Explainer | From Salaries to Side Gigs and Audits: How to Navigate Hong Kong’s Tax System

Explainer | From salaries to side gigs and audits: how to navigate Hong Kong’s tax system

The Post unpacks filing requirements and offers insights into controversy involving journalists being targeted for audits.

Tax chief says no specific groups targeted, as independent online news sector face simultaneous audits

Hong Kong’s tax chief has said that the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) would “definitely not” target specific industries, after it emerged that the city’s independent online media outlets have been under audit since 2023.Hong Kong’s Inland Revenue Department. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Commissioner of Inland Revenue Benjamin Chan said on Saturday that “based on our system, we ensure consistency in treatment for all taxpayers. Every taxpayer has …

Hong Kong, Independent Media Targeted by Abusive Tax Audits

Repression through taxes is a time-honored strategy of totalitarian regimes. The Hong Kong Journalists Association protests. by Gladys Kwok Selina Cheng, head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. From X. The independent news industry in Hong Kong is facing significant challenges as organizations, employees, and their families undergo simultaneous tax audits and retroactive demands. This issue has been highlighted by the Hong Kong Journalist…