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Tax law [2025] HKCA 956

CHAPMAN DEVELOPMENT LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

The Court of Appeal dismissed Chapman Development Limited’s appeal in a profits tax dispute, upholding findings on deductibility, agreement by conduct, and section 61A.

  • Profits tax
  • Deductibility of expenses (ss.16,17 iro)
  • General anti‑avoidance (s.61a iro)
  • Agreement by conduct
  • Source of profits
  • Standard of appellate review
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Tax law [2025] HKCFI 2220

MTR CORPORATION LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

Leave to appeal was granted in a profits tax dispute over whether annual concession payments were capital or revenue, with leave refused on one ground.

  • Profits tax
  • Capital v revenue expenditure
  • Service concession agreements
  • Contract interpretation
  • Leave to appeal under s69 iro
  • Profits-tax
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Tax [2025] HKCFI 1366

CAC INTERNATIONAL LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

The Court of First Instance dismissed CAC International’s tax appeal, holding the Board of Review had properly used a de novo approach and correctly found trading intent in the property sales.

  • Profits tax
  • Badges of trade
  • Intention to trade
  • Standard of proof
  • De novo review
  • Profits-tax
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Tax law [2025] HKCFI 1282

SAMSUNG SDI (HONG KONG) LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

The Court of First Instance dismissed Samsung SDI (Hong Kong) Ltd’s inland revenue appeal, holding no error of law was shown in the Board’s source-of-profits analysis.

  • Source of profits
  • Profits tax
  • Onus of proof
  • Appellate review on questions of law
  • Browne v dunn fairness rule
  • Delay in adjudication
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Taxation [2025] HKCFI 544

SINOLINK SHANGHAI INVESTMENTS LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

The court granted leave to appeal in an inland revenue case about whether shareholder-loan sums were interest and whether the profits were sourced in Hong Kong.

  • Profits tax
  • Section 14 iro
  • Section 15(1)(f) iro
  • Accrual of income
  • Source of income
  • Leave to appeal s.69
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Tax law [2024] HKCA 1111

FOXCONN (FAR EAST) LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal in a profits tax case, holding the Board's findings on source of profits, deductions, and delay were open on the evidence.

  • Profits tax
  • Source of profits
  • Jurisdiction of tax tribunal
  • Judicial review/remedies for delay
  • Deductibility of expenses
  • Leave to appeal under s69
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Tax law [2023] HKCFI 2585

ICBC INTERNATIONAL WEALTH INVESTMENT LTD v. ROLLCASH INVESTMENTS LTD

The Court of First Instance held that Rollcash must indemnify ICBC International Wealth Investment for assessed profits tax arising from the Exercise under the tax indemnity deed.

  • Tax indemnity
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Profits tax
  • Implied terms
  • Causation
  • Pre-judgment interest
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Tax law [2023] HKCFI 82

THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE v. THE SERVICEMEN’S GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Leave to appeal was refused in two linked inland revenue appeals concerning whether the Servicemen’s Guides Association was a charitable institution under s.88 IRO.

  • Charitable status
  • S.88 inland revenue ordinance
  • Leave to appeal under s.69 iro
  • Public benefit
  • Profits tax
  • Charitable-status
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Taxation [2019] HKCFA 25

PERFEKTA ENTERPRISES LIMITED v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

Court of Final Appeal held that Perfekta did not change its intention to trade the Lot; the Initial Payment was capital in nature and the assessment was annulled.

  • Profits tax
  • Change of intention
  • Trading vs capital disposition
  • Separate corporate personality
  • Appeal on law only - remittal and substitution
  • Profits-tax
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Taxation [2018] HKCA 301

COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE v. PERFEKTA ENTERPRISES LTD

香港上訴法院審理利得稅爭議,涉及土地重建安排、意向轉變、資本與收入性質,以及是否准許修改上訴理由並發還評稅事宜。

  • Profits tax
  • Change of intention
  • Capital v revenue
  • Joint venture
  • Valuation
  • Separate legal personality
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