Expat Tax-Free Allowances Extended to 2023

The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued on December 31, 2021, the Circular [2021] no. 43 on the Continuation of the Preferential Policies on Individual Income Taxes such as Foreign Personal Allowances and Subsidies.

Circular no. 43 extended the implementation of the preferential policy on tax-free allowances and subsidies for foreign individuals, repealing the provisions included in Circular [2018] no. 164 issued in 2018.

Foreign employees working in China can continue to enjoy preferential tax-exemption policies for housing subsidies, language training expenses and children’s education expenses until the end of 2023.