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News Archives 2018

News Archives (Starting from April 2018)
(Source : Information Services Department)

Title Date
LCQ1: Defaults on payments owed to the Government and public organisations 27.03.2019
LCQ21: Non-liability for payment, remission and refund of stamp duty 27.03.2019
Government welcomes passage of Inland Revenue and MPF Schemes Legislation (Tax Deductions for Annuity Premiums and MPF Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Bill 2018 20.03.2019
Government welcomes EU's removal of Hong Kong from watchlist on tax co-operation 13.03.2019
Gazettal of Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions) Bill 2019 06.03.2019
Refinements to Legislative Framework of Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters to come into force 01.03.2019
Tax measures proposed in 2019-20 Budget 27.02.2019
Government welcomes passage of Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2018 20.02.2019
Government welcomes passage of five amendments to Inland Revenue Ordinance 20.02.2019
Taxpayer fined for omitting rental income and incorrectly claiming deductions of home loan interest 20.02.2019
LCQ22: Tax measures for aviation and maritime industries 16.01.2019
HK, Finland tax treaty in force 28.12.2018
Inland Revenue and MPF Schemes Legislation (Tax Deductions for Annuity Premiums and MPF Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Bill 2018 gazetted 07.12.2018
Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2018 gazetted 07.12.2018
HK, India tax treaty in force  30.11.2018
LCQ1: Maintaining steady development of the private residential property market   21.11.2018
Government welcomes passage of amendment bill to implement three concessionary tax measures    14.11.2018
Interest on Tax Reserve Certificates 02.11.2018
Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 7) Ordinance 2018 gazetted  02.11.2018
Government welcomes passage of Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill 2018 31.10.2018
Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 7) Bill 2018 to be gazetted 31.10.2018
Financial Institutions (Resolution) (Loss-absorbing Capacity Requirements - Banking Sector) Rules and Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 6) Bill 2018 gazetted 19.10.2018
Inland Revenue Department reminds public about bogus phone calls purporting to be made by Inland Revenue Department 04.09.2018
Suspension of eTAX services 04.09.2018
HK, Saudi Arabia tax treaty in force 31.08.2018
Interest on Tax Reserve Certificates 03.08.2018
Suspension of eTAX services 24.07.2018
Fraudulent email purportedly issued by Inland Revenue Department 16.07.2018
Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 6) Ordinance 2018 gazetted 13.07.2018
Inland Revenue (Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters) Order gazetted and commences operation 13.07.2018
LegCo Secretariat releases Research Brief on "Health insurance for individuals in Hong Kong" 03.07.2018
Scope of tax deductions for capital expenditure incurred for purchase of intellectual property rights expanded 29.06.2018
Property Management Services Authority to collect levy from July 1  28.06.2018
LCQ7: Claim for Disabled Dependant Allowance 20.06.2018
Gazettal of Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 5) Bill 2018 on three tax concession measures 06.06.2018
LCQ8: Unsold first-hand private residential units 30.05.2018
Fraudulent email purportedly issued by Inland Revenue Department 24.05.2018
Hong Kong and Finland enter into tax pact 24.05.2018
Subsidiary legislation for open-ended fund companies gazetted 18.05.2018
Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill 2018 gazetted 18.05.2018
Government welcomes passage of amendment bill to implement concessionary tax measures 16.05.2018
2.6 million tax returns for individuals issued 02.05.2018
Inland Revenue Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 16) Notice 2018 gazetted 27.04.2018
Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018 gazetted 20.04.2018
SFST's speech on public finance at LegCo Finance Committee special meeting
17.04.2018
IRD issues tax returns for 2017-18 03.04.2018