The Asia-Pacific region provides unique opportunities and challenges for businesses and individuals operating in its diverse economies. 0Updated annually, this book provides an overview of direct and indirect taxes levied on corporate and individual income and on capital in 20 selected countries in the region, as well as information on various aspects of doing business in these countries. The book is a valuable reference tool for those businesses and individuals with an active interest in the Asia-Pacific region. 0This guide provides descriptive overviews of direct and indirect taxes levied in selected countries in the region, as well as information on various aspects of doing business in these countries, all presented in a concise and standard layout that allows quick and easy comparisons between countries. It also contains tables that provide a simple tool to quickly determine and compare tax rates and domestic and treaty withholding tax rates on dividends, interest and royalties.

Updated annually, this book provides an overview of direct and indirect taxes levied on corporate and individual income and on capital in 15 selected countries in the region, as well as information on various aspects of doing business in these countries. The book is an valuable reference tool for those businesses and individuals with an active interest in the Asia-Pacific region.

The increase in global trade and foreign direct investment has seen a large rise in companies operating across national borders. The growth of these multinational companies (MNCs) has been closely followed by the issue of inter-company transfer prices being used to reduce taxable profits. Today, transfer pricing is one of the most important issues facing MNCs as they attempt to fairly distribute their profits amongst each company in the group while dealing with tax authorities who are implementing transfer pricing regulations and strengthening enforcement in order to prevent a loss of revenue. The result of which is that transfer pricing controversies have become a major tax issue for companies.

The People’s Republic of China’s tax policies and international obligations are as multifaceted and dynamic as they are complex, developing closely with the nation’s rise to the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Today, after decades of reform and the entry into the World Trade Organization, China has developed regulatory systems that enable it to provide stable administration, including a tax structure. China’s main tax reform can be attributed to the enactment of the Enterprise Income Tax Law, which came into effect on January 1, 2008. Chinese tax regulations include direct taxes, indirect taxes, other taxes, and custom duties and from a collection point of view, China’s tax administration adopts a very devolved system, with revenue collected and shared between different levels of government in accordance with contracts between the different levels of the tax administration system. With respect to international treaties, China has established a network of bilateral tax treaties and regional free trade agreements. This publication describes in detail China’s complex tax system and policies, as well as major bilateral treaties in which China has entered into using country-by-country analysis. Lorenzo Riccardi is Tax Advisor and Certified Public Accountant specialized in international taxation. He is based in Shanghai, where he focuses on business and tax law, assisting foreign investments in East Asia. He is an auditor and an advisor for several corporate groups and he is partner and Head of Tax of the consulting firm GWA, specializing in emerging markets.