TAXATION (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| TAXATION |
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| Schedule of current and deferred portion of income tax expenses |
| | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | | (HK$ in thousands) | Current income tax expenses | | 763,248 | | 1,016,317 | | 2,438,625 | Deferred income tax benefit | | (14,769) | | (17,975) | | (78,992) | Income tax expenses | | 748,479 | | 998,342 | | 2,359,633 |
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| Schedule of reconciliation between the income tax expenses computed by applying the Hong Kong enterprise tax rate to income before income taxes and actual provision |
| | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2025, | | | | (HK$ in thousands) | | Percent | | Income before income tax expenses and share of loss from equity method investment | | 13,713,159 | | | | Hong Kong statutory tax rate (1) | | 2,262,506 | | 16.5 | % | Foreign tax effects | | 177,742 | | 1.3 | % | Effect of changes in tax laws or rates Enacted in the current period | | 274,951 | | 2.0 | % | Effect of cross-border tax laws | | 46,088 | | 0.3 | % | Changes in valuation allowances | | (608) | | 0.0 | % | Nontaxable or nondeductible items | | | | | | Income not subject to tax (2) | | (397,429) | | (2.9) | % | Other | | (3,617) | | 0.0 | % | Income tax expenses | | 2,359,633 | | 17.2 | % |
| | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2024 | | | | (HK$ in thousands) | Income before income tax expenses and share of loss from equity method investments | | 5,040,925 | | 6,535,332 | Tax expenses at Hong Kong profit tax rate of 16.5% (1) | | 831,588 | | 1,078,165 | Changes in valuation allowance | | 65,581 | | 164,511 | Tax effect of permanence differences | | 49,787 | | 37,803 | Effect of income tax jurisdictions other than Hong Kong | | 20,873 | | 19,836 | Super deduction of research and development expenses | | (132,704) | | (132,257) | Final settlement differences | | 11,756 | | 11,484 | Income not subject to tax (2) | | (98,402) | | (181,200) | Income tax expenses | | 748,479 | | 998,342 |
| (1) | The Hong Kong statutory income tax rate is used for the reconciliation as the majority of the Group’s operations are based in Hong Kong. |
| (2) | This amount mainly represents tax exempted items, including offshore income of Futu Securities derived from executing the clients’ orders of US listed securities, etc. |
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| Schedule of income taxes paid (net of refunds) |
| | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2025, | | | (HK$in thousands) | United States | | 818,536 | Hong Kong | | 560,154 | Others | | 267,614 | Total | | 1,646,304 |
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| Schedule of components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities |
| | | | | | | As of December 31, | | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | | (HK$ in thousands) | Deferred tax assets | | | | | Net operating loss carryforwards | | 352,117 | | 405,484 | Accrued expenses and others | | 112,470 | | 206,261 | Less: valuation allowance | | (352,716) | | (405,885) | Total deferred tax assets | | 111,871 | | 205,860 | | | | | | Total deferred tax liabilities | | 4,882 | | 20,856 |
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| Schedule of movement of valuation allowance |
| | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | | (HK$ in thousands) | Balance at beginning of the year | | 122,624 | | 188,205 | | 352,716 | Additions | | 77,016 | | 209,900 | | 92,233 | Reversals | | (11,435) | | (45,389) | | (39,064) | Balance at end of the year | | 188,205 | | 352,716 | | 405,885 |
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