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The Country
The country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government; and large cities.
A province is subdivided into counties and cities. A county or city is subdivided into towns.
An autonomous region is subdivided into autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties. Autonomous prefectures are subdivided into autonomous counties, and cities. An autonomous county is subdivided into national minority townships. Autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures, and autonomous counties are all autonomous national minority areas.

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What is the difference between a Company and an enterprise?

Legally there are several differences between the two. An enterprise means foreign investment enterprises (FIE) in China. There are state owned enterprises in China but we do not include them into the comparison here.
A PRC company is incorporated under the PRC company law, or the “Tentative Provision for the Establishment of the Foreign Investment Joint Stock Limited Liability Company”. There are two types of companies: one is limited liability company;the other is joint stock limited liability company; An enterprise is incorporated under one of the following laws:-
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The stock market is a place where stocks, bonds, or other securities are bought and sold. When you buy stocks or shares in a company you gain part ownership in that company.

Assorts of stocks in stock market:
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Foreign nationals working in the PRC with a monthly employment income exceeding RMB4,000 (RMB800 for local Chinese employees) shall pay IIT at progressive rates. Employees from Hong Kong , Macau and Taiwan are also subject to the same tax rules as applied to foreign nationals. See table for the income tax rates and brackets.
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Fees under technology licensing agreements, intellectual property (IP) right licensing agreement received from a source in the PRC by non-resident foreign corporations or individuals shall be subject to a 10% withholding income tax, a 5% business tax, and a stamp tax of 0.03% on the gross amount. The resident payer has the legal obligation to withhold the tax and pay it over to the tax office. Residents of non-PRC tax treaty countries will be subject to a 20% withholding income tax.

ASSIGMENT OF IP RIGHTS

Non-resident foreign investor receiving income for the Assignment of IP rights in the PRC will be subject to the following type of taxes: -

Type of tax Rate

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Rental income from properties owned by non-resident foreign investors are subject to the following taxes: -

Type of tax Rate

Income tax 20% on rental income
Business tax 5% on rental income
City property tax 18% on rental income

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TAXATION ON REPRESNETATIVE OFFICES
A representative office (RO) achieves the purposes that a foreign investor could establish a PRC presence in a relatively short time period and that the foreign investor is not required to make any commitment to bring in capital either in cash or in kind. Furthermore, the fact that an RO’s approval certificate can be valid for a one-year period provides for an exit option for the foreign investor to test the water.

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Legal authority
The PRC Tax Levy and Administration Law and its Detailed Implementation Regulations
Tax registration
Every foreign investment enterprise (FIE) shall apply for a tax registration at both the national tax office and local tax office.
Types of tax registration:-

National income registration and local income tax registration. Both registrations are mandatory and the registration application must be submitted within 30 days of obtaining the business license from the local office of “State Administration of Industry and Commerce” at the city level or above;

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[1] The scope of the PRC Land Appreciation Tax includes the gains arising from the transfer of land use right and the buildings that are constructed on the land. Land appreciation tax is levied from 30% to 60% on gain on disposal of landed properties with reference to the percentage of appreciated value over the deductible amount. For completed properties, the deductible amount is the sum of purchased price and taxes paid. In the absence of tax invoice for the purchased properties, the land appreciation tax is imposed at 0.5% to 1% of the contract amount

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Bilateral credit
Under the PRC tax treaty, the corporate level income tax paid by the foreign investment enterprise are eligible for an indirect tax credit for foreign investors in their home jurisdictions.

Tax sparing credit
A Foreign Investment Enterprise who is a resident of a PRC treaty country is deemed to have paid the income tax under the indirect tax sparing credit provision in respect of any PRC tax concession and tax breaks being granted.
However, there is no tax sparing credit provision in the treaty concluded between the PRC and the USA.

Major PRC treaty countries by geographic area

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