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marg252
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 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: Do we pay taxes? |
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At my new school I was just paid for the first time (in cash, despite the Bank of China account they had me set up for direct deposit), and there was 355RMB missing for "taxes." At my previous school I never paid taxes. I had the impression that I had a responsibility to pay taxes to my home government.
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lostinasia
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As an employee in this country, yes, you must pay taxes.
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jeffinflorida
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Location: "I'm too proud to beg and too lazy to work" Uncle Fester, The Addams Family season two
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: Re: Do we pay taxes? |
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| marg252 wrote: |
At my new school I was just paid for the first time (in cash, despite the Bank of China account they had me set up for direct deposit), and there was 355RMB missing for "taxes." At my previous school I never paid taxes. I had the impression that I had a responsibility to pay taxes to my home government.
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the question is not whether they take the taxes out - which they do - but where that money actually goes, ie whos pocket.
Yes you are supposed to pay taxes. On a salary of 8000-9000 a month 355 sounds about right. My first school, a government school, never took taxes out at all. My current school, also a government school, does take out $$$ from me. Don't worry about your home country - in my home country what I make in china puts me on the Welfare rolls...
Ask for the OFFICIAL tax receipt. |
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marg252
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:20 am Post subject: |
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| Wow that was quick! Thanks, I was sitting here steaming... It is about the 4% mentioned above. |
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jeffinflorida
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:23 am Post subject: |
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| marg252 wrote: |
| I was sitting here steaming... . |
Don't steam Marge - go to Starbucks and enjoy a 35 rmb latte instead  |
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Orrin
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I don't know exactly where you are, but in Guangdong province the first 4800RMB/month is tax free. Above that there is a graduated scale that tops out at, I believe, 25%.
I know that I pay about 265RMB/month in taxes. Go figure. |
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danielb
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| It tops out at 45%. |
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Kurochan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:47 am Post subject: 4,000 RMB |
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| You start paying taxes (or you're supposed to, anyway) as soon your salary hits 4,000 a month. |
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arioch36
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:47 am Post subject: |
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Jan 1st 2006 they raised it to 4,800. of course, to the best of my understanding, payments for living expenses are not taxed  |
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tw
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: 4,000 RMB |
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| Kurochan wrote: |
| You start paying taxes (or you're supposed to, anyway) as soon your salary hits 4,000 a month. |
That changed as of early last year. The cap is now 4800 RMB nation-wide. |
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AussieGuyInChina
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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265? 355? I wish!
In Guangzhou you can no longer get monthly tax receipts. Last year, the local tax office decided it was too much work. |
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tw
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| AussieGuyInChina wrote: |
| In Guangzhou you can no longer get monthly tax receipts. Last year, the local tax office decided it was too much work. |
Same in Changchun and Dalian. However, they can issue one in January for the previous year. |
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