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Hong Kong offshore income will no longer enjoy full tax exemption

Author：ECOVIS RUIDE China
Date：2022-11-30

In October 2021, the European Union listed Hong Kong on the “grey list” (*) of the "non cooperative tax jurisdictions". In response to the European Union, the Hong Kong government revised the tax regulations to optimize Hong Kong's tax exemption for passive offshore income. The optimized "Foreign Source Income Exemption" system (referred to as "FSIE" system) will officially take effect on January 1, 2023. If an enterprise does not comply with the revised "FSIE" system, its offshore passive income will be deemed as not complying with the offshore exemption system (*) and shall be subject to profit tax. ECOVIS Ruide China gives you a brief analysis from the following aspects:

Practical issues on the Registration of Market Entity

Author：ECOVIS Ruide China
Date：2022-02-28

The regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the administration of the Registration of Market Entity (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") was adopted at the 131st executive meeting of the State Council on April 14, 2021, officially promulgated on August 24, 2021 and implemented as of March 1, 2022.

The latest preferential policies on foreign IIT

Author：Edmund CAO
Date：2022-01-04

In 2021, we have been paying close attention to the policy on the adjustment of individual income tax for foreigners' subsidies. If the reform is carried out, the individual income tax burden of foreigners will be greatly adjusted. On the last working day of 2021, the Ministry of Finance announced that it would continue to implement the preferential policies of individual allowance for foreigners. That is, the tax exemption of foreign individual subsidies will continue until December 31, 2023.