FAQ on Completion of Electronic Supplementary Forms to Profits Tax Returns

FAQ : Postal Payments

1.	How can I pay tax by post? [Answer]
2.	How can I obtain tax payment blue return envelope that was missing in the notice of assessment sent to me recently? [Answer]
3.	Will I get receipt for my postal tax payment? [Answer]
4.	How can I check that my tax payment by post has been received by IRD if there is no paper or electronic receipt issued by IRD? [Answer]


1.	Q:	How can I pay tax by post?

	A:	You should send a crossed cheque to “P.O. Box 28282, Gloucester Road Post Office, Hong Kong”. The cheque should be made payable to “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” or “The Government of the HKSAR”. You should write down on the back of the cheque the shroff account number that was printed on the bottom left of your tax payment voucher. Please allow sufficient mailing time and affix sufficient stamp to ensure delivery in order. Please do not send in cash or post-dated cheque.

2. Q:
How can I obtain tax payment blue return envelope that was missing in the notice of assessment sent to me recently?

A:
According to IRD's tax payment records, around 10% of tax payment transactions were paid by post in recent years. This means most tax payment blue envelopes were not used for tax payment purpose. In order to reduce paper consumption and help protect the environment, we have decided not to provide tax payment blue envelopes from 15 June 2010 onwards.

3. Q:
Will I get receipt for my postal tax payment?

A:
Starting from 1 January 2009, IRD will issue paper tax receipts only for payments of Profits Tax for corporations and partnership businesses and Property Tax for jointly owned properties. For postal payments of Salaries Tax, Property Tax for solely owned properties, Profits Tax for sole proprietorship businesses and Tax under Personal Assessment, IRD will issue electronic receipts to eTAX Account Holders.

4. Q:
How can I check that my tax payment by post has been received by IRD if there is no paper or electronic receipt issued by IRD?

A:
You may check the cheque clearing position via your bank internet portal, the transactions records shown in your bank statements and also the tax position via your eTAX Account (if opened).


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