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Leave your emailRegulatory 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.
Read originalA related report shows that 75.5% of Asian respondents said families would consider setting up a family office after selling a business.
Read originalA 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.
Read originalThe 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.
Read originalThe 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.
Read originalThe 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.
Read originalFinancial Secretary Paul Chan, as a member of the Chinese delegation, attended the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group held in Bangkok, Thailand, and participated in a roundtable co-hosted by the International Monetary Fund and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. He introduced Hong Kong's investment and financing market advantages at the meeting and invited international multilateral organizations, financial institutions, and insurance companies to cooperate to improve capital raising and risk management efficiency. Paul Chan also met with the Chinese Ambassador to Thailand and senior executives of the International Finance Corporation in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss deepening cooperation in multiple fields.
Read originalSK Chairman Chey Tae-won has sold equity to a Dell family office fund, raising $400 million to cover divorce settlement costs. The transaction is a financing arrangement related to his landmark divorce case.
Read originalThe Chairman of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) and eMPF Company Limited delivered a keynote address at the Hong Kong Management Association 2026 Quality Award Presentation Ceremony, calling on business leaders to adopt a long-term perspective and strengthen employees' long-term protection through institutionalised knowledge and the development of future-ready systems.
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