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Carry forward of losses
  • 5 Dec 2006

    THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE v. COMMON EMPIRE LTD

    Citation
    THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE v. COMMON EMPIRE LTD
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV83/2006

    A statement of loss issued by the Commissioner is an administrative document and not an 'assessment' within the meaning of the Inland Revenue Ordinance; therefore the six year bar under section 60 applicable to assessments does not prevent the Commissioner from revising statements of loss and treating losses as not established when later computing taxable profits, and taxpayers must be able to prove losses when seeking to carry them forward even after six years.