The Individual Income Tax Law (‘IIT Law’) of Mainland China was introduced in 1980 and has been amended 6 times since.
In order to improve the implementation of double tax treaties between Mainland China and other tax jurisdictions, the State Administration of Taxation of Mainland China (“SAT”) released in February 2018 a Public Notice [2018] No. 9 (“Public Notice 9”), providing further and clearer guidelines/rules in assessing the Mainland China beneficial ownership (“BO”) status for the […]
As a result of an increase of foreign investments in Mainland China and a strong demand for foreign talents by local Mainland Chinese companies, many foreigners are working nowadays either permanently or temporarily in Mainland China. These foreigners are advised to do proper ahead of time tax planning or revise their employment/assignment arrangements in Mainland […]
Guoshuihan [2009] No. 698 (“Circular 698”) was issued on the 10th of December 2009 and is still subject to considerable controversy, mainly because of its lack of clarity regarding non-residents of Mainland China. Some guidelines on the application of Circular 698 can be derived from Guo Shui Fa [2010] No 75 (“Circular 75”), which contains […]
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