Hong Kong and China sign double taxation pact

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On August 21 2006, Hong Kong and China signed The Arrangement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation on Income & Prevention of Fiscal Evasion (Arrangement),…

On August 21 2006, Hong Kong and China signed The Arrangement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation on Income & Prevention of Fiscal Evasion (Arrangement), which will eliminate double taxation and cut the top tax rates on direct income, such as operating profits and salaries, as well as indirect income, like dividends and interest.

Under the Agreement, investors who sell stakes of 25% or less in a PRC company are exempt from paying a 10% tax on the proceeds to the mainland because the tax right of the income, previously held by both jurisdictions, has been granted exclusively to Hong Kong. Double taxation occurs when a person or company that earns money in two jurisdictions ends up paying both governments for the same income or profits.

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