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Tax Credit Repair in China

November 17, 2019

On 13th of Nov, 2019, the State Taxation Administration released an Announcement on Matters Related to Tax Credit Repair, to be effective from January 1, 2020. According to the announcement, entity taxpayers may apply to the competent tax authorities for tax credit repair within the prescribed time limit if they…

MICHAEL JORDAN’s Trademark War in China

News, Trademark

November 11, 2019

On October 16th 2019, the Supreme Court of PRC concluded the trademark dispute of Jordan Sports Company in Fujian province, holding that the trademark of the famous basketball player’s silhouette did not reflect Jordan’s personal characteristics, was not recognizable and did not constitute infringement of MICHAEL JORDAN’s right of portrait.…

Highlights of The Amended Trademark Law of PRC

Trademark

November 4, 2019

On 1st of Nov 2019, the forth amended Trademark Law of PRC took effect officially. Some long-term “headaches” for overseas corporations are addressed in this updated law. The highlights are as follow: 1. Malicious squatting will be cut down in multiple ways. For quite a while now, trademark malicious squatting…

Updated! Treatment for Non-Resident Taxpayers

tax

October 25, 2019

On October 21st, 2019，the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) of the PRC released the updated Measures for the Administration of Non-Resident Taxpayers’ Enjoyment of the Treat under Tax Agreement. The new regulation will be implemented from January 1st, 2020, while the previous edition will be abolished at the same time.…

How to File a Lawsuit in China (P2-evidence)

litigation

October 22, 2019

After considering jurisdiction (which we can actually think about as early as when making a deal because one can agree to a more favorable jurisdiction in one’s contract), the next thing we need to consider is evidence. According to PRC civil procedure law, evidence that can be accepted by the judge…

China-More Opening-up in Financial Sector

foreign investment law, News

October 18, 2019

On October 15, 2019, the State Council of PRC announced the revision of the Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Foreign-funded Insurance Companies and the Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of Foreign-funded Banks. There are four primary amendments to the Regulation on…

How to File a Lawsuit in China? (P1-jurisdiction)

litigation

October 16, 2019

For expats doing business in China, if they have any civil or commercial disputes with their business partner, what can they do? The most cost-effective or best way of course, is negotiation. If negotiation doesn’t work, the next option people can consider is filing a lawsuit. So, how does someone…

How to Sign Contract Properly in China?

Basic China law

September 18, 2019

To sign a contract properly is one of the good ways to protect yourself

Overtime Payment and Statutory Holiday

employment law

September 12, 2019

According to the law, employees can work eight hours a day and 40 hours a week. Overtime refers to hours worked outside of those 40 hours or hours worked on Statutory Holidays. Employers may not force employees to work overtime. If for some reason employees work overtime, the employer shall…

What’s the Points-based System?

employment law, general

September 9, 2019

Everyone knows that Chinese government are now tightening up it’s control over work visa recent years. The general policy is to “encourage high-end talents, control general work force and restrict low-level work force”. According to the Evaluation Criteria for Foreigners Employed in China (trial), foreign workers is divided into three…