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News Archives 2020

News Archives (Starting from April 2020)
(Source : Information Services Department)

Title Date
LCQ14: Assisting enterprises in exploring overseas business opportunities 24.03.2021
Government welcomes passage of abolition of Doubled Ad Valorem Stamp Duty on non-residential properties 17.03.2021
Gazettal of Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 17.03.2021
Revenue (Stamp Duty) Bill 2021 gazetted 05.03.2021
Gazettal of Rating (Exemption) Order 2021 and Revenue (Reduction of Business Registration Fees and Branch Registration Fees) Order 2021 03.03.2021
Gazettal of Revenue (Tax Concessions) Bill 2021 03.03.2021
Tax measures proposed in 2021-22 Budget 24.02.2021
LCQ1: Charitable foundations and charities 24.02.2021
LCQ13: Alleviating burden of tax 24.02.2021
LCQ10: Stamp duty on stock transactions 03.02.2021
Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Carried Interest) Bill 2021 gazetted 29.01.2021
Inland Revenue Department to resume basic public services 27.01.2021
LCQ16: Relief measures 27.01.2021
LCQ7: Property conveyancing procedures and related irregularities 26.01.2021
Profits tax concessions for insurance-related businesses to commence operation on March 19 15.01.2021
IRD responds to media enquiries on property stamp duty matters arising from intervention into Messrs Wong, Fung & Co 12.01.2021
LCQ22: Alleviating the financial burdens of members of the public 06.01.2021
Hong Kong-Serbia tax treaty in force 31.12.2020
Taxpayer jailed for evading salaries tax 24.12.2020
LCQ19: Welfare and employment for the elderly 16.12.2020
Fraudulent email purportedly issued by Inland Revenue Department 11.12.2020
Taxpayer convicted of making false statements in connection with holdover applications for provisional tax and falsely claiming deductions of expenses of self-education and approved charitable donations 10.12.2020
Interest on Tax Reserve Certificates 04.12.2020
LCQ6: Relief measures 02.12.2002
Latest arrangements of Inland Revenue Department's public services 01.12.2020
Abolition of Doubled Ad Valorem Stamp Duty on non-residential property transactions 25.11.2020
LCQ14: Innovation and Technology Fund 04.11.2020
LCQ17: Provision of further assistance for people in need 04.11.2020
LCQ2: Regulation of online fundraising activities 28.10.2020
Orders on Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements with Serbia and Georgia to be gazetted 21.10.2020
Hong Kong and Georgia enter into tax pact (with photo) 05.10.2020
Latest arrangements for Inland Revenue Department's public services  04.09.2020
Hong Kong and Serbia enter into tax pact (with photo) 28.08.2020
Inland Revenue Department to resume basic public services 21.08.2020
HK-Macao tax arrangement in force 20.08.2020
Latest arrangements of Inland Revenue Department's public services 14.08.2020
Senior appointments (with photos) 13.08.2020
Inland Revenue Department waives surcharges for payment of tax by instalments for businesses and individuals in need 12.08.2020
Latest arrangements of Inland Revenue Department's public services 07.08.2020
Latest arrangements of Inland Revenue Department's public services 31.07.2020
Latest arrangements of Inland Revenue Department's public services 24.07.2020
Latest arrangement of Inland Revenue Department public services 19.07.2020
Government welcomes passage of Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Profits Tax Concessions for Insurance-related Businesses) Bill 2019 15.07.2020
Government welcomes passage of Limited Partnership Fund Bill 09.07.2020
LCQ3: Demand-side management measures for the property market 08.07.2020
Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Ship Leasing Tax Concessions) Ordinance 2020 gazetted  19.06.2020
Government welcomes passage of tax concessions bill  10.06.2020
IRD alerts public on fraudulent website and fake email account  04.06.2020
LCQ7: Taxation mechanism for demand-side management measures for the property market   03.06.2020
Over 2.7 million tax returns for individuals issued   01.06.2020
Interest on Tax Reserve Certificates 29.05.2020
Tax exemption for Anti-epidemic Fund 27.05.2020
Order on Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Arrangement with Macao to be gazetted 20.05.2020
LCQ18: Two-tiered profits tax rates regime 20.05.2020
Stamp Duty Ordinance amended to lower transaction cost for primary market ETF activities 12.05.2020
Latest arrangements for public services of Inland Revenue Department 29.04.2020
Interest on Tax Reserve Certificates 29.04.2020
Jail sentences for two company directors convicted of tax evasion after retrial 28.04.2020
Gazettal of amendment notices made under Inland Revenue Ordinance 15.04.2020
Relief measures: Tax payment deadline automatically extended by three months 09.04.2020
Two company directors convicted of tax evasion after retrial 07.04.2020
SFST's speech on public finance at LegCo Finance Committee special meeting 06.04.2020
Inland Revenue Department extends tax deadlines 04.04.2020
Government further clarifies eligibility criteria of Retail Sector Subsidy Scheme 02.04.2020