Rates and Government Rent Calculator

Rates and Government Rent Calculator

You can use this calculator to estimate the amount of rates assessed under the Rating Ordinance (Cap. 116) and/or Government rent assessed under the Government Rent (Assessment and Collection) Ordinance (Cap. 515) payable for the latest 3 years of assessment.

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Please select the year of assessment
Please select the type of property for the purpose of estimating the amount of rates concession (if any)

Please input the estimated rateable value for rates assessment

Please input the estimated rateable value for Government rent assessment. Properties subject to payment of Government Rent under the Government Rent (Assessment and Collection) Ordinance.

Summary of Inputted Information

Year of Assessment:
Type of property:
Estimated rateable value for rates assessment:
Estimated rateable value for Government rent assessment:

Important Note:
The following calculations are intended for a rough estimate of the amount payable based on your inputs of the required data only. The amount payable is rounded to the nearest dollar.

Rates Payable

Period	(A) Amount Payable
	The inputted rateable value does not exceed the minimum rateable value. Under the Rating Ordinance, the tenement will be exempted from assessment to rates for this year of assessment.

Period	(A) Amount Payable (before Rates Concession) (Note 1)	(B) Rates Concession (Note 2)	(C) = (A) – (B) Amount Payable (after Rates Concession)

Government Rent Payable

Period	(D) Amount Payable
	The inputted rateable value does not exceed the minimum rateable value. Under the Government Rent (Assessment and Collection) Ordinance, the rateable value for Government rent purposes is deemed to be $1 and the Government rent payable is 3 cents per annum.

Period	(D) Amount Payable (Note 3)

Notes:

Rates are charged at a percentage of the rateable value of a property. For the Financial Year 2021-2022, the rates percentage charge is 5%.
Detailed information on rates concession is available at www.rvd.gov.hk/en/concession/index.html.
The amount of Government rent payable is calculated at 3% of the rateable value of the property and is adjusted in step with any subsequent changes in rateable value.

Disclaimer: Whilst this Department endeavours to keep this calculator accurate, no warranty or guarantee, express or implied, is given by this Department as to the accuracy of the information. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region does not accept responsibilities for any loss, destruction or damage whatsoever arising from any cause whatsoever in connection with this calculator.

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