{"id":932,"date":"2022-12-20T08:45:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T00:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-corpservices.com\/frequently-questioned-answers-2\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T16:18:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T08:18:15","slug":"frequently-questioned-answers-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/frequently-questioned-answers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-none hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/me-corpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/inner-banner.jpeg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:200px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:200px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" id=\"fullwidthcover\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-animated\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInDown\" data-animationDuration=\"0.7\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\" id=\"textshadowbox\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #aacf90;\">Completion and Filing of Return<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Return \u2013 Individuals (BIR60)<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you receive Tax Return \u2013 Individuals (BIR60) from the Inland Revenue Department, you must complete, sign and file it in time even if you do not have any income to report.<br \/>\nIf you are married for all or part of the year and have elected joint assessment or personal assessment or have been nominated by your spouse to claim home loan interest deduction, your BIR60 should also be signed by your spouse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Property Tax Return (BIR57 or BIR58)<\/strong><br \/>\nYou have to report income from property jointly owned or co-owned by yourself with other person(s) in the Property Tax Return (BIR57).<br \/>\nOther person(s) including corporation and body of persons.<br \/>\nTo report income from property held by corporations or bodies of persons, you have to complete Property Tax Return (BIR58).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Profits Tax Return (BIR51 or BIR52 or BIR54)<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you carry on a trade, profession or business in the form of a corporation, partnership business or if a non-resident person is chargeable to profits tax in your name, you must complete all items in the following profits tax returns (if applicable) to report the profits tax liability:<br \/>\n\uff08\uff11\uff09Profits Tax Return &#8211; Corporations (BIR51)<br \/>\n\uff08\uff12\uff09Profits Tax Return &#8211; Persons Other Than Corporations (BIR52)<br \/>\n\uff08\uff13\uff09Profits Tax Return &#8211; In Respect Of Non-Resident Persons (BIR54)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Failure to Submit Tax Return<\/strong><br \/>\nIn all cases if you cannot lodge a tax return by the due date or the extended due date, estimated assessment will be issued and you may be required to pay more tax. You may also be subject to penalty proceedings which include payment of penalty, or even prosecuted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 30px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #aacf90;\">Tax obligation for an employer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keeping payroll records<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\uff08\uff11\uff09Your tax obligations commence when you hire the first employee<\/p>\n<p>\uff08\uff12\uff09On hiring the employee, you have to maintain a record of that person&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\uff08a\uff09personal particulars (name, address, identity card or passport number with country of issue, marital status)<br \/>\n\uff08b\uff09nature of employment (full time or part-time)<br \/>\n\uff08c\uff09capacity in which employed (e.g. sales manager, salesman, worker, in-house lawyer, accountant, director)<br \/>\n\uff08d\uff09amount of cash remuneration (regardless of denomination in domestic or foreign currency and remuneration paid overseas)<br \/>\n\uff08e\uff09non-cash and fringe benefits (such as quarters, holiday journey benefits, share award, share option)<br \/>\n\uff08f\uff09employer&#8217;s and employee&#8217;s contributions to the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) or its equivalent<br \/>\n\uff08g\uff09employment contract and amendments to terms of employment<br \/>\n\uff08h\uff09period of employment<\/p>\n<p>\uff08\uff13\uff09You have to inform the Inland Revenue Department (&#8220;IRD&#8221;) the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\uff08a\uff09any change in the employee&#8217;s personal particulars (such as change in residential and postal address, change in marital status)<br \/>\n\uff08b\uff09any change in the employee&#8217;s terms of employment (such as a change from full time to part-time)<br \/>\n\uff08c\uff09the Hong Kong Identity Card No. of the employee<\/p>\n<p>\uff08\uff14\uff09Business owners are required to keep business accounting records, including payroll records, for at least 7 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 30px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #aacf90;\">Keeping Business Records<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Section 51C of the Inland Revenue Ordinance requires:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every person carrying on a trade, profession or business in Hong Kong to keep sufficient records in the English or Chinese language of his income and expenditure to enable the the assessable profits to be readily ascertained;<\/li>\n<li>such records shall be retained for a period of not less than 7 years;<\/li>\n<li>failure to comply with the requirements of the Ordinance without reasonable excuse may be liable to a maximum fine of HK$100,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to know more about how to keep records and which records you need to keep, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ird.gov.hk\/eng\/pdf\/51c_pam.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffff00;\">&#8220;A Guide to Keeping Business Records&#8221;<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:60% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.2%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.2%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"760\" height=\"390\" title=\"FAQ\" src=\"https:\/\/me-corpservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FAQ.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FAQ-200x103.png 200w, https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FAQ-400x205.png 400w, https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FAQ-600x308.png 600w, https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FAQ.png 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:40% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 4.8%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 4.8%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-4{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 30px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/932"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1201,"href":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/932\/revisions\/1201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.me-corpservices.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}