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How does profits tax work in Hong Kong for companies, founders and small businesses?
I want the real Hong Kong picture, not a generic low-tax-sales pitch. Please explain the territorial basis, the two-tier rates, and why saying a business is 'offshore' is not the same thing as proving that its profits are outside the Hong Kong profits tax charge.
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