Tax

New regulations over import duty have stirred controversy over their impact on the price of luxury goods, but consumers have not realised their real impact

Reform to China's VAT system began in Shanghai earlier this year. Companies can now offset VAT from services used in Shanghai, relieving their tax burden

Pre-tax allocation of lease financing receivables allowed for financial enterprises.

Pre-tax allocation of loan loss reserves for lease financing receivables allowed for financial enterprises.

Business tax is levied on transfer of natural resource use rights.

SAT clarifies the tax issue on land assignment with an attachment.

A new regulation from the foreign exchange regulator has returned the right of foreign-invested holding companies to re-invest their dividends in China

Thresholds for levy of value-added tax raised.

Tax policy continued to encourage R&D institutions.