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Individual Income Tax Impact on Change of Tax Residence Status of Non-domiciled Individuals
Due to the worldwide impact of COVID-19 Pandemic, some foreign expatriates working in China are unable to return to work in China or travel abroad for overseas work functions. The extended or shortened staying days in China affect the tax residence…
COVID-19: Chinese preferential policies in favor of SMEs
The Chinese central and local government have issued a series of preferential policies in order to ease the burdens of the enterprises in mainland China, in particular, the SMEs, which are affected by the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP).
China approves extraordinary tax policies for coronavirus pneumonia epidemic
The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) jointly issued a series of preferential tax policies focusing on key areas and key industries of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) prevention and control (Policies), which come…
Highlights of the Revised Negative Lists for Foreign Investment Access
“Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access (Negative List) (2019 Edition)” and the “Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access in Pilot Free Trade Zones (Negative List) (2019 Edition)”…
Things to know on the Chinese pricing tag
To the retail operators, administrative penalty imposed on price cheating is one of the most common administrative penalties they would face in their daily operation. Price Cheating, as provided in the Pricing Law of the People's Republic…
China Publishes New Draft of Foreign Investment Law
On December 26, 2018, the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China published the draft Foreign Investment Law (New Draft), seeking for public opinions. This draft is considered as an updated version based on a draft made by China’s…
Implementation of Scope Expansion of Deferred Withholding Tax Policy on Distributed Profits Reinvested by Foreign Investors for Direct Investment
The Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT), the National Development and Reform Committee and the Ministry of Commerce have jointly released Cai Shui (2018) No. 102, Circular on Expanding the Applicable Scope of the…
Tax China Newsletter - June / July 2018
Tax China Newsletter - March / May 2018
Insight into the Upcoming New Individual Income Tax Law: A Remarkable Revolution in Chinese Taxation
The Individual Income Tax (“IIT”) Law of the People’s Republic of China (“China” or “PRC”, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) was first introduced in 1980. The prevailing IIT Law of PRC was revised in…
Urban Rail Transit Vehicles Investment Projects are Facing Capacity Monitor
On March 9, 2018, the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the Circular on Issues Relating to Strengthen the Monitor of Urban Rail Transit Vehicles Investment Projects ([Fa Gai Ban Chan Ye [2018…
Tax China Newsletter - January / February 2018
This issue of Tax China Newsletter mainly includes: (1) Certain types of distributed profits re-invested in resident enterprise by overseas investors will enjoy beneficial tax deferral policy (Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation (…