Monthly Taxable Income (RMB) | Tax Rate | Quick Reduction (RMB) |
Upto 1,500 | 3% | 0 |
1,500 to 4,500 | 10% | 105 |
4,500 to 9,000 | 20% | 555 |
9,000 to 35,000 | 25% | 1,005 |
35,000 to 55,000 | 30% | 2,755 |
55,000 to 80,000 | 35% | 5,505 |
Above 80,000 | 45% | 13,505 |
IIT on Income and deductions
Income Received from employment including bonuses and stock options, is set at progressive rates from 3% to 45%. It usually deducted by employers and paid to tax authorities on on monthly basis.
Monthly taxable income is calculated after a standard deduction of RMB 4,800 for Foreign Nationals, including residents of Hon Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
The period for which individual is actually worked in China is the base to determine whether or not income is sourced insider or outside in China.
- Income from providing services in China
- Income from leasing property to a lessee for use in China
- Income from transferring buildings and land use located in China
- Income from licensing the use of proprietary rights in China
- Interest, Dividend and bonus income derived from companies, enterprises and other organizations or Individuals in China.
Annual Bonus Tax Rate
Annual Bonus Amount (RMB) | Tax Rate |
Upto 18,000 | 3% |
18,001 to 54,000 | 10% |
54,001 to 108,000 | 20% |
108,001 to 420,000 | 25% |
420,001 to 660,000 | 30% |
660,001 to 960,000 | 35% |
Above 960,000 | 45% |
Federally and each province and Territory
Status of Tax Payer | Taxable Income |
Living in China 90 days or more (183 days if there is a tax treaty in place) | Income Sourced within China Income paid by overseas employer (not borne by the Chinese Operation) is exempt |
Living in China less than 90 days (183 days if there is a tax treaty but less than one year) | Income Sourced within China Income sourced outside of China is not subject to IIT, unless tax payer is a director or senior manager of a Chinese domestic enterprise. |
Living in China between one and 5 years | Income Sourced within China Income sourced outside of China paid by a Chinese Enterprise or Individual. |
Living in China up to 5 years | Income sourced within and outside China from the sixth year onwards for every full year spent in China. |
Standard Corporate Income Tax Rate is 25%
The following industries are allowed a lower CIT Rate
Industry and Qualifying Conditions | Reduced tax rate Period | Tax Rate |
Qualified new/high tech enterprises. An enterprise has to fulfill a set of prescribed criteria and be subject to an assessment in order to qualify as a new/high tech enterprise. | - | 15% |
Integrated circuit (IC) production enterprises with a total investment exceeding 8 billion renminbi (CNY), or that produce integrated circuits with a line-width of less than 0.25 micrometre. | - | 15% |
Key software production enterprises and IC design enterprises. An enterprise has to fulfil a set of prescribed criteria and be subject to an assessment in order to qualify as a key software production enterprise or key IC design enterprise. | - | 10% |
Qualified technology-advanced service enterprises. An enterprise has to fulfill a set of prescribed criteria and be subject to an assessment in order to qualify as a technology-advanced service enterprise. | - | 15% |
Qualified technology-advanced service enterprises in the 15 innovative service development pilot areas (e.g. Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen). This incentive is only available to enterprises that are mainly engaging in the prescribed technical services, and an enterprise has to fulfill a set of prescribed criteria and be subject to an assessment in order to qualify as a technology-advanced service enterprise. | 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2017 | 15% |
Enterprises established in the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Services Industry Cooperation Zone. Provided that the enterprise is engaged in projects that fall within the Catalogue for CIT Preferential Treatments of the zone. | - | 15% |
Enterprises established in Zhuhai’s Hengqin New Area. Provided that the enterprise is engaged in projects that fall within the Catalogue for CIT Preferential Treatments of the area. | - | 15% |
Enterprises established in the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone. Provided that the enterprise is engaged in projects that fall within the Catalogue for CIT Preferential Treatments of the zone. | - | 15% |
For qualified small and thin-profit enterprises with annual taxable income of less than CNY 500,000, the CIT. | 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019 | 10% |
Encouraged enterprises in the Western Regions | 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020 | 15% |