Shanghai Free Trade Zone and Tax Trends in China
The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone has been officially launched on 29th September 2013 and it pioneers un unprecedented degree of openness in relation to foreign investment and international trade in both goods and services, with the objective of promoting and leading the development of an open Chinese economy. Lorenzo Riccardi, tax advisor and Certified Public Accountant and partner of RSA, will introduce the FTZ. Kelvin Lee , Head of MNC BNPP China, will introduce highlights on trade and special account management.
Agenda:
13:30 - 14:00 Registration
14:00 - 15:00 Lorenzo Riccardi - Shanghai Free Trade Zone after 16 months from its launch
15:00 - 15:20 Coffee Break
15:20 - 16:20 Kelvin Lee - Shanghai Free Trade Zone Highlight (Accounting, Investment, Cross-border FDI and cash management services
16:20 - 17:00 Q&A
Speaker:
LORENZO RICCARDI
Lorenzo Riccardi is a tax advisor and Certified Public Accountant. Associate Professor at Xian Jiao Tong Liverpool University, has teached taxation at Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong, Tongji University and Hult Business School. He specialized in international taxation at IBFD Kuala Lumpur and has obtained a master's degree in economics from the University of Beijing UIBE. He is based in China, where he focuses on business and tax law, assisting foreign investments in China and East Asia. He is an auditor and an advisor for several corporate groups and he is partner of the consulting firm RsA (Riccardi Studio Associato), specializing in Asia and emerging countries.
Lorenzo Riccardi has published extensively on business and tax law and foreign investments in Asia, being a columnist of Corriere Asia, Fiscalita' Estera, Fisco e Tasse, Economy, IlSole24Ore, China Law and Practice. He published: Gli Investimenti in Asia Orientale (Maggioli 2014), China Tax Law and International Treaties (Springer, 2013), Tax Guide of China, Vietnam and India (Il Sole 24Ore, 2011), China Tax Code (LAP2012), Vietnam Double Taxation Agreements (LAP, 2013), Vietnam Guide to Foreign Investments (Maggioli Editore, 2012)
Kelvin K. F. LEE
Head of Multinational Corporate Banking China
BNP Paribas (China) Limited