This guide is a practical overview for the international businessman to understand the rules, regulations and management issues regarding taxes in China. It is written very much from practical experience. We will help you to understand the implications of what can initially appear be a complicated and contradictory subject. This book tells you the basics of what you need to know, and point you at the structures you should use to enable your China business to be both in compliance and as tax efficient as possible.

Since 1991, when the People's Republic of China substantially revamped its tax regime applicable to foreign companies and foreign investment enterprises, China's tax laws have been growing in complexity every year. This new, expanded edition of the China Tax Guide has been fully updated to take account of what is now a unified tax structure for equity joint ventures.

China Master Tax Guide 2005 is created by an expert team from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the concepts governing taxation of companies, businesses, individuals, etc. In China. The Guide examines various taxes imposed in China. The full spectrum of taxation issues is explored, including procedural matters such as assessment and payment. Legislation, Tax Bureau Interpretation and Circulars are also examined. Main contents include the following: An overview of China taxes; turnover taxes; transaction and property-related taxes; withholding tax; tax registration, administration and collection; double tax relief; individual and enterprise income taxes; consumption tax; applicable tax rates, exemptions and preferential tax treatments; disputes and penalties. Other features include worked examples, user-friendly index, legislation finding list, and cross references to legislation. Accountants, lawyers, tax professionals and students will benefit from the comprehensive coverage of the China Master Tax Guide 2005. This title forms part of the Asia Business Law Series. The Asia Business Law Series is published in cooperation with CCH Asia and provides updated and reliable practical guidelines, legislation and case law, In order to help practitioners, policy makers and scholars understand how business is conducted in the rapidly growing Asian market. This book was originally published by CCH Asia as the loose-leaf China Master Guide

The People’s Republic of China’s tax policies and international obligations are as multifaceted and dynamic as they are complex, developing closely with the nation’s rise to the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Today, after decades of reform and the entry into the World Trade Organization, China has developed regulatory systems that enable it to provide stable administration, including a tax structure. China’s main tax reform can be attributed to the enactment of the Enterprise Income Tax Law, which came into effect on January 1, 2008. Chinese tax regulations include direct taxes, indirect taxes, other taxes, and custom duties and from a collection point of view, China’s tax administration adopts a very devolved system, with revenue collected and shared between different levels of government in accordance with contracts between the different levels of the tax administration system. With respect to international treaties, China has established a network of bilateral tax treaties and regional free trade agreements. This publication describes in detail China’s complex tax system and policies, as well as major bilateral treaties in which China has entered into using country-by-country analysis. Lorenzo Riccardi is Tax Advisor and Certified Public Accountant specialized in international taxation. He is based in Shanghai, where he focuses on business and tax law, assisting foreign investments in East Asia. He is an auditor and an advisor for several corporate groups and he is partner and Head of Tax of the consulting firm GWA, specializing in emerging markets.

The rapid and continuing development of the Chinese economy and its markets has made business with China an integral component of the strategies of countless foreign companies, regardless of their size or form. However, in order to turn opportunities into successful enterprises, managers need a practical guide on the legal aspects of conducting business in China, and on the strategies for effectively circumventing unnecessary risks while simultaneously using the legal system to strengthen operations and protect interests. This remarkable book provides the necessary insight and guidance to devise a corporate strategy, and to tackle issues relating to common aspects of doing business with Chinese counterparts, investing in a Chinese enterprise, and engaging in business operations there. Drawing on expertise gained during eight years in China serving the legal needs of foreign companies, the author shows how many of the mistakes that foreign companies make can easily be avoided by conducting a proper due diligence and understanding how applicable laws work in practice. He clearly describes the opportunities and pitfalls exposed as a foreign investor engages with such elements of business in China as the following: negotiating a detailed written contract; performing a legal and commercial due diligence on a prospective partner; resolving disputes through negotiation, arbitration or litigation; establishing and enforcing trademarks, patents and other intellectual property rights; investing in China; considering the joint venture structure; expanding through a merger or acquisition; restructuring or liquidating an operation; designing and implementing effective corporate governance; retaining, managing and terminating employees; arranging funds into and out of China; ensuring both tax efficiency and tax compliance; and avoiding criminal liabilities in the course of doing business. Whether seeking to source from China or to establish manufacturing facilities in China to produce for export, to sell products or services on the domestic market, or even just to act as a conduit between China and the outside world, business managers and their counsel from all over the globe and across all industries will benefit enormously from this deeply informed, insightful, and practical guide

This book is a comprehensive guide to China's Taxation system and its development. Based on the current Chinese Tax legislation promulgated by the various state bodies, namely, the National People's Congress, the State Council, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation, the General Administration of Customs and Tariff, and the Classification Committee of the State Council, the author introduces China's current Tax system by going into the history of each Tax and its subsequent development, highlighting the role of the Taxpayer and organizations in the Tax structure. To help explain these Taxes, examples are used to show how the computation is derived.Taxation administration officials, university and college management professionals, teachers, university students, Taxation researchers, specialists in China Taxation, organizations and individuals who intend to do business in China, and anyone interested in the Chinese Taxation system.Also available in the Gale Virtual Reference Library (eBook).eBook pricing varies according to the size of your institution. Please contact us for details.eBook ISBN-13: 9789814253604Available Now

If youand’re thinking of setting up business in China, youand’ll have to know the procedures under China law which allow you to do that. If youand’re planning to stay in business in China, you should know how the law will approach various contingencies likely to arise and– some of them to be expected, some of them perhaps unpleasant surprises. While there are of course many resources that offer you help in this regard, China Master Business Law Guide: Commentary and Analysis sets itself apart with detailed and systematic analysis that brilliantly exposes the commercial realities of investing in China. It brings together in one accessible publication a discussion of all Chinaand’s laws affecting business, in conjunction with each lawand’s practical application in virtually any situation likely to arise. Emphasising practical matters, the commentary is specially designed to help foreign investors and legal practitioners gain a sound working knowledge of doing business in China within its legal framework. Along with its two forthcoming companion guides and– which will provide cases and legislation and– this guide will be there for you with quick, authoritative answers, every time. All pertinent legal areas are covered, including thorny issues arising from technology transfer, foreign exchange control, dispute settlement, taxation, insurance, labour, intellectual property, countertrade, land law, special investment areas and environmental protection. There is a comprehensive, well-structured index and a section finding list to facilitate easy location of information