Guide to Tax Return - Individuals

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(D) How to Complete the Return

Part 6     Deemed Assessable Profits under section 20AE, 20AF, 20AX and / or 20AY of the Inland Revenue Ordinance

Item point You are required to tick the box [67] of paper return and declare the deemed assessable profits in Section 9 of the Appendix if :
(i)   the assessable profits of a non-resident person / special purpose vehicle beneficially owned by a non-resident person are exempt from tax under section 20AC / 20ACA of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, and the non-resident person is your associate or you, alone or jointly with your associate(s), hold 30% or more of beneficial interest in the non-resident person;
(ii)  for the year of assessment 2019/20 and subsequent years, the assessable profits of a fund falling within the meaning given by section 20AM of the Inland Revenue Ordinance are exempt from tax under section 20AN of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, and during any part of the year the fund is your associate or you (alone or jointly with any of your associates) hold a beneficial interest of 30% or more in the fund; or
(iii) for the year of assessment 2019/20 and subsequent years, the assessable profits of a special purpose entity, in which a fund satisfying (ii) above has a beneficial interest, are exempt from tax under section 20AO of the Inland Revenue Ordinance.
Item point See Schedule 15, 15A, 15C and / or 15D of the Inland Revenue Ordinance in calculating the deemed assessable profits and 'Related Tax Rules' in this Department's web site for details.
(May 2026)