{"id":4288,"date":"2015-04-30T09:54:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T08:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecovis.com\/focus-china\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2021-09-06T15:14:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T13:14:10","slug":"attention-foreigners-tax-payments-getting-checked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecovis.com\/focus-china\/attention-foreigners-tax-payments-getting-checked\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention: Foreigners\u2019 tax payments getting checked!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/i>Manuela Reintgen<\/a>, ECOVIS Beijing China<\/a><\/p>\n

\"_JBM1286\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Tax authorities have put a focus on foreigners\u2019 Individual Income Tax (IIT) payments! Beijing tax officials are currently conducting random checks on past tax filings and forcing companies to make self-inspections.<\/span><\/p>\n

These include not only the regular tax payments, but especially focus on the allowances, every foreign individual is entitled to enjoy tax-free.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we have explained in various articles on IIT (Individual Income Tax – Part I<\/a><\/span> and Part II<\/a><\/span>) previously, allowances such as housing, language training (Chinese), children\u2019s education etc. have to be proven by official Chinese tax invoices, the so called ‘Fapiaos’.<\/span><\/p>\n

Often, the Fapiaos filed with the company do not satisfy legal requirements and sometimes they are even fake ones. If discovered by the authorities, taxes might need to be back-filed, late-payment interests might sum up to high amounts as accumulated for years and potential penalties for non-compliance might be imposed on the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Further, the authorities are checking the costs born by the employer, such as overseas social insurance and commercial insurance\u00a0for individuals and family members\u2013 they have to be declared as taxable income in China.<\/span><\/p>\n

We can check whether your IIT calculation and Fapiao handling is done correctly. Contact us in order to get an experts\u2019 opinion on your compliance right now!<\/span><\/p>\n

Related articles:<\/span><\/p>\n

Individual Income Tax in China Part I<\/a><\/span><\/address>\n
Individual Income Tax in China Part II<\/a><\/span><\/address>\n
\u00a0<\/address>\n

Contact us now for more information: Call our office at\u00a0+86 10 6561 6609 – 811<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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