Month: July 2022

CHINA | Salary Obligations during Quarantine

Omicron sub-variant BA. 5.2.1 cases have been detected in China. Cities across China continue to contain related omicron and sub-variant cluster breakouts through epidemic control and prevention measures ('Measures'). Specifically, those positive cases are quarantined for medical observation and close contacts or secondary contracts of the positive cases face temporary lockdown measures. For employers, understanding…

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CHINA | Get Ready for Stamp Duty Reforms

On 28 June, the State Taxation Administration issued Implementation of the Stamp Duty Law of the People’s Republic of China and other Related Matters - Notice No. 14 (‘Notice 14’). Effective from 1 July 2022, Notice 14 replaces the Interim Regulations of the People’s Republic of China and regulates the stamp duty reforms within the…

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