In recent years, we have supported numerous clients with regard to VAT exemptions on cross-border services that could be or were being challenged by local tax authorities.
In the Announcement of the State Taxation Administration [2021] No. 6 issued on 31 March, China’s tax office tried to make the country’s tax system a little friendlier. As part of the 2021 "Spring Wind Campaign - Making Tax Easy for Taxpayers" and following initiatives of the State Council (China’s chief administrative authority), the new rules introduce a list of tax offenses which will be exempt from administrative penalties if:
