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The TIHK Secretariat office has already been disinfected completely and will resume from 4 August 2020 (Tuesday).  The working hours will be changed to 10:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.  Any enquiries can be sent to tihkadm@tihk.org.hk....

In view of the current surge of COVID-19 cases and the health and safety of members and staff, the Institute has decided to postpone the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and the 48th Annual General Meeting (48th AGM) scheduled to be held on 6 August and 28 August 2020 respectively.  The Institute will reschedule both the EGM and the 48th AGM when the epidemic situation is easing.   On a related note, as of the nomination deadline (i.e. 27 July) for the Election of Eight Members to the Council, the Institute has not received any new nominations apart from the retired eight Council Members standing for re-election.  Since the candidates running for election are not more in number than the vacancies, no polling will be needed.  The eight persons so running for election shall, as from the 48th AGM, be deemed to be duly elected members of the Council.   The Secretariat staff members will continue to work from home until further notice.  Should you...

The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong (TIHK) is pleased to announce that the 2020 Certified Tax Adviser (CTA) Qualifying Examination will be held from 21 to 23 October 2020.  Members and Students can log-in their account to enrol the examination online: www.tihk.org.hk/online-exam-enrollment/ To register as a Member or Student, please visit: www.tihk.org.hk/join-now/...

The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong (TIHK) has announced that it has successfully obtained the licence from the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) to grant the designation ‘Chartered Tax Adviser’ to its members. The licence is granted to TIHK as CIOT’s next step in developing the Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) brand as a leading international standard in tax. This follows the granting of the same right to the Irish Tax Institute (ITI) and The Tax Institute (TTI) in Australia in 2012. Under the agreement, nearly 1,900 members of TIHK will be able to convert their existing Certified Tax Adviser qualification to Chartered Tax Adviser, joining the existing 19,000 CIOT members, more than 5,000 ITI members and more than 7,000 members of TTI who can already call themselves Chartered Tax Advisers. The Chartered Tax Adviser designation is recognised and respected internationally as a mark of technical excellence and professional integrity. Jeremy Choi, President of The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong, said: CIOT President Glyn Fullelove commented: “I...

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Having considered the continuous disturbance of business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute has decided to further extend the deadline for 2020 Membership Renewal to 31 May 2020 (Sunday).  It is hoped that such extension can allow members more time to attend to the membership renewal exercise.  Members should refer to the attached tutorial and renew your TIHK membership and CTA certificate (if applicable) before the further extended deadline. Failure to renew your membership on time will result in cessation of your TIHK membership and removal of your name from the CTA Register (if applicable). If you have difficulties renewing your membership online or accessing our website, please contact the Secretariat at tihkadm@tihk.org.hk or 2810 0438....