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.
Kunming's etymological vapor trail
Posted byThis is interesting stuff. Thanks.
I have a free Kindle book, "Across China on foot" by Edwin Dingle, 1911. He spends a lot of time walking around Yunnan. He writes of being in the Yunnan Province capital of "Yun-Nan Fu" (云南府 ??). Not once does he use "Kunming".
Prior to the Mongols capturing what they named Kunming, it was known as Tuodong.
Note: You can download Kindle for PC or Mac, it is free. There are thousands of free books and several on China. It is fascinating to read 100 year old comments on China, Chinese, and China culture which are unchanged from feudal times until today.
Around Town: Xihua Wetlands Park
Posted byThanks ludwig. Your posts have been accurate and useful. Appreciate them greatly.
Around Town: Xihua Wetlands Park
Posted byOn Google Maps you can find it here: 西华湿地公园, 昆明
On the map t looks about 8Km south of XiShan's Dragon's Gate, or 10Km south of Hu Bin Lu, 湖滨路,(connecting XiShan to the Dianchi area/Minorities Village Museum.)
Also on the map found a #33 bus stop about a kilometer south of road leading to the park. But I have no idea how to get on the #33 bus going south.
Rising food prices driving inflation across Yunnan
Posted byI agree, inflation is a lot high than 6.something. Not just meat has gone up.
I have noticed a lot of "inflation by deflation." By this I mean the price stays the same or slightly increases but the package content shrinks. At times, the package states the same weight but the formerly tight packaging is now loose.
Getting less for your money is inflation.
First-hand account: Setting up a guesthouse in Xishuangbanna
Posted byHeard that the project isn't going to happen. Kinda sad, I think this crew could have made it happen.