Tax Arrangement--- With Legal Evidence and Tax Free
Hong Kong is a super international place both in commerce and finance , extremely free for business operation in the world , the taxation in Hong Kong is extremely simple for corporation or Limited Company , generally , only the profit tax is imposed on the Hong Kong Companies by the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department , the rate of profit tax is around %15 to %17 ,the allowance and accepted administrative expenses are widest in the world , to simply , Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department only imposes the profit tax on the sources of income from Hong Kong , all cost in the production of profit could be deducted in the company¡¯s operation , that means , any activities could be proved that the activities are not in Hong Kong , the company must claim the offshore profit from the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department in the audit report , if successful , a lot of offshore activities profit could be exempted from the profit tax in Hong Kong . To conclude , Hong Kong Corporation and Limited Company must entitle the lowest profit tax rate in the world or exempted offshore activities profit tax . It is best for tax arrangement and running business in Hong Kong .
BVI Company is one of tool for many businessman for international trade , however , so many IBC act in BVI was forced to amend such as confidentiality and bear share right , the merits of BVI is losing gradually , apart from that Hong Kong is a super financial center , no foreign exchange control is imposed by the Hong Kong Government ,you can find almost all famous bank in Hong Kong . Hong Kong is a best place for any investor and trader .
What is ¡° offshore profit ¡± ?
Hong Kong Government only has the right to impose the profit tax on anyone such as professional or companies to get the tax from the income of Hong Kong sources , according to practice guide from Inland Revenue Department , there are a lot of important points for consideration about the activities whether is onshore or offshore , for example , if you are an international trader , your product is purchased in China , and then sold to an importer of Taiwan , what are the main considerations ? including but not limited to ;
a)
How to find the supplier in China ? The main purpose of this question is to investigate your company whether the main operations is/are in Hong Kong , however , if your supplier is found in the exhibition in Hong Kong , it is a negative factor to conclude that the operation is out of Hong Kong , if you arrange a person from Canada to Taiwan to find the supplier for contact and negotiation , it is a strong point for you to conclude that your case is offshore , it is a positive factor
b)
How to find the client in Taiwan ? It is similar to question a , if your client is contacted from Hong Kong office with Taiwan Office , and negotiation is in Hong Kong , it is a negative factor , however , if you arrange a person from Singapore to Taiwan to get the contract , all negotiation is in Taiwan , it is a positive factor .
c)
How to ship the products from China to Taiwan ? If your product is shipped directly from China to Taiwan or from China to Hong Kong to Taiwan without additional work to the product , it is related to the law of incremental value , it is a positive factor , however , if your product is shipped from China to Hong Kong for package , it increase the value of product in Hong Kong , and then to Taiwan , it is a negative factor .
d)
Where to sign the contract ? If your contract is arranged to sign in Hong Kong , it is a negative factor . If your contract is signed in Taiwan or Canada , it is a positive factor .
e)
How to get the payment ? It is not an important factor , since Hong Kong Government highly recommend anyone to use our financial service for transaction , special in the international trade arrangement .
Inland Revenue Department must consider the above relevant points to decide the operation whether is in Hong Kong or not , and the sources of income whether is in Hong Kong or not , lastly , to classify the profit whether is onshore or offshore .
If anyone would like to know more about the offshore concept , we highly recommend anyone to purchase our book named as legal tax free of BVI which is distributed by 3 Joint publisher , or consult our LA consultancy to assist your legal tax arrangement .
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