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8 Ways To Stay Out Of Legal Trouble In China
Before your US company attempts to do business in China, this is a short list of issues from ABL to start a constructive conversation. (Point 7 - local taxes - seriously keeps me up at night.)
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The article from Point 7 was a good read. I wouldn't go so far as "seriously keeps me up at night". I don't have much experience with Chinese tax law, but the way it describes China's actions are quite similar to how the IRS handles the underground economy here in the US. As far as the tax rates:
That seems to be the equivalent of US FICA, UI, disability, etc. taxes. 40% of employee's salary seems to be quite high there, but for a country like China, I'm not surprised.
A 15% income tax on individuals isn't that bad, lower than what a lot of US taxpayers pay.
And a 25% corporate income tax seems reasonable to me as well.