Withholding tax on outbound payments
The withholding tax (WHT) statutory rate is 10% of the gross amount on dividends, interest, royalties and rent — the passive, China-sourced income of a non-resident under EITL Article...
2026-08-28
The withholding tax (WHT) statutory rate is 10% of the gross amount on dividends, interest, royalties and rent — the passive, China-sourced income of a non-resident under EITL Article...
Tax Incentives / 税收优惠, Tax Types / 税种
2026-08-28
Technology transfer, development and related consulting services are VAT-exempt from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027. 技术转让、技术开发及相关咨询服务在2026年1月1日至2027年12月31日期间免征增值税。Encouraged integrated-circuit and software firms enjoy reduced or exempted corporate income tax....
2026-08-28
China's transfer pricing rests on the arm's-length principle (EIT Law Art. 41); authorities may adjust prices departing from independent-party benchmarks and charge back-tax plus interest. 中国转让定价以独立交易原则为基础（企业所得税法第四十一条）；对偏离独立方基准的定价可作调整并补税加收利息。Every qualifying enterprise...
2026-08-28
As of 2025, China's tax-treaty network covers 114 countries and regions — including 90 Belt and Road partners — among the largest in the world. 截至 2025 年，中国税收协定网络已覆盖...
2026-08-28
Qualified R&D expenses incurred by enterprises are super-deducted at 100% for corporate income tax from 1 January 2023. 自2023年1月1日起，企业符合条件的研发费用按实际发生额100%加计扣除。Integrated-circuit and industrial-motherboard firms enjoy a 120% R&D super-deduction through 31...
2026-08-28
Since 1 January 2023, the standard R&D super-deduction is 100% (so RMB 1 of expense yields RMB 2 of deduction), confirmed as a long-term arrangement. 自 2023 年...
2026-08-28
The "double 15%" packages a 15% CIT for substantively-operating encouraged-industry enterprises with a 15% individual income tax (IIT) cap for qualifying talents. 双 15% 将由注册并实质性运营的鼓励类企业适用的 15% CIT，与面向符合条件人才的 15%...
2026-08-28
Hainan FTP encouraged-industry enterprises registered and substantively operating in the port pay CIT at 15% instead of 25%, but only through 31 December 2027. 注册并实质性运营于海南自贸港的鼓励类产业企业按 15% 而非 25%...
2026-08-28
The annual CIT settlement (汇算清缴) deadline is 31 May of the year following the tax year (e.g. the 2025 tax year by 31 May 2026) — statutory, not auto-extending,...
2026-08-28
China's standard corporate income tax (EIT) rate is a flat 25%, unified for domestic and foreign-invested enterprises since 1 January 2008. 中国企业所得税标准税率为统一的 25%，自 2008 年 1 月 1...