Hong Kong adopts the territorial basis of taxation, i.e. only income / profit sourced in Hong Kong is subject to tax. Income / profit derived from outside Hong Kong by a local resident is generally not taxable in Hong Kong. Therefore, Hong Kong residents generally do not suffer from double taxation. However, many jurisdictions tax their residents on a worldwide basis, so some taxpayers suffer from double taxation.
In this regard, foreign tax credit claim is available in Hong Kong if foreign tax is paid by a Hong Kong tax resident on income derived from a jurisdiction that has entered into a comprehensive double taxation agreement (CDTA) with Hong Kong and the same income is subject to tax in Hong Kong, or foreign tax credit claim is also available for specified foreign-sourced income under the FSIE regime even foreign tax is paid in a jurisdiction without CDTA with Hong Kong. However, taxpayers should take reasonable steps to relieve the foreign tax before making a foreign tax credit claim.
To claim foreign tax credit, taxpayers must provide supporting documents, such as foreign tax payment receipts, together with the tax credit calculation to the IRD.
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