Question: Question 2 On 1 April 2 0 1 9 , Mr Wong acquired a residential property in Hong Kong ( Property ) .
Question
On April Mr Wong acquired a residential property in Hong Kong Property Mr Wong leasedthe Property to Mr Ho based on a written lease agreement dated June with the following terms:
Term of lease
years from July
Monthly rent
HK$ payable in advance at the beginning of each month
Refundable deposit
HK$ payable on July
Rates
HK$ per quarter after rates concession, if any payable by MrWong
Management feesHK$ per month payable by Mr Wong
Mr Ho failed to pay rent starting from January and Mr Wong subsequently discovered that MrHo had left Hong Kong on June Mr Wong forfeited the deposit placed by Mr Ho
Mr Wong spent HK$ to decorate the Property after Mr Ho had moved out of the Property.
Subsequently, Mr Wong leased the Property to Mr Sze based on a written lease agreement dated August with the following terms:
Term of lease
years from September
Monthly rent
HK$ payable in advance at the beginning of each month
Rentfree period
month from September
Premium
HK$ payable on September
Refundable depositHK$ payable on September
Rates
HK$ per quarter after rates concession, if any payable by MrSze
Management feesHK$ per month payable by Mr Wong
On November Mr Wong received a cheque in the amount of HK$ from Mr Ho
Required:
aCompute the property tax payable by Mr Wong for the years of assessment andIgnore provisional tax.
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b
In respect of the lease of the Property by Mr Wong to Mr Sze, identify the documents tobe stamped under the Stamp Duty Ordinance, and compute the amount of stamp dutypayable if any marks
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