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TaxRepresentative Office Taxes Need To Know
 
You are free of Tax if you conduct only the following activities:

a) Market research

b) Information collection

c) Business liaison (No income generated)
 
However, ANY commissions, bonus or fees charged on behalf of the head office shall be taxed
 
These taxes applies to you if you are not free of tax: 

a)       Corporate income tax

b)       Business tax

c)       Individual income tax

d)       Stamp duty

e)       Any other taxes related to foreign companies

 
Payment Methods
(1) Actual Profit Method 
 Should clearly record revenue and expenses
 Tax filing should be done as if it is a business enterprise
   E.G. Law Firm, Accounting Firm
 
(2) Expenses Gross-up Method

 Taxed based on the expenses incurred instead of the income received

Relatively low tax risk
 Mostly tax on RO of foreign enterprises
 
(3) Actual Income Method 
 Used if cannot be classified as (1) or (2) or tax free office

 Should pay taxes if office has revenue

 Otherwise, a report describing all the activities during the year needs to be sent to the local tax authority 
 
(4) Tax Free Method 
 RO established by foreign governments, international organizations, not-for-profit organizations, or non-government organizations, etc., can apply for tax free method by submitting application to state tax authority
 
 Yet the application process maybe cumbersome and sufficient documents should be filed properly
here shall be NO business tax and income tax for the representative office.
 
Things to note 
* Your representative office should determine the method in accordance with the business nature of your headquaters and practical situation. 
* Any Penalities and overdue fines Paid by RO can be excluded in the expenses when calculating income tax under expense gross-up method
* Rep offices shall calculate income tax based on actual expenses. *Interest revenue shall not offset thee expenses of the current period
* Payment Method Tax Rule 
Paying Individual income taxes for all his/her global income
- FULL TIME CHIEF REP WITHOUT ANY OTHER JOB TITLES
Paying Individual income tax for his/her China-sourced income during his/her actual working period in China
- PART-TIME CHIEF REP
 
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