Stamp Certificate

 
 

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If you choose online payment mode, you can download the stamp certificate immediately after effecting payment electronically. If offline payment mode is chosen, you can download the stamp certificate within two working days after payment is received by the Inland Revenue Department.
 

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You can download the stamp certificate on the next working day after payment.
 

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No, you can download the stamp certificate on the next working day after payment. For payment by post, the stamp certificate is available for download on the next working day after the cheque is received by the Stamp Office. If the payment cheque is dishonoured, the stamp certificate issued in respect of that payment will be invalid. You may check the validity of a stamp certificate via the “Stamp Certificate Enquire” function at GovHK website (https://btp.etax.ird.gov.hk/fe/pw/reg/btp/btpstampingmenu).
 

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No difference. A stamp certificate may be printed by the Applicant or the Stamp Office depending on the means of submitting the stamping application. It is the stamp record kept by the Collector of Stamp Revenue that counts.
 

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No. Under section 2(1) of the Stamp Duty Ordinance, an instrument can be “stamped” in either way.
 

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You can use the “Stamp Certificate Enquire” function at GovHK website (https://btp.etax.ird.gov.hk/fe/pw/reg/btp/btpstampingmenu) to check the authenticity of a stamp certificate on hand. It is a free of charge online service.
 

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You can reprint it via the “Stamp Certificate Print” function at GovHK website (https://btp.etax.ird.gov.hk/fe/pw/reg/btp/btpstampingmenu) if the certificate is originally applied by you. Alternatively, you may approach the Stamp Office and apply for a certified copy of the stamp certificate at a fee (currently $160).
 

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No, the “Stamp Certificate Print” function at GovHK website (https://btp.etax.ird.gov.hk/fe/pw/reg/btp/btpstampingmenu) is free of charge.
 

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No. For cheque payment, the cheque should be honoured on the first presentation to the drawee bank. Otherwise, the stamp certificate to be issued in respect of that payment will be invalid. You may check the validity of a stamp certificate via the “Stamp Certificate Enquire” function at GovHK website (https://btp.etax.ird.gov.hk/fe/pw/reg/btp/btpstampingmenu).
 

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The system will keep record of all stamp certificates for 15 years. You may reprint within this period.
 

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Yes, if you have the stamp certificate on hand.
 

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No. One can only check the stamp certificate on hand. He has to input the following 4 items contained in the stamp certificate:

(a) Instrument Reference Number
(b) Date of Instrument
(c) Stamp Certificate Number
(d) Date of Stamping

The stamp certificate record will only be retrieved when all the 4 items are correct.
 

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Please complete the Form IRSD126 (property) or IRSD140 (share) and IRSD25 (if refund is involved). To support your application, please also supply copies of the relevant stamp certificate and a copy of original instrument (e.g. property transfer instrument, tenancy agreement and share transfer instrument). The forms can be downloaded from IRD’s website: www.ird.gov.hk.

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You can contact the Stamp Office (Please provide the Transaction Reference Number (TRN) shown at the e-Stamping "Make Payment" Page, if applicable).

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Please complete the Form IRSD129 (property) or IRSD 141 (share) and IRSD25. To support your application, please also supply copies of the relevant stamp certificate and a copy of original instrument (e.g. property transfer instrument, tenancy agreement and share transfer instrument). The forms can be downloaded from IRD’s website: www.ird.gov.hk.