China Tax Code

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.

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.

Chinese tax system has developed according to the economic growth of the country, beginning with the entry of China into the World Trade Organization (WTO). This new role as member of the international organization has forced China to build regulatory systems that enable it to provide stable administration of the country, even within the tax system. Main tax reform can be attributed to the March 16, 2007 enactment of the Enterprise Income Tax Law, which came into effect January 1, 2008. The different types of taxes can be classified into the following categories: Direct Tax (Individual Income Tax, Company Income Tax), Indirect Taxes (Value Added Tax, Business, Consumption Tax), Other Taxes (Stamp Duty, Deed Tax, Land VAT, Urban Real Estate Tax, Resource Tax), Custom duties on import/export of goods. China has also signed a significant number of tax treaties with different countries. This publication is a collection of main fiscal regulations and double tax treaties from China.

Guide to tax and business law in China. The chapters deal with taxation, company law, bankruptcy law, and accounting legislation.

In Corporate Income Tax Law and Practice in the People's Republic of China, Fuli Cao provides a comprehensive analysis of China's newly revised tax laws and answers to specific China tax issues.

Tax administration improvements have contributed significantly to a doubling of China’s tax-to-GDP ratio and the substantial reduction in taxpayers’ compliance costs since the mid-1990s. This paper describes the key features of China’s tax administration and their evolution over the last 20 years. It also identifes emerging challenges to the tax system and areas where further tax administration improvements are needed to sustain tax revenue and reduce taxpayers’ compliance costs in the future.

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