17 July 2018

Hong Kong passes tax and transfer pricing legislation to counter BEPS

On July 4, 2018, Hong Kong's Inland Revenue passed its third and final reading in Hong Kong's Legislative Council of (Amendment) (No. 6) Bill 2017 (the Amendment Bill). The Amendment Bill was gazetted and formally became law of Hong Kong on July 13, 2018. The Amendment Bill codifies certain transfer pricing (TP) principles, introduces mandatory TP documentation requirements into the Inland Revenue Ordinance and implements the minimum standards released in the Consultation Report on Measures to Counter Base Erosion and Profit Shifting dated July 31, 2017.

A Global Tax Alert, attached below, provides additional details.

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Full text of Tax Alert 2018-1432

Document ID: 2018-1432