Departing Before Final Paycheck

[Edwardstorm]

IRD website says "should" https://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/tax/ere_obl.htm#a08

I left Hong Kong in 2019 one month before final pay (as I still had vacation days). Like DeletedUser I filed my taxes much later and in fact had to remind my company (a well known company in HK) to file IR56G as IRD believed I was still living in HK so they send me a preliminary assessment for 2020. I actually asked HR before I left whether or not they were going to withhold the last month salary and they told me they never do that when someone leaves. So I believe "should" is not to be interpreted as "must".

[Pauljoecoe]

I left Hong Kong in 2019 one month before final pay (as I still had vacation days). Like DeletedUser I filed my taxes much later and in fact had to remind my company (a well known company in HK) to file IR56G as IRD believed I was still living in HK so they send me a preliminary assessment for 2020. I actually asked HR before I left whether or not they were going to withhold the last month salary and they told me they never do that when someone leaves. So I believe "should" is not to be interpreted as "must".

Much easier to do before though. Especially if it's a simple, straightforward tax situation like a school.

[Matty299]

Hi! May I ask did you file your taxes from overseas? Thanks