Vivien Chan & Co.

	M&A, Corporate Securities
	M&A, Corporate Securities
	Intellectual Property
	ADR and Litigation
	Cross Border Tax and Tariffs
	Cross Border Tax and Tariffs
	Regulatory & Government Relations
	Regulatory & Government Relations
	Construction & Infrastructure Project
	Construction & Infrastructure Project
	Banking, Finance and Property
	Banking, Finance and Property
	Private Client

	Cross Border Tax and Tariffs

	The firm represents clients for cross border transactions, typically for direct investment into China. Planning involves several tax jurisdictions and the international tax treaties among them. Our diverse experience in the international area extends to corporate, investment, estate planning, financial services, real property, entertainment and licensing of intellectual property rights, including

	Allocating Intercompany Profits to Tax-efficient Jurisdictions Exploiting all Available Tax Treaty Benefits Multinational Estate and Income Tax Planning for high net worth Individuals Planning for Expatriate Transfers from home base to assignments in China Structuring International Film and Television Production and Distribution Ventures, International Tours of Stage Shows and Recording Artists Structuring tax-benefit cross-border financings, Leases, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions and Reorganisations
	We structure the business operandi and modules for clients to minimize exposure to enterprise income tax, value added tax, consumption tax and other forms of direct and indirect taxes in China, and on the other hand to legitimately park otherwise chargeable income in jurisdictions with favorable tax and foreign exchange control free regimes or appropriate corporate vehicles through licensing, commissioning, sub-contracting and resale arrangements.

	The firm has conducted tax reviews, tax appeals and defence of tax offences against the corporation and its officers in Hong Kong and China. We assist clients in developing case strategy to achieve favorable outcomes, and prepare staff and business policies to manage the business and its senior management in incidences of tax offence in China.

	We were nominated as China Practice of the Year by Asian Legal Business Awards for 2003.

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