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China’s Corporate Income Tax Update: What You Need to Know
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China Watch out! China’s new regulations on corporate income taxation regulate inter-company expenses. Learn how to manage payments from related companies to avoid paying too much taxes. (more…)
Case: VAT Refund China – VAT Reform – Deadline March 31st 2014!
by Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China The deadline for the VAT refund in Beijing is approaching fast – just 2 months left until March 31st, the last day in which companies can apply for it. (more…)
Tax in China – Taxation in the PRC
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China Understanding the tax system in China can be challenging. 25 common types of taxes are currently levied on either enterprises or individuals. Some are of common nature but several are only imposed on very...
VAT China – How does it work for inter-company services
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China The following email inquiry from one of our readers will bring light into the darkness of pilot services applicable to VAT in China. A big foreign company group “The Group”, faces increasing inquiries from...
Comment on the current Tax System of the PRC
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China How would you summarize the current development of the Tax System in the PRC? China has built its tax system from the ground in the 1980’s. Since then there have been major changes and...
How to set up a Representative Office in China
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China If you want to enter China, you should pick the right entity which will allow you to do all the business related activities you want. For certain activities a Representative Office (RO) will be...
The ECOVIS Doing Business in China Guide 2014 is here!
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China The ECOVIS Doing Business in China Guide 2014 is here! A comprehensive & complimentary guide for potential and current investments in the Chinese market, providing you with a head start on your way to...
Annual Compliance Review in China
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China There have been several changes in 2013 for foreign companies, which are active in China due to the various newly introduced laws and regulations. For instance, the VAT reform has a big impact and...
New VAT Regime: Circular 37 Impact on Foreign Logistics
by Sven Rücker, ECOVIS Düsseldorf, Germany On 24th May 2013, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued a new VAT circular (Cai Shui [2013] No. 37 or Circular 37) for the transportation industry, which expanded the...
Brief Overview of China’s VAT Reform and its Impact on Companies
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China The indirect tax system in China is undergoing a significant reform with the objective of gradually unifying its Business Tax (BT) and VAT system. (more…)
Getting Caught in Permanent Establishment Status in China?
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China The Company: An individual entrepreneur, who has been engaged by a German manufacturing company, carries out services in China for a client of this German manufacturing company. (more…)
Starting business in China – in brief
By Lily Gao and Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China Setting up a business in China can cause a lot of anxiety for the unprepared. The following article addresses some of the possibilities for foreign investments in P.R. China and...
Taxes when exporting to China – not everyone has the obligation
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China Background ECOVIS Beijing China is trusted partner of several Embassies in China. We frequently help with inquiries. Recently, we have been asked to assist with the following project: The Issue: Company A, which is...
Transition of some services from business tax to VAT
On 10 April 2013, it was decided to extend the VAT pilot programme to the whole country on 1 August 2013. As a result, the pilot programme will become national policy. (more…)
Latest Regulations on the Transformation from Business Tax to Value-Added Tax in Shanghai
On 16 November 2011, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) jointly issued Caishui (2011) No.110 (Hereinafter refers to “Circular 110”) and Caishui (2011) No.111 ((Hereinafter refers to “Circular 111”) which set forth the Implementation...