Volume 28 First Supplement
Publication Date: Jan 2014
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DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED
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Decision No. |
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CASE STATED |
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whether questions proposed are proper questions of law – section 69(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (‘the IRO’). |
D7/13 |
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COSTS |
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applicant leaving the appeal hearing for being ‘forced’ to withdraw the appeal – whether the Board could continue the hearing – whether the Board entitled to order costs – section 40 of the Interpretation of General Clauses Ordinance, Chapter 1 – sections 68(2B), 68(2D), 68(2E), 68(8) and 68(9) of the IRO. [Decision in Chinese] |
D6/13 |
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PROFITS TAX |
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adverse costs order against the only equity partner in separate set of proceedings – whether deductible - Sections 16(1), 17(1) and 68(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (‘the IRO’). |
D4/13 |
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commission – purchase for self consumption – sections 2, 14(1), 16(1), 17(1) and 68(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (‘the Ordinance’) – DPIN No 15. [Decision in Chinese] |
D3/13 |
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profit derived from sale of properties – appellant filing Notice of Appeal out of time – whether extending time to appeal – whether properties ‘capital assets’ or ‘operational assets’ – sections 2, 14(1), 66(1A) and 68(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (‘the IRO’). [Decision in Chinese] |
D1/13 |
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trading or investment – sections 2(1), 14 and 68(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. |
D5/13 |
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SALARIES TAX |
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deductions – whether the Appellant could deduct interest payment on instalment loan – whether the Appellant needed to be the borrower of the loan in order to claim deduction – whether the Appellant proved that the instalment loan was used to acquire her property – sections 26E, 26F, 68(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (‘the Ordinance’). |
D9/13 |
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dependent parent allowance – applicant raising similar ground in earlier appeal – section 30 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (‘the IRO’), Chapter 112. [Decision in Chinese] |
D6/13 |
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dependent parent allowances – sections 30 and 33 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance – whether to consider evidence as at the date of hearing or limit to those available before the Commissioner – meaning of ‘reason to believe’ – the test of reason to believe – whether or not there was preferential right in claiming dependant parent allowances – whether or not disallowing the dependent parent allowances should be considered unfair in the absence of agreement between the eligible persons. |
D2/13 |
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income from employment – sections 8(1) & 9(1)(a) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (‘the IRO’). |
D8/13 |
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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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