Legislation roundup: Land speculation, copyright remuneration and double taxation

September 26, 2013 | BY

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A department of CSRC is cracking down on property hoarding. The National Copyright Administration has specified how much authors should be paid and the State Administration of Taxation has clarified how Hong Kong companies can avoid double taxation

Real property

Department of Listed Company Supervision 1 of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Letter Concerning the Submission by Listed Companies of Relevant Reports When their Acquisitions, Reorganisations and Refinancing Involve Real Property Business

中国证券监督管理委员会上市公司监管一部关于上市公司并购重组、再融资涉及房地产业务提交相关报告的函
With a view to putting a halt to idle land, land speculation, property hoarding and the marking up of housing prices , the Letter specifies that listed companies (including both listed companies in the real property industry and listed companies not in the real property industry) that raise funds through refinancing and use the proceeds in business involving residential housing real property development or projects for the development of commercially developed housing, or that through a material asset reorganisation buy into residential housing real property development business or projects for the development of commercially developed housing are required to submit a dedicated verification report on the development of the land or commercially developed housing involved.

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