Opinion: VAT goes nationwide

The VAT Programme has expanded rapidly since it started in Shanghai this year. For the first time, it allows companies to offset taxes when using external service providers. Lawrence Hu considers how tax reform affects companies

4 minute readNovember 13, 2012 at 04:03 AM
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At the beginning of the year, in a widely publicised move by the PRC government, Shanghai was chosen to launch the Value Added Tax (VAT) Pilot Programme. Six months later,

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