Forums > Living in Kunming > Filing 2014 Taxes @Xiefei: Thanks. I do have a bit to read :-)
A couple of points:
1) My quote above ("Individual Income Tax shall be paid on their world wide income by the individuals who have domicile in China...) is from a book by Liu and Liu. At least one of the Liu guys works(ed) for the SAT. They published two bilingual books on China's taxation system.
2) Other than in the three tax bureaus I repeatedly visited, I rarely meet any Chinese that knew or understood the Chinese system. Only at YUFE did I observe Accounting students had taken a class on taxation. I was also repeatedly told it was impossible for a Westerner to understand the complex Chinese tax system.
3) A 2006 book "Taxation in China" by Liu Zuo mentions "world-wide" taxes several times. It is a Kindle ebook.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Filing 2014 Taxes @Xiefei: I agree with you on the American taxation.
As for Chins IIT, my focus was on the tax exposure of expats living in China. I did not look into how Chinese citizens are taxed so I never verified how Chinese are treated.
Recently, there was an article on the SAT, using info sharing agreements with other countries, hunting Chinese citizens living abroad for many years and not paying Chinese IIT. I did a quick review of documents I have and cannot find any source to support or contradict your statement.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Filing 2014 Taxes HFCAMPO: Your disclose.tv link is to video that has factual error:
China also requires income tax be income tax on worldwide income:
"Individual Income Tax shall be paid on their world wide income by the individuals who have domicile in China (refer to individuals who by reason of their family registration administration, family or economic interests habitually reside in China) or who, though without domicile in China, have resided in China for one 1 year or more."
The first US income tax law was during the War of 1812. Constitutional issues delayed imposition of an income tax until the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment in 1913.
BS is what it is. I did not watch the entire video.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Huayang School ? I will defend KCEL. Having taught a few years, I feel what you get out of any class depends on the effort you put in. That said, KECL teachers were OK to Excellent, and that worked for me.
The big bitch with KCEL seems to be with the management. The student pays, gets the visa, then wants to study somewhere else. Somehow, because KCEL resists, it KCEL's fault.
Full disclosure: I do not like KCEL's owner and have told him so to his face. But I was always treated well and received what we had contracted for and more. I do recommend KCEL as a good school.
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发布者Is Dr. Detrano still associated with this excellent program?
Iconic Kunming landmark getting subterranean facelift
发布者Many years ago in Beijing on a very cold and windy winter day, I had to go to 中关村 (zhongguancun) to buy some camera stuff to take on Spring Festival. Walking out of the campus I ran into a student who was going there as well so I invited him to join me in the taxi ride. For some reason we could not get closer than 3-4 blocks to destination and were left with a walk facing North into the biting wind. No problem as my student turned guide and led me into a building and down stairs deep underground. We walked through huge underground rooms with high ceilings. I was amazed so the student took me down another level as we walked North,
My guess, after checking a map, was the we walked about 700 meters and the voids were about 80-100 meters wide. My guide told me this was a bomb shelter.
A few years later, these spaces were, in true Chinese style, were bustling with businesses. All partitions and fixtures were movable and temporary so it wouldn't take but minutes to restore most of the empty space. In some areas, escalators descended and rose and it seemed as if the buildings above expanded downward. In other areas, the huge void spaces remained empty.
Clearly a plan was in effect. I have no idea what it was and I had no interest in asking questions.
Fulintang: Yunnan's oldest apothecary
发布者@bilingualexpat Good to hear. This is great old building. I hope no one gets greedy enough to tear it down. 不拆！
Summiting Yunnan's majestic Haba Snow Mountain
发布者I have to agree with @alien. New or borrowed boots can lead to misery and pain. Take care of your feet.
Gulls arrival in Kunming warrants special treatment
发布者@bilingualexpat Thanks. My first trip into China was in 1984. Didn't get to Kunming in those days and probably wasn't allowed to go. Today's Chinese kids should see these photos. I am fortunate to have witnessed China's progress over 30 years.