Finance and Capital Markets
The development of finance and capital markets complement each other. The continuous innovation of financial services has greatly expanded the financing channels and methods of the capital market. Since the reform and opening up, China's financial and capital markets have developed rapidly. But the relevant tax system lags far behind the innovation of financial and capital markets. Some financial innovation businesses, such as trust and mixed investment businesses, have unclear tax policies and inconsistent operations by local tax authorities, which to some extent increases the tax risks of relevant taxpayers.
Answer has long provided comprehensive tax related legal services to various financial institutions, including banks, insurance, securities, trusts, private equity investment funds, etc. The Answer Financial and Capital Markets team can assist financial service institutions in addressing relevant tax risks and challenges, and optimize tax arrangements.
Moreover, the "business tax to value-added tax" reform covered all financial institutions in 2016. Members of An Shihua's legal team have participated in the preliminary policy research work of the Beijing Financial Work Bureau on the "business tax to value-added tax" reform in the financial industry, and have conducted in-depth research on the impact of implementing the "business tax to value-added tax" reform in financial institutions. Answer Law Firm can provide the following services in the financial and capital markets:
*Tax advisor* Tax training* Tax planning* Tax guidance for enterprise listing and listing on the "New Third Board"* Legal and tax due diligence* Develop and implement equity incentive plans for executives and employees* Legal and tax services in mergers and acquisitions* Tax risk management* Tax inspection response* Tax dispute resolution.
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Provide tax consultation for a domestic enterprise going public in Hong Kong and provide tax opinions on tax issues of concern to regulatory authorities;
Provide special consulting services for the establishment of an overseas listing structure for a new type of internet enterprise in Beijing, improve the tax compliance path for subsequent equity transfers or stock reductions on its employee shareholding platform and founder shareholding platform, and assist in completing the 7th announcement declaration and tax payment work for indirect equity transfers;
Served as a perennial tax advisor for a listed film and television company in Beijing, assisting them in completing tax compliance work such as film and television projects, crew cost and invoice control, and personal income tax withholding for creators;
Served as a perennial tax advisor for an overseas listed education group in Shanghai, assisting them in completing pre listing tax compliance, daily tax preferential management, invoice risk control, personal income tax compliance, etc;
Provide tax consulting and tax compliance services for the indirect transfer of overseas equity of a certain enterprise in Shandong, analyze potential tax risk points, calculate relevant tax burdens, and enable the enterprise to legally and compliant carry out equity transfer;
Provide compliance services for personal income matters related to the equity transfer of natural person shareholders of a technology company in Beijing, and assist in the implementation of the plan;
Provide tax compliance and tax consulting services for the merger and restructuring of three branches of a US company in China, calculate tax burden, assist in optimizing and implementing specific restructuring plans, and communicate with tax authorities on tax related matters.