2008-2009 Hong Kong Tax Newsletters

You will find here all the Hong Kong Tax newsletters released in 2008 and 2009

Dec 2009 - Revised DIPN 21

The Commissioner of Inland Revenue (CIR) has issued a revised Departmental Interpretation and Practice Note No. 21: Locality of profits (DIPN) on 4 December 2009. This is extremely important to Hong Kong businesses as the question of source is fundamental to the taxation of profits.

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Dec 2009 - DIPN 46 Transfer Pricing

On 4 December 2009, the IRD released Departmental Interpretation and Practice Notes No. 46, Transfer Pricing Guidelines – Methodologies and Related Issues (DIPN 46). For the first time, the IRD shows its views on application of transfer pricing principles and methodologies within the tax framework of Hong Kong.

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HK Budget Special Report - 2008/09 - Government Budget

The Financial Secretary, Mr John Tsang, presented the 2008/09 Government Budget to the Legislative Council (“LegCo”) on 27 February 2008.

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HK Budget Special Report - 2009/10 - Budget proposals on tax revenue

On 25 February 2009, the Financial Secretary, Mr. John Tsang Chun-wah, delivered his budget speech to the Legislative Council proposing the Government’s revenue and expenditure plans for the 2009/2010 fiscal year.

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