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Volume 15

Publication Date: Oct 2000

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DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED

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  Decision No. Download
PENALTY TAX    

income was understated in two years of assessment - reliance placed upon his employer's return for full compliance of his obligation - absence of an intention to understate any income - personal circumstances not a reasonable excuse for omission - whether long absence from Hong Kong is a reasonable excuse for the omission or understatement - whether penalty at the rate of 15% under s 82A of Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO') excessive  

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PERSONAL ASSESSMENT TAX    

deductions claimed in respect of mortgage interest incurred in relation to a flat - loan allegedly borrowed for purpose of producing rental income - factors to consider - s 42(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance  

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PROFITS TAX    

acquisition and sale of property - intention at time of purchase - burden of proof on purchaser to establish that property purchased for long term investment - credibility of the taxpayer before the Board  

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acquisition and sale of property - intention at time of purchase - burden of proof on purchaser to establish that property purchased for long term investment - whether tax chargeable upon profits derived from sale of property - ss 2(1), 14, 16(1) and 68(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance  

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acquisition of property - intention of taxpayer at time of acquisition - burden of proof on purchaser - failure of taxpayer to attend re-fixed hearing - whether fatal to application - ss 68(2B) and 68(2D) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO')  

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additional tax - sale of taxi and taxi licence - whether trade of buying and selling taxi and taxi licence - trade or capital assets - ss 14, 68(4) and 2(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO') , Chapter 112  

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deductions - compensation for breach of agreement and commission for agent  

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indigenous villager right - whether deductible costs  

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long term mortgage taken out but quick sales - whether the sale of a property was a sale of capital asset or trading stock - s 14(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO')  

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nature of business - whether 'profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong' - agency - s 14 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO')  

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notice of appeal out of time - computation of time - extension of time - whether reasonable cause - s 66(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO')  

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principal place of business in Hong Kong - certain business operations outside Hong Kong - source of profits - whether liable to profits tax - s 14 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO')  

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real property - whether the gains arising from the disposition of a property was liable for profits tax - ss 2(1), 14 and 68(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance  

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real property - whether the gains arising from the disposition of a property was liable for profits tax  

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real property - whether the gains arising from the disposition of a property was liable for profits tax  

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sale of property - intention - self-serving statement - onus of proof  

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sale of property - intention at the time of acquisition - self-serving statements - one-off transaction - indicative of an acquisition for trading purpose - burden of proof  

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sale of property - whether profits derived from the sale of the property assessable to profits tax - whether intention to use as matrimonial home genuinely held , realistic and realizable  

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whether gain on sale of property capital or trade in nature  

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whether gain on sale of property capital or trade in nature  

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SALARIES TAX    

gains derived from sale of company shares - date of assessment - s 9(1)(d) and s 9(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO'), Chapter 112  

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nature of employment - whether services were performed in Hong Kong - s 8(1A)(b) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance ('IRO')  

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Note: The latest position of unsettled appeals is shown in either (a) Table of Appeals to Court of First Instance or (b) Table of Appeals to Court of Appeal/Court of Final Appeal. When the final outcome of an appeal is known, the position is set out in either table and will disappear in the next issue of Board of Review Decisions.

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