The Changing Landscape of Inbound and Outbound Investment to and from HK

Taxation Law Research Programme (TLRP)

The Changing Landscape of Inbound and Outbound Investment to and from Hong Kong: Taxation Implications for Investors and Corporate Entities

25 August 2022

Powerpoint is available HERE

Businesses continue to look to expand beyond their domestic market into new markets. This creates novel business opportunities, but navigating taxation implications can pose its own complexities. This presentation addresses current outbound and inbound entity structures, tax compliance issues, and comments on indirect tax planning and advice. Of interest to tax practitioners and accountants is the changing landscape of outbound and inbound investments concerning Hong Kong in the present economy, and ongoing strategies to better develop corporate structures for foreigner operations.

About the Speaker:

Dr Sarah Hinchliffe is an Associate Professor in the School of Professional Accountancy at Long Island University, and specializes in international and comparative taxation law and corporate strategy. Dr Hinchliffe is an Australian Lawyer as well as a Chartered Tax Advisor, an Associate member of the Law Institute of Victoria, and of the Taxation Institute of Australia. She has practical experience in taxation law having worked for the Australian Taxation Office and in private legal practice. Dr Hinchliffe is a co-founder of a boutique law firm based in Melbourne, Australia. She has held a number of international academic appointments, including at Harvard Law School, the College of William and Mary, Boston University School of Law, the University of Akron, the University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law, the University of Hong Kong, the University of Melbourne, Monash University, Victoria University, and the Taxation Institute of Australia. Dr Hinchliffe has been an external editor for the Law Institute Journal, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Australian Taxation, and has been engaged by the Productivity Commission as a consultant.

Enquiries: Flora Leung at fkleung@hku.hk