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06 Mar, 2019
During the last weeks, we have been writing and reviewing significant amendments to corporate laws and tax laws in offshore jurisdictions to satisfy their commitments made pursuant to the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)...
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19 Oct, 2018
In an effort to enhance Hong Kong's regulatory regime for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, a new licensing regime for trust or company service providers (TCSPs) and new requirements on the keeping of significant controllers registers (SCR) by companies took effect on March 1st, 2018...
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25 Sep, 2018
Hong Kong remains one of the hottest start-up cities (for more details, read article here), and one pivotal reason is that HK continues to expand its network of income tax treaties rapidly - HK has entered into Comprehensive Double Taxation Agreements...
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16 Aug, 2018
Wanted to start a business but felt puzzled with the bank part? Wondering if there are other options besides opening a bank account in those traditional banks? Any way to shorten your time in waiting for a bank account to be opened...
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30 Apr, 2018
Hong Kong has always been a popular business centre for incorporating new businesses. Once a centre of the British Empire and now part of modern China, it has kept its multicultural and bilingual status...
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13 Nov, 2017
Hong Kong has enacted CRS and specified 75 jurisdictions with which financial account information is to be exchanged starting from 2018. The first reporting period however falls into 2017 and for UK and Japanese account holders...
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18 Oct, 2017
There are some cash flow planning opportunities for foreign persons (Non-U.S. Persons) who maintain for the purpose of retirement the custodian of their ORS Hong Kong Government regulated, registered and Foreign Act Tax Compliance Act...
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12 Oct, 2017
Hong Kong is a beautiful city and situated in the ideal location in the Pacific Asia region which is a free market economy with access to all the major market of the world. It is reputed as one of the friendly business environment in...
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11 Sep, 2017
We are seeing an increasing number of entrepreneurs in online or internet businesses, such as developers of software and applications for mobile platforms or simply individuals that work out of their laptops and keep moving...
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22 Aug, 2017
The standard VAT rates vary across both Europe and Asia. In Europe, Hungary has the highest VAT value, at a 27%, followed by Norway, Croatia, Denmark and Sweden with 25%, Finland, Iceland and Greece with 24%...
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