The Hong Kong SAR government has continued its international focus, introducing incentives to boost competitiveness while taking steps to address global tax avoidance, write Curtis Ng and Ivor Morris.

In 2019, China has pushed reforms to customs supervision and expanded the role of bonded zones, further intensified its use of TP documentation for customs purposes, and sought to refresh key trade agreements. Eric Zhou and Rachel Tao explore the challenges and opportunities.

Following the enactment of the transfer pricing (TP) legislation in Hong Kong on July 13 2018, the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) published on July 19 2019 the three long-awaited Departmental Interpretation and Practice Notes (DIPN) Numbers 58, 59 and 60.

Since 2013 China has established an increasing number of free trade zones (FTZs) around the country.

The upcoming 2019 edition of ‘China Looking Ahead’ comes at a precarious and symbolically charged time, with the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle about to end and a new one about to begin. KPMG China’s Head of Tax Lewis Lu looks at what the publication will cover.

China has implemented venture capital (VC) tax rules at the same time economic substance requirements for key offshore centres have been introduced. KPMG’s Michael Wong, Christopher Mak and Alan O’Connor highlight the key considerations for businesses.