Comments on: Chris Devonshire-Ellis: Expatriates Going Offshore in China Contracts? Think Again http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2010/03/05/expatriates-going-offshore-in-china-contracts-think-again.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2010/03/05/expatriates-going-offshore-in-china-contracts-think-again.html/comment-page-1#comment-64034 Chris Devonshire-Ellis Fri, 27 May 2011 07:05:47 +0000 http://www.china-briefing.com/news/?p=6678#comment-64034 Thanks Ken, I'm having one of our tax partners contact you directly on this matter. Best regards; Chris Thanks Ken, I’m having one of our tax partners contact you directly on this matter.

Best regards;
Chris

]]> By: Ken http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2010/03/05/expatriates-going-offshore-in-china-contracts-think-again.html/comment-page-1#comment-63651 Ken Thu, 26 May 2011 07:39:45 +0000 http://www.china-briefing.com/news/?p=6678#comment-63651 Hello Chris, Good article & the info seem to apply to me. I have been offered a 3 month contract with a company in Shanghai (employer). I will need to be in Shanghai during this employment and the company will pay for the lodging as well as all required work & residence visas. They told me to set up my own company as a sole proprietor in the USA. I will then submit my company invoice to the employer for payment of my services. They will pay my company in USD and send the check to my US address. With the above payment method, I will not need to pay ANY taxes because this would be considered a B2B transaction. Do you know if this is a legitimate tax exemption for me? Are there any potential negative consequences from such method of payment? Any feedback will be much appreciated. Thanks. Hello Chris, Good article & the info seem to apply to me.

I have been offered a 3 month contract with a company in Shanghai (employer). I will need to be in Shanghai during this employment and the company will pay for the lodging as well as all required work & residence visas.

They told me to set up my own company as a sole proprietor in the USA. I will then submit my company invoice to the employer for payment of my services. They will pay my company in USD and send the check to my US address.

With the above payment method, I will not need to pay ANY taxes because this would be considered a B2B transaction. Do you know if this is a legitimate tax exemption for me? Are there any potential negative consequences from such method of payment? Any feedback will be much appreciated. Thanks.

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