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Has anybody with a Hong Kong company been through an Offshore Profits claim?

 

in Hong Kong by @prof 8yr  | 23 comments

Iโ€™ve just hit the 18-month mark of business in Hong Kong ready to submit by first Profit Tax Return. I also have the option of filing an Offshore Profits claim.

The Offshore Profits claim itself seems to be a convoluted, long drawn-out process with significant costs to bare in working with a certified CPA to answer Inland Revenue Department questioning.

Iโ€™d love it if somebody who has been through this already were able to answer the following questions:

  • How long did it take for the claim to be accepted or denied?
  • What was the end result?
  • How much did the IRD dig into each transaction?
  • How much did you pay your agent to deal with the offshore claim?

Any insights are much appreciated! :slightly_smiling:

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@nouk 7yr

Many people think they will have to pay no corporate tax when they incorporate in HK, if you want a real opinion about HK, you should ask people who have at least a 2 year old company.
I know someone who thought he would not pay any corporate tax, during the offshore profits claim, he has been asked to provide local tax receipt of his local tax authorities as he was not a tax resident, he could not provide it and had to pay the 15,6% corporate tax. Furthermore, he had to pay the HK company for doing the paperwork 2400 euros. In Total, it was like incorporating in the UK, where corporate tax is 20% because i can count the paperwork has a type of โ€œtaxโ€. If we count the paperwork, local offshore company fees and tax, it was like 20% perhaps more.

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Yes, this is a very good point which most people are not aware of, when they setup a HK company. I believe it was on the IRDโ€™s website at one point in the past (but their site is horrible so I canโ€™t find the exact language they use), but it was almost exactly as you described: they expect you to have paid tax somewhere!

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@karenchen 8yr

I have worked with many tax advisors on this matter. They offer similar advices and services but fees vary significantly. My advice is, work with a trusted tax advisor with reasonable fees. If your companyโ€™s earnings justify, definitely worth doing so. After living and working in many different cities around the world, I still find Hong Kong is the best place to have your company to conduct business.

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@prof 8yr

Thought Iโ€™d just add to this in case anyone is searching and is wondering about the true cost of a Hong Kong set-up. Iโ€™ve just gone through all invoices and totalled it all up. All costs are in USD.

Starting Up
$1089 - Incorporation Costs with Registration / Secretary / Address

After 12 Months
$795 - Yearly Renewal / Secretary / Address Costs
$55 - Admin Fees for Director Resolutions to Withdraw Dividends

This isnโ€™t too bad. But soon it begins to stingโ€ฆ

After 18 Months
$350 - Profit Tax Return Year 14/15 (NIL Value As < 18 months audit not required)
$1375 - Audited Reports with Profit Tax Return Year 15/16
$40 - Printing and Admin Fees

After 24 Months
$795 - Year Renewal / Secretary / Address Costs
$1375 (TBC)+ - Audited Reports with Profit Tax Return Year 16/17
$2500 - Offshore Profits Claim

Total: $8374

The offshore profits claim is the biggest hit - the expense is for a tax advisor to justify it - but once itโ€™s done it should be good for up to 5 years OR if your business nature changes.

And this is excluding the $40/month Xero subscription and all the hours of book-keeping and receipt collecting that goes with it.

Of course all these costs are variable. This is just my experience. I think my yearly audits are expensive, but I think the incorporation and renewal costs are relatively cheap by comparison.

If you can be approved on the Offshore Profits Claim and are making good money then after Year 2 things should be pretty nice I guess. But thereโ€™s definitely a whole bunch of costs in getting to that point that Iโ€™m not sure many people appreciate!

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@homakov 8yr

What is going to happen if you just stop paying/auditing and drop your company? Any increased fee or law enforcement?

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@homakov IRD will reach out and if things get really bad, theyโ€™ll commence civil proceedings against you. However, this does take time to go through the system. I wouldnโ€™t recommend it - much better to go through the correct procedure to close the company (which is what Iโ€™m doing at present).

@prof Thanks for the breakdown - mine were considerably higher than that. In comparison, each offshore corp I own costs approximately $1000 (USD) per year to maintain. No audit/filing and I can keep simple accounts on a spreadsheet. The other annoying thing about HK is I would get periodic โ€œsurveysโ€ to complete, with the threat of a fine if I didnโ€™t return it in a timely manner.

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@prof 8yr

@international_man Ha. Funny you should mention surveys. About 5 minutes ago I just opened my residential mailbox and received a letter from HSBC Hong Kong requesting an update business certificates held, various other documents, proof residence, passport scans and all the rest otherwise with threat of closure if not submitted within the next three months.

This is a pain, but I should be able to drum together all the documentationโ€ฆ

But what concerns me is in a month or so Iโ€™m planning to leave where Iโ€™m at now and travel for a few months. I will essentially have no permanent residence anywhere. So - I do wonder how it would be possible to maintain an account if you were perpetually traveling. Any thoughts?

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@prof Iโ€™ve never heard of that before from HSBCโ€ฆ but doesnโ€™t surprise meโ€ฆ

Get a virtual office address in Hong Kong and update the address held by HSBC, IRD etc to this. Then have the virtual office provider collate your mail and courier it to where you happen to be at the time.

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@prof 8yr

@international_man Yeah itโ€™s a KYC review apparently. They want residential address confirmation as well as business address confirmation so Iโ€™m not sure that would cut it.

Iโ€™m ok for now - just a bit of a concern for the future since itโ€™s not always easy to get proof of address somewhere obscure if youโ€™re only in short-term accommodation.

This month has been insane for business operation stresses like this. Canโ€™t wait for it all to be over so I can get back to focussing on real business again.

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@busdriver 8yr

Yes, I checked. It did for a client of mine with 2 HSBC business and 1 private account. Did it for you?

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@busdriver 8yr

Did anyone thought of closing down a HK LTD before it becoming costly and to open a new one?
I have no clue what the HK authorities would do, but maybe not muchโ€ฆ

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Itโ€™s an unnecessary hassle. As Iโ€™ve mentioned elsewhere, HK is a crap jurisdiction. Set things up right so you can get on with the task of running the business and not worrying about admin.

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@mike2381 8yr

What has been your experience opening bank accounts with your BVI corp? I successfully opened a OCBC Singapore account with a Belize corp, I had to fly there and present a bunch of documents and certificates.

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BVI with DBS in Singapore. Set this particular one up October last year. Easy - flew there as well, chatted with the banker who appeared to show a genuine interest in what I was doing. As a banking flag, I donโ€™t think you can wrong with Singapore.

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@mxgrn 8yr

@prof Thanks so much for this summing up, truly useful.

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@prof.

Hey Prof. Thanks for the breakdown. Great. Can you share some details of the accountant that u used in HK. Thanks. Would love to chat further about this also. Do you have an address I can get u on.
What time zone u in?

Thanks

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@rich 7yr

@prof @international_man Just bumping this back up. Any recommendations in terms of accountants to use for Hong Kong PTR, tax query letter (to justify offshore status) & shutting down a company?

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@rich thereโ€™s literally hundreds you could choose from. DM me and I can provide you with contact details for the accountancy firm I use.

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@rich 7yr

just messaged youโ€ฆ but also replying for others who might see thisโ€ฆ Yes there are hundreds of accountants, but itโ€™s tedious to ask each for a quote and even then you donโ€™t know which hidden costs they pile on later, so therefore asking for recommendationsโ€ฆ

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@prof 8yr

Yup. To be honest Iโ€™m beginning to feel that way too.

I keep pretty immaculate accounting records but I a lot of my activities donโ€™t have much of a paper trail outside of final invoices. This is what concerns me with the offshore claim.

Iโ€™ve found that Hong Kong companies are frighteningly simple to set-up, but an absolute nightmare to manage. And now it looks like achieving the 0% offshore tax rate which seemed desirable in the first place is likely to be an uphill struggle too.

The costs are never-ending and I feel like no agent is ever truly up-front about this.

How easy was it to make that shift?

I shudder to think how involved it would be to wind down a Hong Kong company.

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@prof Indeed. I feel your pain. Additionally, theyโ€™ll likely charge you provisional tax too (if you made a profit and if they believe you donโ€™t qualify for the exemption).

Iโ€™m actually winding down an old HK company of mine - itโ€™s a 9 month process! Unbelievableโ€ฆ

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@maxhenry 8yr

Yes, this is interesting, we have the same issues in HK.

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@prof This is why, frankly, HK is not a good โ€œoffshoreโ€ jurisdiction. Yes, itโ€™s possible to have the claim accepted, but youโ€™ll need to go through the same process each year. Iโ€™ve not personally been through it as it was going to be far too much hassle. Instead I decided to shift everything to a BVI company.

As for costs, these will depend on the CPA, but from memory it was around 4-5K USD when I last spoke with a CPA. Additionally, they said the process could take up to 4-5 months.

Hope that helps.

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  • minimal paperwork
  • no account manager
  • 90% async communication (I call them, they call me only if the house is on fire)
  • they donโ€™t request a physical address and they DO NOT SEND PAPER STUFF to my mailbox

Anything like this?

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Hong Kong accounting costs


in Hong Kong by @mapiactravel 8yr 8 years ago  | 1 comment

I am looking into setting up an LTD in Hong Kong.

There would be 2 owners and around 250 invoices per month (no sales in HK).

What would be a realistic annual cost?

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Incorporate in Hong Kong, name that cheques get made out to


in Hong Kong by @ktran03 8yr 8 years ago  | 3 comments

I currently have a log of cheques form clients written to my name.

Iโ€™m not yet setup as a corporation in Hong Kong, but am thinking about doing so. Will I be able to deposit these cheques from my name into my business bank account?

Also, I wish to continue to receive cheques to my name. Will I be able to deposit them into my business based in Hong Kong?

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Anybody in Slovenia?


in Slovenia by @wanderingjoanne 8yr 8 years ago  | 3 comments

Hey everybody!

This is a long shot, but I am happily settled in my Airbnb in Maribor, Slovenia, for the next 2 months (until mid-September 2016) and just wondered if there were any other nomads nearby?

Itโ€™s a very chilled out place โ€“ just what I need at the moment โ€“ though any company is appreciated!

Give me a shout if youโ€™re nearbyโ€ฆ

Jo :slight_smile:

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