Close Your WOFE Properly-Don’t Just Give It Up!

company law
Incorporating a WOFE in China is easier now, however, shutting down a WOFE remains complicated as ever. Some foreigners think: if they don’t conduct the annual registration  and tax filings, then they can just give up the WOFE.  They are wrong, wrong, wrong! 1. Direct consequence If any WFOE owner…

Outline for the Development Plan of Great Bay Area

News
On 18th of Feb, 2018, the China central government issued the Outline for the Development Plan of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau Bay Area, the main points of the outline is listed as below: 1. Division of Great Bay Area The “Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay Area includes the…

Divorce in China-What Options You Have?

Family law, marriage law
If for some reason, the couple have to split up, what to do in China? There are two options. 1. Split up peacefully by signing a divorce agreement. Under this situation, the couple shall apply to local Civil Affairs Bureau for divorce. The Civil Affairs Bureau will issue a Certificate…

Personal Assets or Family Assets, Can You Tell?

Family law, marriage law
One of our clients called recently, he said he was going to get married to his Chinese fiancé. He wanted to know what’s the Chinese Marriage Law’s provision about family assets and asked if there is anything like prenuptial agreements in China.  Generally speaking, a married person’s assets could be…

Employment Contract—Specify Terms as Detailed as Could

employment law
As we mentioned in our previous blog: Employee Handbook-Important Fact…, an employment contract has to contain some “essential clauses” as the content has been provided by related laws, which emphasize protecting the employee. However, in addition to the above mentioned clauses, employers could specify some clauses as to the probation period,…

Can I Fire an Employee Absent from Work?

employment law
Last week, one of our clients called me and asked: “An employee has been absent from work for three days, does that mean the employment contract has been terminated automatically and I can just let him go?” That is a total misunderstanding.  There is no such provision in labor law…

Foreign Judgment—Updated News

litigation, News
In our previous blog, we said China court hardly enforce foreign judgement.  However, on June 30, 2017, the local court in Wuhan, China (“Wuhan Court”) made a verdict ordering the recognition and enforcement of a commercial judgment rendered by LA Superior Court of USA (“LA Court”).  This is the first…

New IIT Law’s Impact on Foreigners

tax
Since 1st of Jan, 2019, the new IIT law of PRC has come into effect. For foreigners working in China,what impact it will bring? Except the general rule applies to everyone, the following points are important for foreigners: 1. Who should pay IIT? What kind of income is taxable? 1)…

Employee Handbook-Important Fact…

employment law
Nearly all employers know that signing an employment contract is very important. However, not all of them realize that an Employment Handbook is actually more important. Why? The following is our analysis: 1) Content of Employment Handbook Generally speaking, an employment contract is a standardized document, as it is should…

Foreign Judgment-Enforceable in China?

litigation
In our previous blog: Tips on Preparing OEM Contract with China Factory, we mentioned that China court hardly enforce a foreign court judgment.  Some readers asked us to share a link of such regulations, obviously, they want to check the authenticity of such saying. Unfortunately, there is no law says…