Consulting job for European company

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    Thanks for the clarification, Oldtimer.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldtimer:
    if the contract of consultancy is signed overseas, and the HK resident is not involved, then may be the income so generating could be tax free.
    Just to elaborate, negotiated, signed and work done outside HK (and ideally paid outside HK and in a foreign currency) then... it may be not subject to HK tax (but then likely come onto someone elses tax-radar).

    Going on a day trip to Macau to sign your contract that was emailed to you doesn't really count.

  3. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by MovingIn07:
    if you breach the time limit in the european country by BEING there (usually 90 days is a number to watch, but check the individual country rules, EUROPE is not a country) then they may have a withholding tax regime .
    Or worse still you fall into a personal (as opposed to your company) world wide taxation regime - e.g. UK after 180 days/tax yr (avg 90/yr for 4 years) with obligations to file therafter whether you are there or not. Try getting off that tax radar. (Ignoring immigration status)

    More than a few people have had to abandon a nice little earner because of this rule...