China legal history
Changes are dated by their legal effective date. Each category and resident group has a separate timeline.
Only listed events are shown; completeness has not been established.
No dated legal events recorded yet for China.
Coverage by tax category
- Personal income tax: Unknown
- Social contributions / payroll: Unknown
- Self-employment: Unknown
- Capital gains: Unknown
- Dividends and interest: Unknown
- Crypto: Unknown
- Rental income: Unknown
- Wealth tax: Unknown
- Property tax: Unknown
- Inheritance, gift and estate: Unknown
- Corporate and business tax: Unknown
- Consumption / VAT: Unknown
- Exit and transfer tax: Unknown
- Other taxes: Unknown
Computed tax on fixed baskets
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Nominal rates and thresholds
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Data updates we recorded
These dates show when Sovereign recorded a figure, not when a law took effect.
- 2026-11-11: Work residence permit after Z visa: processing time (up to): not stated → 1 month. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Residence route added: S1 private-matters family residence permit. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Residence for property-owning overseas Chinese aged 60+. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Q1 family reunion residence permit. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Permanent residence — spouse of a Chinese citizen or permanent resident. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Permanent residence — senior position or equivalent salary. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Permanent residence — outstanding contribution or urgently needed talent. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Permanent residence — direct investment. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Residence route added: Permanent residence — aged 60+ joining a direct relative. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-11: Now covered: citizenship data for China. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-10: Now covered: residence data for China. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-10: Cost-of-living index (New York = 100): 45 → 48.12. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Tax year: 2025 → 2026. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Special regime added: Qualifying listed-share transfer. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Special regime added: Qualifying listed dividends: held over one year. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Special regime added: Qualifying listed dividends: held over one month to one year. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Special regime added: Qualifying bank deposit or government bond interest. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Top rate on rental income: not computed → 16%. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Top rate on crypto gains: 20% → not computed. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Crypto treatment: special → unverified. Legal effective date not verified