(By Albert Chen)“Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Although neither is pleasant to encounter, they are both unavoidable. So then, this post focuses on how foreign nationals working in China pay individual income tax for their gains in China.

I. For what income shall individual income tax be paid?

The taxable items most related to foreign nationals working in China as stipulated by Article 2 of the Individual Income Tax Law of the PRC include:

(1) Income from wages and salaries;

(2) Income from remuneration for services;