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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brand Hong Kong - Asia world city

Commercial Information Circulars

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref : EIC 631/2/7

24 April 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 248/2008

The Mainland of China : Notice Concerning the Taxable Year for Payment of Corporate Income Tax by Foreign Enterprises 

The State Administration of Taxation has issued a notice recently announcing that, starting from 1 January 2008, the taxable year for payment of corporate income tax for all foreign enterprises should be counted in terms of calendar year. In addition, all foreign enterprises should calculate the corporate income tax payable according to the requirements set out in the "Law on Corporate Income Tax of the People's Republic of China". A copy of the notice is attached at Annex (pdf format) for reference.

  1. 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

  1. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Annie LOONG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry