What's New

The Inland Revenue Department today (Nov 24) alerted members of the public to fraudulent emails purportedly issued by the Department, which seek to obtain the recipients' personal particulars by inviting them to claim tax refunds via a hyperlink provided.

The Department has no connection with the emails.   Members of the public are reminded not to open any suspicious emails or visit hyperlinks provided in such emails.

Starting from 10 November 2025, the competent authority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong) will issue a digital Certificate of Resident Status instead of paper certificate to successful applicants for claiming tax benefits under the Comprehensive Double Taxation Arrangement between Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong.  Successful applicants need to receive the digital Certificate of Resident Status via the Individual Tax Portal / Business Tax Portal.

The Inland Revenue Department today (Nov 6) alerted members of the public to fraudulent emails purportedly issued by the department, which inform the recipients that a tax audit will be conducted on them and invite them to download documents containing virus via a hyperlink provided.
The department has no connection with the fraudulent emails. Members of the public are reminded not to open any suspicious emails or visit hyperlinks provided in such emails.

The webpage on global minimum tax and Hong Kong minimum top-up tax for multinational enterprise groups has been updated to provide more illustrative examples on mandatory electronic filing of profits tax returns.

The webpage on global minimum tax and Hong Kong minimum top-up tax for multinational enterprise groups has been updated to provide guidance and information in relation to Pillar Two Portal and registration of in-scope MNE groups.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) today (Aug 22) alerted members of the public to a fraudulent website purportedly to be IRD’s Individual Tax Portal (ITP). The fraudulent website is trying to collect public's login credentials.

The IRD has no connection with the website and reminded the public to access the ITP through the eTAX services provided in GovHK website or IRD’s official website.

Further to the What's New issued on Aug 4, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) continued to receive reports on fraudulent emails purportedly issued by the IRD, which inform the recipients that a tax audit will be conducted on them and invite them to download documents containing virus via a hyperlink provided.
The IRD reiterates that it has no connection with the emails and has reported the case to the Police for further investigation.
The IRD reminded members of the public not to open suspicious emails or visit hyperlinks provided in such emails.

The department has no connection with the fraudulent emails. Members of the public are reminded not to open any suspicious emails or visit hyperlinks provided in such emails.

more FAQs have been uploaded to the Department's website.