CityU SCOPE Professional Diploma in Tax Advisory 2024

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  Dear Members and Students, We are pleased to inform you that the new intakes of the Professional Diploma in Tax Advisory programme jointly offered by The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong and CityU School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE) has started. Upon completion of this Programme, you are eligible to apply for exemptions from Paper 2 “Hong Kong Tax” and Paper 3 “International Tax” of the Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) Qualifying Examination organised by the Institute. You can also enjoy a one-off waiver of examination fee for sitting Paper 4 “PRC Tax” and Paper 5 “Advanced Taxation Practice” within two years after completing the Programme. The enrollment deadline for this Programme is 4 December 2023. Please click here to download the Programme brochure or visit the Programme Page and make online application. On a related note, the Institute and SCOPE will jointly organise an information seminar to introduce the Programme. Details of the seminar are as follows: Event: 稅務最新動態暨稅務師資格簡介 (Information Seminar for Professional Diploma in Tax...
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TIHK: Nomination for Committee Member Appointment 2023/24

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The Institute has established a number of committees, under the purview of the Council, to look after different matters. You are now invited to put forward your nomination. Please consider volunteering your time and services to those committees that best match your interest and skills.   Download the nomination form:   All nomination forms must reach the Secretariat either by fax at 2523 1263 or by email at tihkadm@tihk.org.hk on or before 13 October 2023 (Friday).  Members’ nomination will then be considered by the respective Committee and Taskforce.  The Secretariat may contact you to join the Committee(s) and Taskforce(s) which you are interested to serve.  However, seats for each Committee are limited.  If all available seats are taken up, the Secretariat will keep your information in the database and contact you when a vacancy arises during the course of the year.   Should you require any additional information, or have any enquiries regarding the nomination, please contact the Secretariat by telephone at 2810 0438 or...
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The 51st Annual General Meeting (adjourned to 26 September 2023)

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Due to the extreme weather situation and the associated risks of commute on 8 September 2023, the Institute hereby announces that the AGM and AGM Dinner are rescheduled to be held on Tuesday, 26 September 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at The Chinese Club (華商會所), 14th Floor, 21-22 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. The Adjourned Notice of the 51st AGM (including the proxy form): Notice of the 51st AGM : Members are strongly advised to register for attending the AGM so as to facilitate the Institute’s arrangement.  For online registration for the adjourned AGM, please visit https://forms.gle/XVvorfm44JCmpXFz7. To facilitate those members who are unable to attend the meeting personally, the Institute will broadcast the AGM via Zoom (details provided via email to Members only).  Please note that members who are watching the live streaming will NOT be counted as quorum, and will NOT vote. 2. Dinner Gathering after the 51st AGM The Institute will still hold a small-scale dinner gathering after the 51st AGM at the same...
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Notice of an Election of Eight Members to the Council 2023

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Nominations are now being sought for an Election of Eight Members to the Council 2023 (“the Election”). Pursuant to Article 62 of the Institute's Articles of Association, at each Annual General Meeting to be held after 2017, one third of the elected members of Council for the time being or (if their number is not 3 or a multiple of 3) then the number nearest to but greater than one third shall retire and be eligible for re-election. The elected Council Members to retire pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be those persons who have been longest in office since their last election, but as between persons who became elected Council Members on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot. The eight Council Members to retire are as follows: CHAN Chung Wai, Bryan CHEUNG Hok Hin, Alan HUI Chung Ying, Kevin LAM Yin Lai, Carol LAU Cham Sum, Justin WANG Sze...
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Majority of the Inland Revenue Department’s offices to complete relocation to Kai Tak

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The Inland Revenue Department announced on 5 January 2023 that the relocation of most of the offices of its units and sections currently located at the Revenue Tower, Wan Chai, to the newly built Inland Revenue Centre at 5 Concorde Road, Kai Tak, Kowloon, will be completed by next Monday (9 January 2023). From 9 January till May (tentative), only the Computer Back Up (Accounts) Section, Estate Duty Office, Refund Section and Tax Reserve Certificates Section will remain at the Revenue Tower, Wan Chai.   The business hours and contact telephone numbers of the respective offices will remain unchanged.   For more details, please visit: https://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/ppr/archives/23010501.htm .   ...
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