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Gilbert Shen, CPA

Counsel
Head of Tax, CMS Hasche Sigle Shanghai Representative Office (Germany)

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Gilbert Shen, CPA

Counsel
Head of Tax, CMS Hasche Sigle Shanghai Representative Office (Germany)

Contact
CMS, China
CMS Hasche Sigle Shanghai Representative Office (Germany)
3108 Plaza 66 Tower 2
1266 Nanjing Road West
Shanghai 200040
China
Languages Chinese, English

Gilbert Shen has been practicing in the tax area since 2006. He is particularly experienced in tax matters concerning the establishment of efficient holding structures, company mergers and restructurings, profit repatriation schemes, investment exit strategies, cross-border transactions and tax due diligences. Gilbert started his career with the tax department of a Big 4 accounting firm. 

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Relevant experience

  • A German equipment manufacturer on various tax issues including tax planning, permanent establishment and BT and IIT issues. 
  • A major European industrial group and its Chinese subsidiaries on various tax issues of the German group company and its Chinese subsidiaries.
  • A leading German automotive supplier on various tax issues such as payments of inter-company charges to Germany and group restructuring in China.
  • A leading European automotive company on various tax issues including enterprise restructuring, CIT, BT, VAT, IIT issues. 
  • One of the world’s largest private equity funds on its USD 600 million investment in one of the top 2 largest taxi APP in China. 
  • One of the largest real estate developers in Asia on a series of business operations and tax matters in relation to VAT reform. 
  • One of the world’s largest hotel management groups on a series of business operations and tax matters in relation to VAT reform. 
  • A leading US fund on the sale of its portfolio to one of the world’s largest chemical groups, including the USD 45 million indirect sale of the investment in China. 
  • A leading US fund on the acquisition of a potential investment in chemical industry up to USD 24 million. 
  • A leading US equipment manufacturer on the extraction plan of a USD 5 million annual cross-border profit from corporate tax and transfer pricing perspectives. 
  • An Asian PE fund on the acquisition of a famous roast food producer including the implementation of USD 35 million buyout deal.
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Memberships & Roles

  • CICPA member
  • CFA charter holder
  • Certified Tax Agent of China
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Education

  • Bachelor Degree in Economics, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade
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Expertise

07/04/2016
PRC VAT Re­form Will Be Ex­pan­ded to Cov­er All In­dus­tries
On 23 March 2016, the PRC Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”) and the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Tax­a­tion (“SAT”) jointly is­sued the No­tice of Over­all Pi­lot Ex­e­cu­tion of Trans­form­ing Busi­ness Tax in­to Value-ad­ded...
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29/04/2016
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date - April 2016
Please read our ana­lys­is on the latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion. The main areas are:SAT An­nounce­ment [2016] No. 14SAT An­nounce­ment [2016] No. 15SAT An­nounce­ment [2016] No. 16SAT An­nounce­ment...
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26/05/2016
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date - May 2016
Please read our ana­lys­is on the latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion. The main areas are:SAT An­nounce­ment [2016] No. 23SAT An­nounce­ment [2016] No. 28SAT An­nounce­ment [2016] No. 29Please click the...
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11/05/2023
CMS, China Talks about La­bour Law and Tax­a­tion Is­sues for Hir­ing For­eign...
On 10 May 2023, the Ger­man Cham­ber of Com­merce held an event in Hang­zhou on the top­ic “Hir­ing For­eign Em­ploy­ees in China - La­bour Law and Tax­a­tion Is­sues”. Ms. Jeanette Yu, Part­ner and Head of Em­ploy­ment...
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11/04/2023
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | March 2023
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 6 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”) and the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Tax­a­tion (“SAT”), SAT...
Law-Now Tax
11/04/2023
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | March 2023
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 6 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”) and the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Tax­a­tion (“SAT”), SAT...
Newsletter
07/03/2023
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | Feb­ru­ary 2023
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 4 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”), the Gen­er­al Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Cus­toms (“GAC”) and...
Law-Now Tax
06/03/2023
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | Feb­ru­ary 2023
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 4 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”), the Gen­er­al Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Cus­toms (“GAC”) and...
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16/02/2023
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | Janu­ary 2023
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 1 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”) and the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Tax­a­tion (“SAT”), SAT...
Law-Now Tax
09/02/2023
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | Janu­ary 2023
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2023] No. 1 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”) and the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Tax­a­tion (“SAT”), SAT...
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09/01/2023
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | Decem­ber 2022
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes: An­nounce­ment [2022] No. 38 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”) and the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Tax­a­tion (“SAT”)...
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06/01/2023
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | Decem­ber 2022
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes:An­nounce­ment [2022] No. 38 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”) and the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Tax­a­tion (“SAT”)Please...
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19/12/2022
2023 - Top­ics that may Con­cern You
2022 has been a chal­len­ging year. In ad­di­tion to the con­tinu­ing im­pact of COV­ID-19 and the re­cent re­lax­a­tion meas­ures in China, the war in Ukraine has also brought im­pacts on so­ci­ety, polit­ics and busi­nesses...
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19/12/2022
2023 – Top­ics that may Con­cern You
2022 has been a chal­len­ging year. In ad­di­tion to the con­tinu­ing im­pact of COV­ID-19 and the re­cent re­lax­a­tion meas­ures in China, the war in Ukraine has also brought im­pacts on so­ci­ety, polit­ics and busi­nesses.However...
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01/12/2022
Chinese Tax Reg­u­la­tion Up­date | Novem­ber 2022
The latest de­vel­op­ment in China Tax Reg­u­la­tion mainly in­cludes: An­nounce­ment [2022] No. 34 jointly re­leased by the Min­istry of Fin­ance (“MOF”) and the State Ad­min­is­tra­tion of Tax­a­tion (“SAT”)...
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