TIHK News

The Institute is pleased to announce the new President, Vice-Presidents, Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary of the Institute for the 2022/23 have been elected at the first Council Meeting 2022/23 which was held immediately after the 50^th Annual General Meeting on 2 September 2022.

The Institute would like to take this opportunity to thank those retired Council Members for their valuable services and contribution to the development of the Institute in the past year, and congratulate the President, Vice-Presidents and the Honorary Officers for being elected/re-elected.

The Institute also counts on your continued support for its future development.

TIHK Secretariat Office will be closed early at 5:00 pm today for the Institute’s 50th Annual General Meeting. Opening hours will resume normal on Monday, 5 September 2022.

TIHK 50th Anniversary Cup Race & Members Dinner

Year 2022 is TIHK’s Golden Jubilee, which represents a remarkable milestone to tax profession for its half-century contribution and development in Hong Kong. The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong 50th Anniversary Cup Race and member dinner to be held at Happy Valley on 28 September 2022, members are encouraged to join the celebration with the Institute.

The Dinner will be an International Buffet with unlimited servings of pouring brand of spirits, house wines, beers, mineral water, soft drinks and orange juice.

Please login into your member profile for purchasing tickets, each member is limited to purchase 2 tickets only.

(Limited Seats Only, First-come-first-served)

Requirement for Public Health and Safety Precautionary Measures, please click.

ACCA Hong Kong Virtual Annual Conference 2022 (17 September 2022)

The ACCA Hong Kong Annual Conference 2022 themed ‘Accounting for a better world: Risks and opportunities defining 2022 and beyond’ will gather thought-leaders and subject-matter experts to explore how Hong Kong businesses and organisations can get through challenges ahead and embrace changes for growth.

Event Information:
Date: Saturday, 17 September 2022
Time: 09:00-15:30
CPD units: 5

Webcast platform: ON24

Venue: Ballroom, LL, Conrad Hong Kong, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Please refer to ACCA Professional Development Hub for further conference details and registration. For enquiries, please contact ACCA Hong Kong at hkinfo@accaglobal.com.

Hong Kong Undergraduate Financial Planners of the Year Award 2022

(香港傑出大學生財務策劃師比賽2022)

“Call for Entries”

The Society of Registered Financial Planners (HKRFP) is a non-profit organization dedicated in the governance of highest professional standards and performance in financial planning profession, and nurture professionalism among financial planners, and raise public awareness on values of financial planning services since 2001.

As wealth management and financial planning has become a survival kit and life-long technique in today world, HKRFP has been launching the Hong Kong Undergraduate Financial Planners of the Year Award (the “Award”) for undergraduate students annually since 2011. The aims of the Award are to raise awareness of financial planning among students and to arm them with adequate understandings in financial planning as a career. A free workshop/ seminar on preparation of financial plan will be provided for all participants.

Latest year over 250 students from regional universities have participated in the Award Competition, responses were overwhelming. This Competition is open to all full-time students studying in the undergraduate programs of following universities in Hong Kong and Macau:

– City University of Hong Kong

– Hong Kong Baptist University

– Hong Kong Metropolitan University

– Hong Kong Shue Yan University

– Lingnan University

– The Chinese University of Hong Kong

– The Education University of Hong Kong

– The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

– The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

– The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

– The University of Hong Kong

– University of Macau

Registration: Click Here

Registration Deadline: 14 September 2022

Event webpage of HKRFP: Click Here

For inquiries, please contact Ms. Wendy Ng of HKRFP at email info@hkrfp.org or call 3105 1744.

Accounting & Finance Show Singapore 2022

The Institute is pleased to be a supporting partner of Accounting & Finance Show Singapore 2022, happening on 20-21 September at Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore. The 2-day in-person event will bring together SMEs, enterprises and accounting firms in Singapore and across Asia.  With dedicated content channels across Transformational Technology, Digital Practice, Business Advisory and Accounting Tech led by 120+ expert speakers, it is the best opportunity to discover how the latest technology and solutions can transform and streamline accounting and finance processes.

By attending the Accounting & Finance Show Singapore, you and your team will have the chance to:

• Learn from 120+ innovators and disruptors on how you can digitally transform workflows
• Network with 2,000+ industry professionals changing the face of #accounting and finance in Singapore
• Explore the latest services and technologies from leading solution providers

Event Information:
Date & Time: 20-21 September, Tuesday & Wednesday, 09:00-17:00
Venue: Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore
Free to attend

Get your free ticket here: https://bit.ly/3Alp8d9

The Institute is pleased to support the upcoming scholar-leaders webinar to be hosted by PolyU’s DBA and DFinTech programmes.

Event Information:
Topic: Supply Chain Management in Post-COVID Disruption
Date: 11 Aug 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Format: Online via Zoom
Language: English
Link of Registration: click here

For details, please click here for the flyer.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Mr Marcus Wong at (852) 3400 3572 or email marcusw.wong@polyu.edu.hk.

Recognising the impact of the recent situation of the COVID-19 pandemic on the daily operation of businesses and practitioners, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) decided to further extend the due date for filing 2021/22 Profits Tax returns with Accounting Date Code ‘D’ (i.e. accounting date falls within 1 December 2021 to 31 December 2021) from 31 August 2022 to 15 September 2022. Despite this extension, tax representatives are encouraged to file as many returns as possible well before the extended due date.

The Institute thanks the IRD for their understanding in these difficult times.