The Chinese tax system has one of the highest degrees of decentralization in the world. The structure of the Chinese tax system is organized around two main levels: local and state. The management of taxes is carried out by the SAT in coordination with local tax agencies, which are spread throughout the territory and cover both the provincial, local and district levels.
Due to this complexity, the companies that operate in China must have expert advisors in accounting and tax planning, taking into account the impact that the taxation, the Corporation Tax, the Consumption Tax or the Tax on the Company will have on their businesses. Value Added among other Chinese fees.
The Corporation Tax (IS or CIT, Corporate Income Tax) taxes the income obtained in China by both local and foreign companies. After China’s entry into the WTO and the need to comply with the principle of non-discrimination, in 2007 a new Law on Corporate Tax was passed, which entered into force on January 1, 2008, by which a rate is applied. homogeneous of 25% and a special type of 20% for small companies with reduced benefits.
This category is formed by those companies that operate in unrestricted or prohibited markets and that meet the following conditions: