Hong Kong - Apply for Tax Clearance

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Procedure

1. To apply for a tax clearance, notify the Inland Revenue Department of the intended date of departure. You may call, write or email the Department (contact information provided below). You will need to state your name, Hong Kong Identity Card No. / Passport No. and file no. (if known). To facilitate future contact, supply your telephone no., postal address in Hong Kong and also the overseas postal address.
2. Submit Tax Return [BIR60]. The Department will issue a return to you upon receiving your notification. Note: If the Department does not receive your completed return within the specified period, or if it is impracticable to issue a Tax Return having regard to the impending expiry of the money-withholding period obliged on the employer or if the expected date of departure is imminent, the Department will issue an estimated assessment based on the available information.
3. To make the processing of your application faster, you may bring the IR56G from your employer, payroll slips and supporting documents for all deductions / allowances claimed and call at submit the documents in person.
4. Pay all tax due.
5. After payment, produce the receipts to the Collection Section at 7/F of Revenue Tower to obtain copy of the Letter of Release. The Letter of Release will be sent to the employer and copied to the employee by post if the employee cannot collect it in person.

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Required Documents

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

Inland Revenue Department

Central Enquiry Counter
1/F, Revenue Tower
5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Opening hours
Monday to Friday
8:15 am to 5:30 pm

Business Hours and Offices

By Post
G.P.O. Box 132, Hong Kong
Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

General Enquiries:
24-hour Interactive Enquiry Service : Telephone
General Matters: 187 8088
Application for Holding Over of Payment of Provisional Tax: 187 8011
Tax Matters for Individuals & Employer's Return of Remuneration and Pensions: 187 8022
Tax Payment Matters: 187 8033
Property Tax Matters: 187 8055

Enquiry officer's service during office hours
Monday to Friday
8:15 am to 12:30 pm
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

24-hour Fax-A-Form Service
IRD public forms by fax: 2598 6001

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Validity

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Required Information

• Your name,
• Hong Kong Identity Card No. / Passport No. and file no. (if known).
• Telephone no., postal address in Hong Kong and also the overseas postal address.

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