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Is there any difference if the foreign headquarter is deemed to have a permanent...
- November 2012
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If a permanent establishment status is found for the foreign headquarter, a 25 percent corporate income tax will be payable on the service income. The tax rate is a deemed profit rate, which is determined by the tax authorities. Furthermore, the fore...
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What factors are to be taken into consideration whether a foreign-invested entit...
- November 2012
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What factors are to be considered when a foreign-invested entity is planning to constitute a permanent service establishment in China?
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What are the requirements for transfer pricing in China?
- November 2012
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The current system is largely based on the guidelines of OECD. The newest update on transfer pricing is the one promulgated in 2009 by the State Administration of Tax. The Chinese transfer pricing system is based on the arm’s length principle....
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What is the definition of related parties under Chinese law?
- November 2012
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There are many ways to be categorized as related parties, which includes: Ownership or control; Debts Senior/ executive management appointment Licensing of intangibles Raw materials/ spare parts control or supply Service provision or receipt ...
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What's the definition of related parties in terms of ownership or control under ...
- November 2012
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Under Chinese Transfer Pricing Regulations, related parties is defined as follows: One entity, directly or indirectly, holds a total of 25 percent or more of another entity’s shares; or A third party owns or controls, directly or indirectly...
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How would the indirect shareholdings of a third party in other enterprises be ca...
- November 2012
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How do you calculate the indirect shareholdings of a third party in other enterprises under Chinese law?
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What are the rules for discharging transfer pricing obligations in China?
- November 2012
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The nine “Enterprise Annual Reporting Forms for Related Party Transactions of the People’s Republic China” should be submitted, if the enterprise submitting has transactions with related parties that amounts annually to: Below RM...
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What does contemporaneous transfer pricing documentation mean?
- November 2012
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Essentially, contemporaneous transfer pricing documentation is a detailed transfer pricing documentation to support the transactions between the related parties that are at arm’s length.
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Who is required to prepare contemporaneous transfer pricing documentation?
- November 2012
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Parties that do not meet one of the following exemption requirements: Annual amount of related party tangible goods transaction is below RMB 200 million and the amount of the related party intangible goods transactions is below RMB 40 million; Th...
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What is Advance Pricing Arrangement and who is eligible for such application und...
- November 2012
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An Advanced Pricing Arrangement is a multi-year agreement reached with the tax authority on an enterprise’s related transactions pricing principles and calculation method. The benefits normally consist of the following: It resolves transfer ...
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How does an enterprise apply for Advanced Pricing Arrangement in China?
- November 2012
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There are normally 6 stages involved for the application of Advanced Pricing Agreement: Preparation meetings Formal application Examination and appraisal Negotiation Signing of arrangement Supervision and implementation Normally, it takes ...
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What kind of Advanced Pricing Agreements are available in China?
- November 2012
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Unilateral, bilateral and multilateral Advanced Pricing Agreements are available, however, no multilateral Arrangements have been concluded.
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