Category: Thought Leadership

China corporate insights: understanding the basics of the registered capital registration system

Registered capital refers to the capital to be paid by the shareholders or promoters of a company. The minimum amount of registered capital mandated to be registered was eliminated in 2014, except where required by law, rules and regulations. The Circular of the State Council on Issuing the Reform Proposals for the Registered Capital Registration…

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Tax news: Value added tax exemptions for China’s small-scale businesses are in place

Recently, small and micro China enterprises saw preferential tax relief under the promulgation of the Notice on Implementing the Policy of Inclusive Tax Relief for Small Profit Enterprises Circular, Caishui No. 13 [2019] (Circular 13). What’s more, provisions in Circular 13 further exempt small-scale taxpayers from value-added taxes, provided their monthly sales fall below RMB…

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China business: Draft Foreign Investment Law for the People’s Republic of China — paving the way to increased investment opportunities in China for foreign entities

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress released the second Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China Draft for Public Comment (The Draft Law) on 26 December 2018. The Draft Law remains open for comment from 26 December till 24 February, and could be submitted to the annual National People’ s Congress…

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