Advocacy Actions
Meeting with Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamy was in China to attend the China Development Forum in late March 2019. He met with the European Chamber’s Advisory Council to discuss the current global trade situation.
Read moreSeminar on China’s New Individual Income Tax Law with the Shanghai Tax Bureau, Individual Income Tax Division
On 25th January, the European Chamber's Shanghai chapter organised an exclusive seminar with the Individual Income Tax Division of the Shanghai Tax Bureau on China’s new Individual Income Tax (IIT) Law. With the full implementation of the IIT Law taking place from 1st January 2019, a series of changes have had a significant impact on individual taxpayers and the companies employing them. At the event, members had the opportunity to raise questions on the extensive scope of the new practice and discuss in detail the implications of these new set of IIT rules for both employees and enterprises, as well as the opportunities and challenges they entail.
Read moreMeeting with Jinling Customs
European Chamber Nanjing Chapter visited Jinling Customs and met with Mr. Fan Qinyang, Director- General of Jinling Customs. During the meeting, Mr. Jiang Chunli, Deputy Director-General, and concerned departments attended the meeting and briefed on the recent reforms in the Customs and related policies. Both parties agreed to have regular meetings and strength cooperation.
Q&A Session with Shenzhen Municipal Office, State Administration of Taxation
Members of the Finance and Taxation Working Group of European Chamber, South China Chapter met Shenzhen Municipal Office, State Administration of Taxation.
Read moreEUCCC BEPS CFC submission to SAT
The European Chamber appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the draft of SAT <Amended Circular 02 Adjustments to Special Taxation Implementation>. We see SAT’s view being reflected in the new rule and we would like to get more detailed and clear guidance on those new requirements to reduce uncertainty to our Chinese business as well as to keep our compliance burden at a reasonable level.
A lot of new rules proposed in the OECD/G20Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plans and SAT’s view have been incorporated in this draft. As taxpayers,we expect more clarity and certainty and reduce compliance cost to the extent reasonable.
欧盟商会关于《中华人民共和国环境保护税法（征求意见稿）》的意见
European Chamber Comments on <The People’s Republic of China Environmental Protection Tax Law >
Read moreWorking Level Meeting with Guangzhou Municipal Local Taxation Bureau
WORKING LEVEL MEETING WITH GUANGZHOU MUNICIPAL LOCAL TAXATION BUREAU
Read moreLobby Letter on Circular 62 to the State Council and the Ministry of Finance
The Finance & Taxation Working Group addressed a lobby letter to the Ministry of Finance and to the State Council (copy to MOFCOM) regarding the uncertainty created by the inconsistent implementation of Circular 62 on the clean-up of local preferential tax policies.
Read moreWorking Level Meeting with Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province (DOFCOM)
Working Level Meeting with Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province (DOFCOM)