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Volume 37

Publication Date: Jun 2023

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DIGEST OF CASES REPORTED

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  Decision No. Download
ASSESSMENTS    
Assessment to Additional Tax – without reasonable excuse – filing of incorrect tax return - individuals – amount of additional tax chargeable – Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap 112) (“IRO”) sections 58(2), (3), 66(3), 68(4), (8)(a), (9), 70, 82A, (1), (4), (9), 82B(2), (b), (c), (3) [Decision in Chinese] D8/22 Download D8/22 (DOC) TC - Traditional Chinese Download D8/22 (PDF) TC - Traditional Chinese
PROFITS TAX    
Profits tax - conditional advance paid - whether assessable profits arising in or derived from the carrying on of a trade, profession or business - sections 14(1), 61A and 68(4) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance D9/22 Download D9/22 (DOC) EN - English Download D9/22 (PDF) EN - English
Profits tax assessment – whether profits tax should be charged on the profits from the sale of the property – burden of proof – whether or not it was trade at the time of purchase or sale of the property – intention at the time of acquisition and holding of the property – whether single and one-off transaction could be considered as adventure in the nature of trade D7/22 Download D7/22 (DOC) TC - Traditional Chinese Download D7/22 (PDF) TC - Traditional Chinese
SALARIES TAX    
Salaries Tax – appellant giving Notice of Appeal out of time – whether the Board should exercise discretion to extend time of appeal – whether ‘prevented by illness … or other reasonable cause’ – sections 66, 68 and Part 1 of Schedule 5 to Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap.112) (‘IRO’)[Decision in Chinese] D10/22 Download D10/22 (DOC) TC - Traditional Chinese Download D10/22 (PDF) TC - Traditional Chinese