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Ref : EIC 631/2/7
17 June 2010
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 281/2010
The Mainland of China : Notice on the Withholding of Corporate Income Tax for Overseas Branches with Interest Income Originated from the Mainland
The State Administration of Taxation has recently issued a notice on the withholding of corporate income tax for overseas branches with interest income originated from the Mainland. A copy of the notice (available in Chinese only) is attached at Annex (pdf format) for reference.
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For details of the "Administrative Measures on Non-residents Eligible for Treatment under Tax Treaties (Interim)", please refer to CIC No. 525/2009 dated 19 October 2009. For details of the "Notice on Strengthening the Withholding of Corporate Income Tax for Interest Income of Non-resident Enterprises Originated from the Mainland", please refer to CIC No. 630/2008 dated 15 December 2008. For details of the "Law on Corporate Income Tax of the People's Republic of China" and its implementation regulations, please refer to CIC No. 132/2007 dated 21 March 2007 and CIC No. 499/2007 dated 13 December 2007 .
ENQUIRIES
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If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Meea WONG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note :
- While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.