Although a RO is not to conduct business, it attracts tax on
- Chief Representative, general representative and local staff's Individual Income Tax (IIT) on monthly income;
- Business Tax (BT) base on quarterly operational expenses;
- Income Tax (IT) base on quarterly operational expenses;
- Additional Tax base on quarterly Business Tax (BT).
Rough elaboration on BT & IT payable -
| Business Tax | = | Deemed Turnover x 5% |
| Total Expenses | = | Deemed Turnover x 80% |
| Deemed Turnover | = | Total Expenses / 80% |
| Business Tax | = | (Total Expenses / 80%) x 5% |
| Income Tax | = | Deemed Profit x 25% |
| Deemed Profit | = | Deemed Turnover x 15% |
| Income Tax | = | (Total Expenses / 80%) x 15% x 25% |
| Business Tax + Income Tax | = | (Total Expenses / 80%) x (5% + 15% x 25%) |
| Business Tax + Income Tax | = | (Total Expenses / 80%) x 8.75% |
| Therefore, Business Tax + Income Tax = Total Expenses x 11% |
Additional Tax -
| River Tax | = | Business Tax x 1% |
| Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax | = | Business Tax x 7% |
| Education Surcharge | = | Business Tax x 3% |
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| | Important - These tax rate are examples and applicable only to Shanghai;
- For other regional, please contact us for detail.
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