Asia Pacific Tax Notes 2013 Asian Tax and Advisory Webcast Series

Hong Kong Tax News Flash 

2013

 
   
 
     
May 2013 Issue 6
   
Easier access to tax treaty benefits for Hong Kong companies receiving dividends from China
     
Apr 2013 Issue 5
   
A new chapter in tax information exchange in Hong Kong
     
Apr 2013 Issue 4
   
New standard for assessing Hong Kong tax resident status with the new application forms
     
Feb 2013 Issue 3
   
Possible removal from Italy’s blacklist after Hong Kong signed a treaty with the country
     
Jan 2013 Issue 2
   
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 Issue 1
   
One step forward in developing Islamic finance in Hong Kong
     

2012

 
   
 
     
Dec 2012 Issue 10
   
Hong Kong signed a treaty with another significant trading partner - Canada
     
Aug 2012 Issue 9
   
The battle for tax relief for fixed assets used in cross-border processing trade goes on
     
Aug 2012 Issue 8
   
Further guidance on profits tax treatment of costs and income associated with intellectual property rights
     
Aug 2012 Issue 7
   
Mexico became the first North American country that signed a tax treaty with Hong Kong
     
Jun 2012 Issue 6
   
Unrealised gains from stock-in-trade revaluation are not "profits" chargeable to tax
     
Apr 2012 Issue 5
   
Source rule in ING Baring upheld by the Court of Appeal in the Li & Fung case
     
Mar 2012 Issue 4
   
Hong Kong launches Advance Pricing Arrangement programme
     
Mar 2012 Issue 3
   
Tax deduction on recharge of share-based payments: a change in tide
     
Mar 2012 Issue 2
   
First transfer pricing advance ruling in Hong Kong
     
Jan 2012 Issue 1
   
Transfer pricing takes a step forward in Hong Kong with the launch of an advance pricing agreement program
     

2011

 
   
 
     
Dec 2011 Issue 11
   
Tax deduction for the acquisition costs of specified intellectual property rights is finally in place
  
Nov 2011 Issue 10
   
To what extent does Hong Kong meet the international standard of exchange of information?
   
Nov 2011 Issue 9
   
The latest development in interpreting the concept of permanent establishment in a treaty context
    
Sep 2011 Issue 8
   
Taxation of business profits of non-resident companies in Hong Kong in a treaty context
   
Aug 2011 Issue 7
   
Interpreting the concept of "beneficial owner" - A challenge to applying Hong Kong's expanding treaty network
 
Aug 2011 Issue 6
   
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 Issue 5
   
Recent court decision on taxability of unrealised gains brings nice cheer to taxpayers
 
Jun 2011 Issue 4
   
Comprehensive double tax agreements with Iberian countries
 
May 2011 Issue 3
   
Source rule in ING Baring upheld by the court in determining the locality of sourcing commission income
 
Feb 2011 Issue 2
   
Hong Kong signed comprehensive double tax agreement with Switzerland
 
Jan 2011 Issue 1
   
Hong Kong signed comprehensive double tax agreement with New Zealand

2010

 
   
 
     
Dec 2010 Issue 12
   
Signing of the much anticipated Hong Kong / Japan comprehensive double tax agreement
     
Dec 2010 Issue 11
   
Signing of the Hong Kong / France comprehensive double tax agreement
     

Publications prior to Dec 2010 have been archived.