Risks to VAT Exemptions on Cross-border Service Income in China

18 June 2024
Last year, a European client asked us to conduct a tax due diligence on their subsidiary in Shanghai, to determine whether all taxes had been duly paid. One of the key issues that we uncovered, was that the Chinese entity had been wrongfully claiming VAT exemption on services provided to their HQ.
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Establish a Chinese Subsidiary: Deciding on the Right Location

11 June 2024
While concerns remain over geopolitics and economics, we are once again supporting an increasing number of Western companies to establish manufacturing, trading or service subsidiaries in China. One of the key questions for foreign investors that we need to respond to is: where to best locate such a subsidiary?
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How to Lose Your Trademarks in China (and how not to)

28 May 2024
In a recent case, a potential client asked for our advice. Their Chinese registered trademark had been cancelled because a competitor had filed a non-use cancellation application, and the client’s local trademark agent had failed to notify the client thereof in time.
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Terminating Employees in China through Negotiations

21 May 2024
Chinese labor laws are relatively strict when it comes to unilateral termination by the employer. This is only permitted for one of several grounds listed in the law.
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Employees Setting up Competing Business Becomes Crime in China

13 May 2024
The latest update to the PRC Criminal Law includes provisions to tackle employees have set up a parallel, competing business; and employees who disadvantage their employer when dealing with “friendly” customers or suppliers.
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