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AEOI News: Hong Kong tax residencies subject to Automatic Financial Information Exchange with 11 jurisdictions

This post is part of Horizons ongoing sharing of important information related to the implementation of a new global Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters, more commonly referred to as Automatic Exchange of Information or AEOI.

Hong Kong’s implementation of AEOI is well underway. Further to the passing of Common Reporting Standards (CRS) set by the Organisation Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED) in the amendment of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, from 2017, Hong Kong signed bilateral competent authority agreements (CAA) with […]

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Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI): Hong Kong — An overview

This post is part of Horizons’ ongoing sharing of important information related to the implementation of a new global Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters, more commonly referred to as Automatic Exchange of Information or AEOI.

On 20 June 2016, Hong Kong promulgated the Inland Revenue (Amendment) No.3 Ordinance on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI). AEOI is a global standard set by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development in 2014; it involves the automatic transmission […]

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Cybersecurity, data protection and enhanced cross-border cooperation: CONSULEGIS Spring Conference 2017 wrap-up

Recently, a group of Horizons professionals represented the firm at the CONSULEGIS Spring Conference held in Amsterdam 11-14 May. CONSULEGIS is an international network of independent law firms, in-house lawyers and related professional advisors founded in 1990. The group includes members from 45 countries and 150 cities worldwide.

Among several hot-topic issues addressed at the conference of legal service providers was the legal services industry itself, including meeting the needs of corporate clients as they respond to the fast-changing tech […]

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