Cantonese Translation

43.5% ‘現金回贈’ 優惠現已適用於一些於香港註冊並在澳洲進行研究及開發的公司。  申請資格? 香港註冊的公司,凡合乎下列條件,均可申請:

  • 是澳洲當地營運公司;
  • 是以稅務為目的而在澳洲營運的註冊公司;或
  • 是澳洲常設機構。 

價值多少? 以下表格提供了明確概要:

事項 要求
集團營業額 集團之所有公司合共的總營業額少於澳元2000萬
稅務狀況 澳洲公司錄得稅項虧損
優惠 退還43.5% 的成本 (即每澳元的支出可 退還0.435澳元)

 例子1: 如以下情況適用,澳洲附屬公司可能合資格申領研究及開發稅務優惠:

  • 澳洲公司全資附屬於香港母公司,並合乎研究及開發資格;
  • 香港公司管理在澳洲當地營運的公司;
  • 香港公司、澳洲公司及任何其他與前述兩間公司聯營的公司,總營業額合共少於澳元2000萬。
  • 根據合約,香港公司同意於澳洲辦事處進行研究及開發活動,而該研發活動僅為澳洲公司的利益而進行;
  • 合約說明,澳洲公司並不擁有香港公司帶來的知識產權,但法律上擁有所有透過研究及開發活動取得的知識產權;
  • 於2013年財政年度,澳洲公司帶來了澳元 $100,000 的研究及開發支出;
  • 澳洲公司和香港公司需要考慮的事相差無幾,即使研究及開發項目不成功,澳洲公司還是會得到稅務優惠。
例子1: 支出
澳洲附屬公司的研究及開發支出 $100,000
澳洲附屬公司的研究及開發項目稅務優惠 $43,500 現金回贈

成立澳洲公司的要求 如外國公司打算成立澳洲公司,請留意以下幾項:

  • 公司成立成本不得超過澳元1,500 (外加商品及服務稅),以便註冊成為合資格申領研究及開發稅務優惠的澳洲公司。
  • 於澳洲註冊公司需時 2-3天
  • 外國公司需要提供一名擁有澳洲戶籍的董事。
  • 澳洲財政年度從7月1日開始,至翌年六月三十日結束。然則外國公司可向澳洲稅務局 (Australian Taxation Office) 提出申請更改財政年度結算日,以與母公司的時間表睇齊。

如何申領退款?

  • .合資格的澳洲附屬公司必需於其財政年度結束後10個月內,向 AusIndustry 登記其活動。
  • 可隨著年度利得稅報稅時,同時以研究及開發名義申領稅務優惠,由此取得退款。

如你已擁有香港註冊公司,並對澳洲的研究及開發稅務優惠有興趣,請與我們聯絡,我們會分析閣下的資格及討論適合的選項。  欲知更多,請按以下鏈結:

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