🇲🇴 Macau

Money guides: Macau

Every guide for Macau, grouped by topic.

🌐 Greater China cross-border

Greater China Trade Structures 2026: Re-exports via Hong Kong, ECFA Status, Holding Companies and FX Controls

For three decades, trade and investment between mainland China and Taiwan has flowed through carefully built plumbing: re-exports …

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

How do I use my mainland China tax payment certificate for Taiwan tax credit?

Get the tax payment certificate (完税证明) from the mainland tax bureau, have the document verified through the Straits Exchange Found…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

I clicked 'I understand' on the overseas-income popup in the tax app but didn't declare — am I in trouble?

Potentially, yes — and the popup is exactly why. By clicking "I understand," you acknowledged the bureau's notice about overseas-i…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

Mainland settles taxes in March–June but Taiwan files in May — how do I claim the credit in time?

This timing mismatch is the single most annoying part of cross-strait tax compliance. Taiwan's filing season (May 1–31) closes bef…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

The tax bureau is asking about my CRS-reported balance — but that's not income! Why do they want tax on it?

They don't want tax on the balance itself — they want to know whether the balance represents untaxed income. CRS reports account i…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

The tax bureau called about my offshore account flagged via CRS — what should I do?

Don't panic, and don't lie. A CRS-triggered call is usually an interview (约谈), not a formal audit — yet. Your first job is to find…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

My GBA tax subsidy application was rejected — what are the most common reasons?

The top three: your degree wasn't certified, your proof of days in the GBA city was insufficient, or you applied in more than one …

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

How do I actually apply for the Greater Bay Area talent tax subsidy — do I need to be certified as 'talent' first?

Yes — talent certification comes first. The GBA subsidy refunds the difference between the individual income tax you actually paid…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

Greater China CRS Reporting 2026: How Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau Exchange Your Account Data

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) ended the era when an offshore bank account was invisible to your home tax authority. All four…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

How does my company qualify for Hengqin's 15% corporate income tax rate?

Two gates: your industry must be on the encouraged catalogue, and the company must have substantive operations in Hengqin — real p…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

I'm a Macau resident working in Hengqin — can I really pay tax at Macau rates?

Yes — that's the "澳人澳税" (Macau people, Macau tax) policy. Macau residents working in the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperat…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

Mainland–Hong Kong Cross-Border Tax 2026: The Tax Arrangement, the GBA 15% Subsidy and the 183-Day Rule

Thousands of people live in one jurisdiction and earn in the other — Hong Kong professionals working in Shenzhen or Guangzhou, Mai…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

Macau Cross-Border Tax 2026: the Mainland Arrangement, HK–Macau Work and Hengqin Incentives

Macau's economy lives on cross-border flows — mainland tourists, Hong Kong commuters, and capital moving through the Greater Bay A…

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Macau · Immigration

Moving to Macau 2026: Talent Schemes, Family Reunion, Blue Cards and Permanent Residency

Macau is a small city with an outsized immigration toolkit. Beyond the familiar work-permit route for foreign employees, it runs a…

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Macau · Taxes

Macau Tax Guide 2026: Salaries Tax, Complementary Tax and Why There Is No VAT

Macau runs one of the simplest tax systems in Asia: no value-added tax, no capital gains tax, no inheritance tax, and a top person…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

I'm a Taiwan assignee spending 100 days in mainland China — is my Taiwan-paid salary taxable there?

Yes, most likely. Once you exceed 90 days in mainland China within a tax year, the 90-day exemption no longer shields you: employm…

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🌐 Greater China cross-border

Cross-Strait Tax 2026: Taiwan Businesspeople in China, the 2015 Tax Agreement and CFC Rules

Taiwanese businesses and individuals operating across the Strait face one of Asia's trickiest tax landscapes: two tax systems, no …

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