Hong Kong: sourced answers
3 answers to specific questions — each with a verbatim quote from an official source and a link to it.
Every answer is checked against a verbatim quote from a stored copy of its source and has passed an independent review. This is reference information, not legal advice: rules change, and the outcome depends on your circumstances.
Taxes in a country
Which authority issues the certificate of tax residence
The IRD issues a Certificate of Resident Status
«A CoR is a document issued by the competent authority of Hong Kong to a Hong Kong resident who requires proof of resident status for the purposes of claiming tax benefits under a DTA. T»
Source: ird.gov.hk · source copy as of 2026-10-02
«Inland Revenue Department would not be signed / stamped except forms of Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg.»
Source: ird.gov.hk · source copy as of 2026-10-02
The Certificate of Resident Status is the IRD's official confirmation of Hong Kong residence
«A CoR is a document issued by the competent authority of Hong Kong to a Hong Kong resident who requires proof of resident status for the purposes of claiming tax benefits under a DTA. T»
Source: ird.gov.hk · source copy as of 2026-10-02
«Inland Revenue Department would not be signed / stamped except forms of Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg.»
Source: ird.gov.hk · source copy as of 2026-10-02
The IRD will issue the certificate
«A CoR is a document issued by the competent authority of Hong Kong to a Hong Kong resident who requires proof of resident status for the purposes of claiming tax benefits under a DTA. T»
Source: ird.gov.hk · source copy as of 2026-10-02
«Inland Revenue Department would not be signed / stamped except forms of Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg.»
Source: ird.gov.hk · source copy as of 2026-10-02
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