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Hong Kong Salary Tax Information Extract

 
     

2007/2008

2006/2007

Hong Kong employment    

-

Render all services outside H.K. Non-taxable Non-taxable

-

Render services partly in H.K    
 

-

Non-H.K. visitors H.K. service income:
Taxable;
Foreign service income:
Taxable if no foreign tax
paid
H.K. service income:
Taxable;
Foreign service income:
Taxable if no foreign tax paid
 

-

Visitors 'visit' H.K.not more than
60days
Non-taxable Non-taxable
 

-

Visitors 'visit' H.K. more than
60 days
H.K. service income:
Taxable;
Foreign service income: Taxable if
no foreign tax paid
H.K. service income:
Taxable;
Foreign service income:
Taxable if no foreign tax paid

Non-Hong Kong employment

-

Render all services outside H.K.

Non-taxable

Non-taxable

-

Render services partly in H.K.

 

 

 

-

Non-H.K. visitors

Assess on time basis

Assess on time basis

 

-

Visitors 'visit' H.K.not more than
60 days

Non-taxable

Non-taxable

 

-

Visitors 'visit' H.K. more than
60 days

Assess on time basis

Assess on time basis


Note:

(1)

The aboves not applicable to Hong Kong Government employees, shipping
and airline crew members.
  (2) Non-H.K. visitors means those have a place of permanent resident in H.K.


Net chargeable income
    2007/2008 2006/2007
HK$ HK$    
1 30,000 2% 2%
30,001 35,000 2% 7%
35,001 60,000 7% 7%
60,001 70,000 7% 13%
70,001 90,000 12% 13%
90,001 105,000 12% 19%
>105,000   17% 1%
       
Standard rate

16%

16%

     
(applied on the chargeable income
when tax calculated above is greater)

 

 

Personal allowances:

HK$

HK$

Single

100,000

100,000

Married

200,000

200,000

Child
1st to 9th child (each)

50,000

40,000

 Additional child in the year of birth

50,000

0

Single parent

100,000

100,000

Dependent parent/grandparent (each)

 

 

  (Aged 60 or above, or eligible for disability allowance)    

-

Basic

30,000

30,000

-

Additional (living with taxpayer)

30,000

30,000

Dependent parent/grandparent (each)    
  (Aged 55-59)    

-

Basic

15,000

15,000

-

Additional (living with taxpayer)

15,000

15,000

Dependent brother/sister (each)

30,000

30,000

Disable dependent (each)

60,000

60,000

Deductions:

 

 

Self-education expenses

60,000*

40,000*

Home mortgage interest

100,000*#

100,000*#

Elderly residential care expenses

60,000*

60,000*

Contributions to recognised retirement scheme

12,000*

12,000*

Approved charitable donations

25%

25%


* Maximum amount allowed per year of assessment
# A total of 7 years of assessment is allowed, whether consecutively or not.

 

 


 

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