There is no capital gains tax in Hong Kong. The following from the Inland Revenue Department in HK.....

"Tax Treatment of Gain on Disposal of Equity Interests

Hong Kong has a simple and competitive tax system which does not tax capital gains. Therefore, gains or profits, arising in or derived from Hong Kong, on disposal of equity interests (Onshore Disposal Gains) that are of capital nature are not subject to profits tax in Hong Kong. Under the existing tax rule, the nature of Onshore Disposal Gains is essentially determined based on a “badges of trade” analysis, where considerations are given to the relevant facts and circumstances of the case, such as the frequency of similar trades, the holding period, the holding percentage, reasons for purchase or sale of the equity interests, etc. If the Onshore Disposal Gains are determined to be capital in nature after the “badges of trade” analysis, they are not subject to profits tax. If they are determined to be revenue in nature, they are subject to profits tax. Similarly, onshore losses on disposal of equity interests of capital nature are not tax deductible but onshore disposal losses of revenue nature are deductible."

From the proposal in the "news" it looks to be applicable to companies involved in crypto but not sure what this means exactly. HK struggling to recover relevance is the main thing to remember.

Don't Trust, Verify

PS....."Big china money"......🤣

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The "gains" vs "income" criteria is not exclusive of HK. In Singapore it was the same and it's equivalent to what they have in Germany for "long term holding".

It's a totally arbitrary principle, but at least in Germany I think it's clearly established with a known period of time (one year I think it is). In Singapore it was like everything else, "to the discretion of the authorities".

The theory is that if you're something like a high frequency intraday trader, they'll say you are actually "working", so you're subject to income tax. If you're a swing trader, or a cycle trader, and make significant amounts sporadically, they can also arbitrarily say you're deriving too much of your income from that, and again, subject you to income tax. The bottom line is that they simply will not allow a plebs to get away with beating the market -- that's for their cronies and insiders only.

Fair point. It's more about the "HK" headlines that get thrown around that are just hot air.

Last year it was "HK unbans crypto.Game changer. Massive wall of china money to flow in"

A)HK never banned crypto in the 1st place.

B) No great wall of money flowed.

Early this year it was "HK BTC ETF to be flooded with china money"

Nope

Like the whole recent "bazooka" stimulus, Brics, Bait and Rob Initiative etc.......

All BS "news"

Oh yeah, agreed.