| May 2011 |
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Issue 3 |
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Source rule in ING Baring upheld by the court in determining the locality of sourcing commission income |
| Feb 2011 |
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Issue 2 |
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Hong Kong signed comprehensive double tax agreement with Switzerland |
| Jan 2011 |
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Issue 1 |
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Hong Kong signed comprehensive double tax agreement with New Zealand |
2010 |
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| Dec 2010 |
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Issue 12 |
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Signing of the much anticipated Hong Kong / Japan comprehensive double tax agreement |
| Dec 2010 |
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Issue 11 |
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Signing of the Hong Kong / France comprehensive double tax agreement |