As counting down to the first 6-year deadline since the updating of individual income tax law in China in 2018, foreigners who are living in China gradually put their attention to their residence records and their income tax declaration obligation in China. It is sometimes unclear whether the income tax on the worldwide income needs to be paid in China. Also the 6-year-rule needs to be understood accurately to determine when the worldwide income tax payment obligation would start to arise. Usually people don’t worry about their income tax on salaries paid from the Chinese employer, while questions have been addressed to us on how to treat the other personal income derived from outside China in a tax-compliant way.

Topics

• Under what conditions the 6-year-rule can be applicable?
• How to understand the 6-year-rule and plan your travelling schedule?
• What to do if you have the obligation of declaration your worldwide income to the Chinese tax authority?

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