Home Knowledge Hong Kong Hong Kong Taxation Profits Tax Hong Kong Profits Tax – Current Major Profits Tax Rates
The Hong Kong profits tax rates applicable to corporations are as follows:
Types of Tax Rates
Year of Assessment
Tax Rate
Corporation rate
2008/09 onwards
16.5%
Two-tiered rates
2018/19 onwards
Assessable profits up to HK$2,000,000
8.25%
Any part of assessable profits over HK$2,000,000
16.5%
The profits tax rates applicable to unincorporated businesses are as follows:
Types of Tax Rates
Year of Assessment
Tax Rate
Standard rate
2008/09 onwards
15%
Two-tiered rates
2018/19 onwards
Assessable profits up to HK$2,000,000
7.5%
Any part of assessable profits over HK$2,000,000
15%
Basically, all entities with profits chargeable to Profits Tax in Hong Kong would qualify for the two-tiered profits tax rates, except those entities with a connected entity which is nominated to be chargeable at the two-tiered rates. Further, corporations which has made an election under section 14B(2)(a) (qualifying professional reinsurance business and authorized captive insurance business), section 14D(5)(b) (qualifying corporate treasury centre), section 14H(4)(b) (qualifying aircraft lessor) or section 14J(5)(b) (qualifying aircraft leasing manager) also will not qualify for the two-tiered rates.
Special concessionary rate of 50% of normal profits tax rate will apply to the following:
a.
trading profits and interest income received or derived from “short/medium term debt instruments” (issued before 1 April 2018);
b.
profits of the offshore business of professional reinsurer, or authorized captive insurer (for the year of assessment 2013/14 onwards);
c.
qualifying profits of a qualifying corporate treasury centre (for the year of assessment 2016/17 onwards); and
d.
qualifying profits of a qualifying aircraft lessor or a qualifying aircraft leasing manager (for the year of assessment 2017/18 onwards).
- https://www.gov.hk/en/residents/taxes/taxfiling/taxrates/profitsrates.htm
- https://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/faq/2tr.htm
- https://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/tax/bus_pft.htm#a10
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