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Deploy your talents effectively to/from mainland China
20 May 2014
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Agenda
1. An overview of challenges and development in 2013
2. Sharing of our observations
3. The latest developments
4. Opportunities and challenges in 2014
5. Q&A
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About our speakers
Louis LamPartner
Mr. Louis Lam, Partner, International Assignment Services, Southern China
Louis is a partner in International Assignment Services, with extensive experience specialising in mainland China and Hong Kong cross-border individual tax consulting and compliance services. His expertise includes drafting company policy and employment terms covering housing benefits, remuneration package structuring, tax equalisation, termination package and expatriate management; reviewing the design, tax implications and filing, and tax and forex registration of stock incentive plans; negotiating with tax authorities on tax investigation and penalty mitigation, and advising on cross-border social security requirements, etc.
Tel: +852 2289 [email protected]
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About our speakers
Sophie LuSenior Manager
Ms. Sophie Lu, Senior Manager, International Assignment Services, Southern China
Sophie serves clients from various industries including consumer products, financial banking, IT, manufacturing, etc.. She has rich experience in advising tax compliance risks, assignment cost management, tax planning strategies, remuneration package design, China social security compliance. Her other experience includes assisting companies to comply with immigration and working permit requirements and registration of employee equity incentive schemes with the local State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) and tax bureaux in various locations including Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chengdu, etc.
Tel: +852 2289 [email protected]
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An overview of challenges and development in 2013
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An overview of challenges and development in 2013
Managing tax concerns for PRC national employees
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The latest updates• Enforcement of social security contribution
for expatriate employees• Tightened visa control for foreigners entering
into mainland China• Practice update for DTA exemption claim and
PN16 treatment
Increasing tax audit and tax interview activities on expatriate employees
Focus on tax filing of major/ big enterprises
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Sharing of our observations
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Increasing tax audit or tax interview activities
• Individual income tax (IIT) nil filing basis adopted• Tax bureau reviewed/ questioned the filing basis• Asked for filing review/ rectification and stock plan
registration • Company selected as key tax revenue enterprise
Case 1:
Nil filing basis
• Tax bureau interviewed expatriate employees• Asked for information about non-taxable benefits,
equity plan, etc• Raised various enquiries to company HR
Case 2:
Interview of expatriate employees
• Representative office under de-registration and 3-year’s filing under review
• Ex-chief representative’s time apportionment claim under review
• Various challenges raised by tax bureau
Case 3:
Time apportionment claim of chief
representative
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Increasing tax audit or tax interview activities
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Key tax revenue enterprise form (1/3)
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Increasing tax audit or tax interview activities
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Key tax revenue enterprise form (2/3)
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Increasing tax audit or tax interview activities
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Key tax revenue enterprise form (3/3)
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Increasing tax audit or tax interview activities
Items/ events triggering tax bureau’s attention for tax audit or tax interview
• Non-reporting or nil-filing
• Reported income below the average or reported income fluctuates
• Omission of offshore income reporting
• Compensation involving equity payment, commercial insurance and fringe benefits
• Change of key personal
• De-registration of the representative office
Major documents required for review
• Onshore and/or offshore employment contracts or secondment agreement
• Company’s compensation and benefit policies
• Employer returns (e.g. 56B, P60, W2) or salary certificate
• Employees’ overseas individual tax return and tax payment proof
• Travel record
• Outward remittance details
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Managing tax concerns for PRC national employees
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• Employee’s concern- What to report- When to report- How to report
• Employer’s concern- Withholding obligations- Tax arrangement - Filing assistance
• China tax authorities- Seek professional advice- Agree on filing procedures- Lack of experience
• Compliance process- Foreign tax credit- Documentary proof- Timing difference
• Inbound / outbound
• Locally hired
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Managing tax concerns for PRC national employees
• Protocol in place in handling the tax compliance matters for Chinese nationals
• Mindful on seconding locally hired Chinese nationals to work in mainland China
• Tax equalisation arrangement applicable or not
• Effective communications between employer and employee
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Employer Employee
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The latest developments
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Social security contribution enforcement
1. Who need to participate?
2. Who can be exempted?
3. How much is the monthly contribution?
4. What if the employer pays for my contributions?
5. Are there any refund upon departure?
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HK, Macau and TW residents
Secondment vslocal employment
Shenzhen
ShanghaiBeijing
Guangzhou
Foreign individuals
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Tightened visa control for foreigners
Employees• Monetary penalty of RMB5,000 to RMB20,000• Detention from 5 to 15 days plus penalty• Repatriation to home country and prohibited from
entering PRC for 10 years (for serious offences)
Z visa
F visa
F visa For exchanges, visits, inspections, etc.
M visa
Z visa
R visa
S visa
For business or commercial purposes
Dependent visa
Work visa
High-level foreign experts who are in urgent need
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Employers• Monetary penalty of RMB10,000
per illegal worker (up to RMB100,000)
• Confiscation of relevant income
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Practice update for DTA exemption claim and PN16 treatment
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Pitfalls of tax exemption claim by business travelers under double tax agreement
Application of the PN 16 treatment - a solution to the problem of double taxation
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Opportunities and challenges in 2014
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Challenges and opportunities in 2014
• Tax audit trend
• Tax administration of outbound Chinese
• Exposures from frequent business travellers / secondment
• Annuity giving rise to tax deferral
• IIT Incentives in new areas (Hengqin, Qianhai)
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Challenges and opportunities in 2014
Qianhai (QH), ShenzhenHengqin (HQ),
Zhuhai
Macau (MO) Hong Kong (HK)
Qualified personOverseas talents and professionals in short supply
IncentiveEnjoy the rebate of individual income tax payment in QH exceeding 15% of the taxable employment income
Qualified personHK and Macau residents working in HQ
IncentiveEnjoy rebate of individual income tax paid in excess of the HK/ Macau personal tax calculated on such income
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• Staff deployment strategies impact• HR policies (e.g. TEQ) adjustment
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Challenges and opportunities in 2014
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Qianhai: application and approval process
Assessment application
Review and Assessment
Assessment confirmation
Refund application Refund
QHA and other authorities review / assess employee qualification
Approved cases published to public, issue of confirmation letter
QHA will approve the application
Employee applies to employer, who applies to QH authority (QHA)
Tax rebate is deposited to employer’s bank account
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Challenges and opportunities in 2014
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Hengqin: application and approval process
• Taxpayer / withholding agent or tax agents applies to HQ finance bureau (HFA)
ReviewApplication RefundApproval
• HFA reviews application package
• HFA approves application within 60 days of receipt of complete documents
• Tax rebate is deposited to employee’s bank account
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Q & A
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Contact us
Mandy KwokManaging Partner+852 2289 [email protected]
Edmund YangPartner+86 (10) 6533 [email protected]
Rebecca LaiPartner+86 (10) 6533 [email protected]
Stacy KwokPartner+86 (21) 2323 [email protected]
Jane CheungPartner+86 (21) 2323 [email protected]
Gertie ChenDirector+86 (21) 2323 [email protected]
Berin ChanPartner+852 2289 [email protected]
Jacky ChuPartner+852 2289 [email protected]
Louis LamPartner+852 2289 [email protected]
Robert KeysPartner+852 2289 [email protected]
Theresa ChanPartner+852 2289 [email protected]
Bruce LeeDirector+852 2289 [email protected]
Steven LimDirector+852 2289 [email protected]
Asia
North China
Central China South China & Hong Kong
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Thank you!
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