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Anthony Tam joins Linklaters' in back to back Round-table talks on Employee Incentives

On 9 & 10 of April 2019, our Tax Executive Director, Anthony Tam, joined professionals from Linklaters' law firm in Hong Kong to discuss employee incentives for regulated financial institutions/insurers & tech, financial sponsors and private companies.

11/04/2019page

April 2019 - More Interpretations on Individual Income Tax for Expatriates

On March 14th, 2019, the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration (“STA”) jointly issued 3 important circulars in relation to PRC Individual Income Tax (“IIT”) for expatriates.

04/04/2019page

2019年4月 - 增值税改革有关变化和影响

今年三月份,李克强总理在《政府工作报告》中公布了最新的深化增值税改革的精神。其中一项政策是降低增值税税率促进经济的发展。这期的中审众环税收讯息,我们将对2019年4月1日生效的一系列深化增值税改革政策进行详细的分析。

04/04/2019page

FINTECH CHAIR

The Paris Dauphine University and its Foundation, along with partners Mazars and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, have launched the FINTECH chair devoted to Digital Finance.

02/04/2019page

Global French services

Forvis Mazars in Hong Kong has set-up a French Desk to assist French companies at all stage of their corporate development.

02/04/2019page

Doing business in APAC

Mazars' Doing Business in Asia Pacific is a practical guide for businesses who have invested or are looking to invest in the regio

01/04/2019page

Beyond The GAAP - January 2019

With annual report season in full swing, this issue of Beyond the GAAP is a slightly quicker read than last month’s issue. However, it does contain some particularly significant news, notably a number of interesting agenda decisions published by the IFRS Interpretations Committee. Following the IASB’s decision to re-open IFRS 17 – Insurance Contracts (see last issue), the time has now come for the Board to identify which topics will form the subject of amendments. Beyond the GAAP presents the proposals to date in this month’s ‘A Closer Look’ feature. Enjoy your reading!

01/04/2019page

Beyond The GAAP - February 2019

News from the IASB continues to be dominated by work to amend IFRS 17, to which we return in this edition’s special study. This project even seems to overshadow progress on other issues, such as the presentation of financial statements, or the finalisation (with no changes to the standards) of work on segment reporting and interest rates. The fact remains that the latest news from the March IASB meeting suggests that there is no appetite, on the IASB’s part, for change on the thorniest aspect of IFRS 17, the level of contract aggregation. Enjoy your reading!

25/03/2019page

Mazars Greater China sponsors Impact China 2019

Mazars Greater China is proud to be a sponsor of Impact China 2019, hosted on 20th March 2019 in Shenzhen.

22/03/2019page

Mazars Hong Kong client, Goal Forward Holdings Limited, approved for transfer of listing from GEM to the Main Board of HKSE

Our client, Goal Forward Holdings Limited, is approved by HKSE for transfer of listing from GEM (HKSE: 8240) to the Main Board (HKSE: 1854) of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

21/03/2019page

March 2019 - VAT rates are falling from 1 April 2019

On 5th March 2019, China Premier, Mr. Li Keqiang announced that the current VAT rates for manufacturing industries and transport and construction industries will be reduced as a measure to beef up the economy. The actual implementation date will be 1st April 2019. When the new VAT rates are implemented, they shall be changed to 13%, 9%, 6% and 0% accordingly.

18/03/2019page

February 2019 - Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) Amendment Bill 2018

The Government published in the Gazette on December 7 the Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2018 to provide profits tax exemption for eligible funds operating in Hong Kong. The main objective of the Bill is to address the concerns of the Council of the European Union over the ring-fencing features1 of Hong Kong’s tax regimes for privately offered offshore funds and enhance the competitiveness of our tax regimes by creating a level playing field for all funds operating in Hong Kong.

15/03/2019page

Forvis Mazars Banking Services Brochure

Forvis Mazars has in-depth expertise in financial banking services, this brochure will provide you with an overview of Forvis Mazars service offerings in banking.

15/03/2019page

Doing business in Hong Kong 2019

The 2019 Doing Business in Hong Kong guide has been prepared to assist those who are interested in doing business in Hong Kong. It features topics such as setting up business entities in Hong Kong, import issues, tax and financial systems, financial reporting and audit standards, and labour and employment.

14/03/2019page

Beyond The GAAP - December 2018

Following on from last issue’s feature, which provided a general overview of standards applicable at 31 December 2018, Beyond the GAAP details, in special studies, two issues that may impact your financial statements either immediately with the first study on how to account for hyperinflation in Argentina, or more prospectively with the IASB’s latest proposals on the costs to be taken into account to determine whether a contract is onerous. Also, having reported that its standard on fair value, IFRS 13, is working well, the IASB is continuing its discussions on the improvements

11/03/2019page

Hong Kong Budget 2019/2020

The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan (“Mr Chan”), delivered the 2019-20 budget to the Legislative Council on 27 February 2019. Mr Chan revised the estimated surplus for 2018-19 to HK$58.7 billion, which is higher than the original estimate of HK$46.6 billion but only amounted to around a third of the last year’s figure of HK$148.9 billion. The continuing trade disputes among major economies and the raise in protectionism present significant challenges to Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s economic growth slowed to below 1.5% in the 4th quarter of last year, which was the weakest since the 1st quarter of 2016. Hong Kong GDP has only grown by 3% for the whole of 2018, which is the bottom end of the government forecasts. With uncertainties like the US-China trade disputes, slow down of China economy and the effects of Brexit, Mr Chan estimated that the Hong Kong economy could slow further this year.

26/02/2019page

Our global team

Our global team of Privately Owned Business experts understand your business and the specific considerations in local markets in addition to having a global reach and outlook.

25/02/2019page

Helping Atlas through the optimize programme

Mazars was initially introduced to Atlas to perform a due diligence exercise on behalf of the bank who were seeking to fund the management buyout. Following this Mazars has gone on to develop a relationship with the key shareholders of the business.

25/02/2019page

Creating growth opportunities at Hibernia College

Hibernia wanted to undertake a strategic review of their business with a view to identifying future growth opportunities. As they had an existing relationship with Mazars, they contacted their Mazars relationship partner to discuss options and were introduced to the proprietary Mazars Optimize programme.