We overlooked our lease renewal by 8 weeks. We’ve now agreed terms with the landlord, ideally we want to backdate it so there’s no gap, so we don’t lose two months of tax benefit.
From what I’ve read in the IRS guidance, the stamp duty has to be paid within 30 days of execution of the lease, but it says the commencement date of the lease isn’t relevant. Would others interpret this the same way as me - I.e. that we can backdate the new lease, as long as it’s dated the day we actually sign it, and stamp duty is paid within 30 days of that date?
https://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/pdf/irsd119.pdf