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A taxing trade: Carol Lam of BDO outlines opportunities in taxation for aspiring young professionals

Changes in international finance and compliance have driven a wholesale reshaping of the tax landscape..... ...

Qualified lawyer seeking work in Hong Kong

I'm a lawyer with a decade of tax and regulatory services experience and looking to move to Hong Kong for work opportunities. ...

Beware the hidden pitfalls of overseas secondment

While some companies may find overseas assignments or secondments unavoidable, careful thought must be given to these arrangements as they can have serious legal and taxation implications, writes Kathleen Healy. ...

'Our job is to explain the big picture'

I assist LGT’s Asian-based clients with the non-investment aspects of their wealth planning; basically, this means that I help clients with everything that has to do with money other than the process of managing it, says Vicky Wong. ...

Company secondment to China may result in tax liability

Companies that second employees to China need to pay special attention if they do not wish to create a taxable establishment in the mainland, with new rules regarding seconded employees and taxable establishments put into effect on 1 June this year, writes Karen Ip and Betty Tam. ...

Grant Thornton taps Mathieu and Yip for new unit

Grant Thornton Corporate Services is created by combining business with SYMM Corporate Services, with Laure Mathieu and Sharon Yip joining as managing director and executive director, respectively, of the new service arm, with a focus on French businesses ...

Apple to add 7,400 jobs in Cupertino by 2016

Apple plans to boost its employee count by 46 per cent to 23,400 in California, paying out US$2.9 billion in annual wages ...