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News Search: China Individual Income Tax on Overseas Income and CRSAI Score2424
Regulatory authorities have issued a tax reclamation announcement, shattering the tax avoidance shell of trusts. Some Chinese tycoons are urgently paying back taxes in response to the requirements, even raising funds by selling off assets.
A 2% tax is being pursued on offshore trusts, involving 8 tycoons including Lei Jun and Ding Lei with over HK$1 trillion in assets. This tax policy may trigger a chain reaction of asset sell-offs by the involved tycoons.
The deadline for tax collection from the wealthy is approaching. Relevant commentary believes that this tax collection measure is killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
The Hong Kong SAR Government published the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Deduction for Intellectual Property Expenditure) Bill 2026 in the Gazette on October 16, relaxing tax deduction arrangements for relevant capital expenditures incurred by enterprises in acquiring eligible intellectual property or obtaining licenses to use it.
The Hong Kong SAR government gazetted the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Deduction for Intellectual Property Expenditure) Bill 2026, relaxing tax deductions for capital expenditure incurred by enterprises on acquiring intellectual property or related usage licenses. The bill will apply to intellectual property acquisition or license contracts signed on or after 1 April this year, covering tax deductions for three types of capital expenditure: acquiring intellectual property from related parties, intellectual property used by licensees outside Hong Kong, and prepaid license fees for intellectual property usage.