№ files_lp_4_process_3_091716
Board of Review tax appeal decision concerning whether a medical practitioner’s professional indemnity insurance subscription qualifies as a deductible employment expense under salaries tax provisions of the Inland Revenue Ordinance for the 2016/17 assessment year.
Case Number: D23/19
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong
Subject: Salaries Tax – deduction of employment expenses
Legal Basis: Inland Revenue Ordinance sections 12(1)(a), 66, 68(4)
Type of Document: Tax appeal decision
Adjudicating Body: Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance)
Panel: Chui Pak Ming Norman (Chairman); Poon Shik Kwong Stephen; Anita H K Yip SC
Date of Hearing: 19 November 2019
Date of Decision: 16 March 2020
Appellant: Medical practitioner (name not stated)
Respondent: Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Representation: Appellant in person; Chan Wun Fai, Yu Wai Lim and Ho Lut Him for the Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Tax Year Concerned: Year of assessment 2016/17
Income Declared: HK$2,797,488
Disputed Expense: Annual subscription for professional indemnity insurance (HK$25,900)
Professional Body: Professional Organization D
Issue: Whether professional indemnity insurance subscription qualifies as a deductible expense under salaries tax
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Price: 8 / 10 USD
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