Individual income tax controversy and dispute resolution

Provide customised tax solutions

With the complexity of Individual income tax reform disruption where frequent regulatory changes with inconsistent practices attached to different local tax authorities, upgraded local government tax systems and more aggressive approach adopted in tax audit, there is an increasing emphasis for corporation and individual to develop coordinated approaches to audits and disputes, adopt preventative measures, and leverage both traditional and new alternative dispute resolution techniques in order to achieve the best possible results.

Tax risk management for employers

Individual income tax compliance health check;
Tax registration for cross-border remittance;
Individual income tax credit and other relevant tax matters;
Communication and application on the tax residency status change of individuals;
Individual income tax matters relating to Permanent Establishment;
Communication regarding fines and penalties resulted by tax amendment filing;
Communication regarding Tax Credit Rating Repair (Review).

Individual income tax consultation in shares transaction and IPO Stage

Sort out historical tax risks and facilitate tax controversy management;
Optimize the individual shareholder’s shareholding structure and mitigate tax risks relating to share reduction;
Tax advisory on tax implications, optimization and tax communication on shareholding platform and stock incentive plans;
Tax registration for stock incentive plans;
Communication and coordination of other relevant capital transactions and individual income tax disputes.

Implementation support of tax preferential policies

The best practice and process for tax benefits, tax treaty entitlement and tax refund applications;
Tax registration for the application of preferential treatment;
Assistance in communication with tax authority to achieve certainty of tax benefits;
Advisory and implementation support of shareholding platform establishment as well as the financial subsidy and/or tax rebate application.

Tax audit defence

Assess the risk level and motivation of tax audit and identify the audit authority and procedure to be involved;
Assist in the preparation and collection of relevant supporting documents;
Put forward positive arguments to defend tax position taken, as well as negotiating reductions in penalties and surcharges, where applicable.