Income Tax

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Income Tax [Abstract]

INCOME TAX

8. INCOME TAX

British Virgin Islands

Alpha is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and not subject to tax on income or capital gains under current British Virgin Islands law. In addition, upon payments of dividends by these entities to their shareholders, no British Virgin Islands withholding tax will be imposed.

No deferred tax assets or liabilities has been recognized in the financial statements as they did not have material temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts as of September 30, 2022 and 2023.

Hong Kong

Under the Inland Revenue Ordinance of Hong Kong, only profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong are chargeable to Hong Kong profits tax, whereas the residence of a taxpayer is not relevant. Therefore, the Predecessor and Successor’s operating subsidiaries, namely NSL and TSL, are generally subject to Hong Kong income tax on its taxable income derived from the trade or businesses carried out by them in Hong Kong.

On March 21, 2018, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 7) Bill 2017 (the ’‘Bill’’) which introduces the two-tiered profits tax rates regime. The Bill was signed into law on March 28, 2018 and as gazetted on the following day. Under the two-tiered profits tax rates regime, the first HK$2,000,000 of profits of the qualifying company entity will be taxed at 8.25%, and profits above HK$2,000,000 will be taxed at 16.5%. The profits of company entities not qualifying for the two-tiered profits tax rates regime will continue to be taxed at a flat rate of 16.5%. Accordingly, during the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2023 the Hong Kong profits tax is calculated at 8.25% on the first HK$2,000,000 of the estimated assessable profits and at 16.5% on the estimated assessable profits above HK$2,000,000.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the differences between the statutory income tax rate and the Predecessor and Successor’s effective income tax rate for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2022 and 2023:

	(Predecessor)									(Successor)
	For the year ended September 30, 2021			For the year ended September 30, 2022			From October 1, 2022 to October 11, 2022			From October 12, 2022 to September 30, 2023
	HK			$HK			$HK			$HK$
Income tax computed at statutory tax rate		16.5	%		16.5	%		16.5	%		16.5	%
Effect of preferential tax rates		(8.25	)%		(8.25	)%		(8.25	)%		(8.25	)%
Effect of non-deductible expense		(9.93	)%		(5.17	)%		—			—
Change in valuation allowance		(0.89	)%		(5.91	)%		(8.25	)%		(4.19	)%
Effective Income tax rate		(2.57	)%		(2.83	)%		—			4.06	%

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax balances as of September 30, 2021, 2022 and 2023 are as follows:

	(Predecessor)								(Successor)
	For the year ended September 30, 2021			For the year ended September 30, 2022			From October 1, 2022 to October 11, 2022		From October 12, 2022 to September 30, 2023
	HK$			HK$			HK$		HK$			US$
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses carried forward		38,590			386,510			—		1,011,490			129,168
Valuation allowance		(38,590	)		(386,510	)		—		(1,011,490	)		(129,168	)
Deferred tax assets, net		—			—			—		—			—
Deferred tax liabilities:		—			—			—		—			—
Identifiable intangible assets		—			—			—		844,274			107,815
Deferred tax liabilities, net		—			—			—		844,274			107,815

Realization of the net deferred tax assets is dependent on factors including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and adequate future taxable income, exclusive of reversing deductible temporary differences and tax loss carry forwards. The Predecessor and Successor evaluate the potential realization of deferred tax assets on an entity-by-entity basis. As of September 30, 2022 and 2023, valuation allowances were mainly provided against deferred tax assets caused by net operating losses carried forward in entities where it was determined it was more likely than not that the benefits of the deferred tax assets will not be realized due to their continuous losses. The Predecessor and Successor’s net operating loss carry-forwards as of September 30 may be carried forward indefinitely.

An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. No penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred.

Deferred tax liabilities generated from the acquisition of TSL and NSL.