European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Finance and Taxation and Investment Working Groups

[Online and Onsite Working Group Meeting] “Corporate Restructuring: PRC Tax Considerations”

Date: Tuesday, 26^th October

Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm (GMT+8, China time)

Venue: Shanghai Office, Unit 2204, Shui On Plaza, 333 Middle Huaihai Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200021 (上海市淮海中路333号，瑞安广场2204室) and Zoom (线上活动)

Online participants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link after registration closes on the 25th.

Dear Members,

The Finance & Taxation Working Group is pleased to invite you to the meeting “Corporate Restructuring: PRC Tax Considerations”, which is taking place on October, 26th, 15:00-16:00, on Zoom and at the Shanghai office of the European Chamber.

COVID-19 has accelerated corporate restructuring needs, from rationalization processes that improve tax efficiency to long-term strategies for enhanced competitiveness in the marketplace. 

At this working group meeting, Jason Yu, Tax Director, and Blaze Wang, Tax Manager, at KPMG China (bios attached), will examine key tax considerations for asset transfers and corporate restructuring processes involving direct transfer of PRC entities. Moreover, the meeting will include a case sharing to illustrate strategies for dealing with indirect tax transfer rules in China.

By the end of the meeting, participants will have learnt about:

• Setting up corporate holdings from a tax perspective
• Key PRC tax implications of corporate restructuring (e.g., special reorganization, indirect transfer rule in China, etc.)
• Common corporate restructuring approaches in the local market

Agenda

• Opening Remarks and Introduction by Alexander Prautzsch, Vice Chair, Finance and Taxation Working Group
• Presentation by Jason Yu, Tax Director, and Blaze Wang, Tax Manager, at KPMG China
• Q&A
• Closing Remarks by Alexander Prautzsch, Vice Chair, Finance and Taxation Working Group

We look forward to having you join us for this meeting, don’t forget to sign up before October 25th, noon.

Speakers

Mr. Jason Yu

Tax Director, KPMG China

Mr. Jason Yu

Tax Director, KPMG China

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Jason is a Tax Director with KPMG Shanghai. He has 18 years of specialist tax experience in China providing tax advice to multinational companies and domestic companies. He serves client across various industries including life science, funds, industrial manufacturing, consumer, information technology and entertainment, etc.

With the rapid change of Asian economic and tax environment, many companies are facing problems or difficulties in its operation. Jason Yu, who witnessed all the changes, has been viewed as a valuable advisor to many companies with his rich experience and deep understanding of the macro mega trend and the micro-regulatory changes. He possesses ample experiences in providing diversified tax advisory services for MNCs in China.

Mr. Blaze Wang

Senior Tax Manager

Mr. Blaze Wang

Senior Tax Manager

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Blaze joined KPMG Shanghai in 2015. He has plenty of experience in providing tax advisory services to multinational clients in various industries, including consumer market, pharmaceutical, traditional manufacturing, etc.
Blaze provided many multinational and domestic enterprises with business and tax advisory services including organization strategy, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, tax planning for cross-border transaction, tax health check, tax audit defense and so on. Besides, he possesses ample experiences in foreign exchange advisory on cross-border cash inflow and outflow.

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