With the legislative amendments made to the Inland Revenue Ordinance, Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI) in tax matters relating to MPF schemes and ORSO registered schemes will take effect on 1 January 2020.
Objectives
- To comply with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) established in July 2014
- To enhance tax transparency and combat cross-border tax evasion
- To fulfill Hong Kong’s obligations and responsibilities as an international financial centre
What is AEOI?
MPF schemes and ORSO registered schemes will become reporting financial institutions (Reporting FIs), and are required to comply with the due diligence and reporting obligations by collecting the tax residence information of scheme members and reporting to the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) the account information of those members who are tax residents outside Hong Kong and reportable persons. The IRD will transmit the information to the relevant tax authorities in AEOI partner jurisdictions.
Information to be reported
Scheme members and employers (i.e. entity) will be asked to provide the following information in the self-certification, which is incorporated in the relevant application forms or in standalone approach.
Scheme members
- Name
- Residence Address
- Date of Birth
- Jurisdiction(s) of Tax Residence
- Tax Identification Number(s) (TIN)
Employers (i.e. entity)
- Name
- Business Address
- Jurisdiction(s) of Tax Residence
- Tax Identification Number(s) (TIN)
- Entity Types (i.e. CRS classification)
- Details of Controlling Person (for certain entity type)