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As local and international tax regulations become more prescriptive, dealing with them in a cross-border context presents you with a significant challenge. The number and complexity of tax investigations conducted by authorities is rapidly escalating and the need for tax adjustments is rising accordingly. Our tax team with 350 tax experts globally are supported by strong technical tax intelligence teams that identify developments in tax law and policy affecting your business. This multi-disciplinary approach helps you develop robust structures that maximise tax effectiveness in alignment with your commercial strategy.

Whether you are multinational corporations, banks and financial institutions, international investors or expatriate individuals, we understand your business and the tax pressures you face. Our teams work together in the key areas affecting your business including VAT, overall business tax issues, income tax for corporate and individuals, international taxation, M&A and investment funds, transfer pricing, e-commerce, tax planning and financing as well as customs issues. Our experts can help you manage tax control cases and deal with tax authorities. Our team of dedicated tax experts not only have expertise in the field of tax law but have also a strong background in corporate and commercial law and in key industry sectors. This helps us provide the right tax advice to our clients that makes a material difference to transaction costs and, in some cases, avert serious consequences.

Our Awards:

  • Leading Law Firm for Tax in China: Foreign Firms by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2018 - 2023
  • China Business Law Awards – Taxation by China Business Law Awards, 2019 - 2023
  • SSQ Thomson Reuters ALB China Law Awards – Tax (nominated) by SSQ Thomson Reuters ALB, 2017
  • Tax Law Firm of the Year (Shortlisted) by China Law & Practice Awards, 2017, 2018

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08/03/2024
Chinese Tax Regulation Update - February 2024
The latest development in China Tax Regulation mainly includes:SAT Decree No. 56Cai Shui [2024] No. 8Please click here to read the full article
06/02/2024
Chinese Tax Regulation Update - January 2024
The latest development in China Tax Regulation mainly includes:Cai Guan Shui [2024] No. 1 jointly released by the Ministry of Finance (“MOF”), the General Administration of Customs (“GAC”) and...
09/01/2024
Chinese Tax Regulation Update - November and December 2023
The latest development in China Tax Regulation mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 75 jointly released by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (“MEE”), the Ministry...
24/11/2023
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism transition in effect since 1 October...
On 1 October 2023, a two-year transitional period began for implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/956, which introduces the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). CBAM levies punitive CO2 charges...
03/11/2023
China Tax Regulation Update - September & October 2023
03/11/2023 The latest development in China Tax Regulation mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 43 jointly released by the Ministry of Finance (“MOF”) and the State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”)An­nounce­ment...
06/09/2023
Chinese Tax Regulation Update | August 2023
The State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”), together with other governmental authorities at central level, has promulgated a series of regulations that extend the validity period of various preferential...
05/09/2023
Chinese Tax Regulation Update | August 2023
The State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”), together with other governmental authorities at central level, has promulgated a series of regulations that extend the validity period of various preferential...
31/08/2023
Extension of Preferential Individual Income Tax Policies on Benefits Granted...
On August 18th, 2023, the PRC Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly released Announcement No. 29 ("Announcement 29") and Announcement No. 30 ("Announcement 30") to further...
31/08/2023
Extension of Preferential Individual Income Tax Policies on Benefits Granted...
On August 18th, 2023, the PRC Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly re­leased An­nounce­ment No. 29 ("An­nounce­ment 29") and An­nounce­ment No. 30 ("An­nounce­ment 30") to further...
17/08/2023
Chinese Central Government Further Promotes Foreign Investments
On 13 August 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) released its Opinions on Further Optimizing Foreign Investment Environment and Reinforcing the Efforts to Attract...
01/08/2023
Chinese Tax Regulation Update | June & July 2023
The latest development in China Tax Regulation mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 11 jointly released by the State Administration of Taxation ("SAT"), as the initiator, and the Ministry of Finance...
05/07/2023
CMS, China Talks about Labour Law and Taxation Issues for Hiring Foreign...
On 4 July 2023, the German Chamber of Commerce held an event in Shanghai on the topic “Hiring Foreign Employees in China - Labour Law and Taxation Issues”. It was the second event on this topic following...