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Taxation of honorarium
  • 3 Nov 2017

    COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE v. PANG FAI

    Citation
    COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE v. PANG FAI
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCIA2/2016

    The Court held the Board did not misdirect in law and its holistic assessment was reasonable: Mr Pang was not an employee of the HKICPA in respect of the assignments, the honourarium was a token paid in the context of professional contribution rather than employment remuneration, and the sums were properly characterised as profits of a profession rather than salaries income; accordingly the Commissioner's appeal was dismissed.