On December 7, 2014, the State Administration of Taxation has issued the Measures for Administration of Individual Income Tax on Income Derived from Equity Transfer (for Trial Implementation) (the “Measures”). The Measures, once taking into effect on January 1, 2015, will abolish the Notice of the State Administration of Taxation on Strengthening Administration of the…

On December 2, 2014, the State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”) issued the Administrative Measures on the General Anti-Avoidance Rule (for Trial Implementation) (the “Measures”), which will be effective on February 1, 2015. Although principles on the application of general anti-avoidance rules (“GAAR”) were included in Corporate Income Tax Law of People’s Republic of China (“CIT…