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CAP. 112]

Inland Revenue

[1989 Ed.

any period for which accounts have been made up, or to aggregate any such profits or losses or any apportioned parts thereof, the Commissioner may make such division and apportionment or aggregation as he may deem proper in that case.

(Added 34 of 1980 s. 3)

(Added 7 of 1975 s. 12)

18F. Adjustment of assessable profits

(1) The amount of assessable profits for any year of assessment of a person chargeable to tax under this Part shall be increased by the amount of any balancing charge directed to be made on that person under Part VI and decreased by the allowances made to that person under Part VI for that year of assessment to the extent to which the relevant assets are used in the production of the assessable profits.

(2) When in any year of assessment the amount of the allowances made under Part VI to any person chargeable to tax under this Part exceeds the total amount of that person's assessable profits, as increased by any balancing charge, the amount of such excess shall, for the purposes of section 19C, be deemed to be a loss of that person for that year of assessment.

(3) This section shall apply to the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1975 and to subsequent years of assessment.

(Added 7 of 1975 s. 12)

19. Treatment of losses

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) where a loss is incurred in any year of assessment up to and including the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1974 by a person chargeable to tax under this Part the amount of such loss attributable to activities in Hong Kong shall notwithstanding the provisions of section 70 be set off against what would otherwise have been the assessable profits of such person for that year of assessment. (Amended 49 of 1956 s. 15; 7 of 1975 s. 13; 7 of 1986 s. 12)

(2) Where the amount of loss which may be set off under subsection (1) is such that it cannot be wholly set off against the assessable profits of a person chargeable to tax under this Part for the year of assessment in which the loss occurred, the amount not so set off shall be carried forward and shall be set off against what would otherwise have been assessable profits of that person for the future years of assessment in succession:

Provided that---

(a) the amount of any such loss allowed to be set off in computing the assessable profits for any year of assessment shall not be set

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58 CAP. 112] Inland Revenue [1989 Ed. any period for which accounts have been made up, or to aggregate any such profits or losses or any apportioned parts thereof, the Commissioner may make such division and apportionment or aggregation as he may deem proper in that case. (Added 34 of 1980 s. 3) (Added 7 of 1975 s. 12) 18F. Adjustment of assessable profits (1) The amount of assessable profits for any year of assessment of a person chargeable to tax under this Part shall be increased by the amount of any balancing charge directed to be made on that person under Part VI and decreased by the allowances made to that person under Part VI for that year of assessment to the extent to which the relevant assets are used in the production of the assessable profits. (2) When in any year of assessment the amount of the allowances made under Part VI to any person chargeable to tax under this Part exceeds the total amount of that person's assessable profits, as increased by any balancing charge, the amount of such excess shall, for the purposes of section 19C, be deemed to be a loss of that person for that year of assessment. (3) This section shall apply to the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1975 and to subsequent years of assessment. (Added 7 of 1975 s. 12) 19. Treatment of losses (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) where a loss is incurred in any year of assessment up to and including the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1974 by a person chargeable to tax under this Part the amount of such loss attributable to activities in Hong Kong shall notwithstanding the provisions of section 70 be set off against what would otherwise have been the assessable profits of such person for that year of assessment. (Amended 49 of 1956 s. 15; 7 of 1975 s. 13; 7 of 1986 s. 12) (2) Where the amount of loss which may be set off under subsection (1) is such that it cannot be wholly set off against the assessable profits of a person chargeable to tax under this Part for the year of assessment in which the loss occurred, the amount not so set off shall be carried forward and shall be set off against what would otherwise have been assessable profits of that person for the future years of assessment in succession: Provided that--- (a) the amount of any such loss allowed to be set off in computing the assessable profits for any year of assessment shall not be set
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58 CAP. 112] Inland Revenue [1989 Ed. any period for which accounts have been made up, or to aggregate any such profits or losses or any apportioned parts thereof, the Commissioner may make such division and apportionment or aggregation as he may deem proper in that (Added 34 of 1980 s. 3) case. (Added 7 of 1975 s. 12) 18F. Adjustment of assessable profits (1) The amount of assessable profits for any year of assessment of a person chargeable to tax under this Part shall be increased by the amount of any balancing charge directed to be made on that person under Part VI and decreased by the allowances made to that person under Part VI for that year of assessment to the extent to which the relevant assets are used in the production of the assessable profits. (2) When in any year of assessment the amount of the allowances made under Part VI to any person chargeable to tax under this Part exceeds the total amount of that person's assessable profits, as increased by any balancing charge, the amount of such excess shall, for the purposes of section 19C, be deemed to be a loss of that person for that year of assessment. (3) This section shall apply to the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1975 and to subsequent years of assessment. (Added 7 of 1975 s. 12) 19. Treatment of losses (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) where a loss is incurred in any year of assessment up to and including the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1974 by a person chargeable to tax under this Part the amount of such loss attributable to activities in Hong Kong shall notwithstanding the provisions of section 70 be set off against what would otherwise have been the assessable profits of such person for that year of assessment. (Amended 49 of 1956 s. 15; 7 of 1975 s. 13; 7 of 1986 s. 12) (2) Where the amount of loss which may set off under subsection (1) is such that it cannot be wholly set off against the assessable profits of a person chargeable to tax under this Part for the year of assessment in which the loss occurred, the amount not so set off shall be carried forward and shall be set off against what would otherwise have been assessable profits of that person for the future years of assessment in succession: Provided that--- (a) the amount of any such loss allowed to be set off in computing the assessable profits for any year of assessment shall not be set
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58

CAP. 112]

Inland Revenue

[1989 Ed.

any period for which accounts have been made up, or to aggregate any such profits or losses or any apportioned parts thereof, the Commissioner may make such division and apportionment or aggregation as he may deem proper in that

(Added 34 of 1980 s. 3)

case.

(Added 7 of 1975 s. 12)

18F. Adjustment of assessable profits

(1) The amount of assessable profits for any year of assessment of a person chargeable to tax under this Part shall be increased by the amount of any balancing charge directed to be made on that person under Part VI and decreased by the allowances made to that person under Part VI for that year of assessment to the extent to which the relevant assets are used in the production of the assessable profits.

(2) When in any year of assessment the amount of the allowances made under Part VI to any person chargeable to tax under this Part exceeds the total amount of that person's assessable profits, as increased by any balancing charge, the amount of such excess shall, for the purposes of section 19C, be deemed to be a loss of that person for that year of assessment.

(3) This section shall apply to the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1975 and to subsequent years of assessment.

(Added 7 of 1975 s. 12)

19. Treatment of losses

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) where a loss is incurred in any year of assessment up to and including the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1974 by a person chargeable to tax under this Part the amount of such loss attributable to activities in Hong Kong shall notwithstanding the provisions of section 70 be set off against what would otherwise have been the assessable profits of such person for that year of assessment. (Amended 49 of 1956 s. 15; 7 of 1975 s. 13; 7 of 1986 s. 12)

(2) Where the amount of loss which may set off under subsection (1) is such that it cannot be wholly set off against the assessable profits of a person chargeable to tax under this Part for the year of assessment in which the loss occurred, the amount not so set off shall be carried forward and shall be set off against what would otherwise have been assessable profits of that person for the future years of assessment in succession:

Provided that---

(a) the amount of any such loss allowed to be set off in computing the assessable profits for any year of assessment shall not be set

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