How to file your individual income tax return

You can file Individual Income Tax return through your employer, a third-party agency, or the "个人所得税" app.

Tax service assistance at your fingertips

Help is being offered in eight languages — English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic.

FAQs: Individual income tax annual settlement

The deadline for filing annual individual income tax (June 30) is approaching. Here are some frequently asked questions from expats. Make sure to file on time!

Tax benefits for expats in China

China offers various tax benefits for expats working in the country, including exemptions of personal income tax on certain subsidies, such as the subsidies for their housing, children's education, and language training.

What you should know about personal income tax deductions

Tax-paying expats working in China can claim some of the same special additional personal income tax deductions as Chinese citizens. The following are some frequently asked questions about such tax benefits.

Hotline offers multilingual tax consulting services

International taxpayers can now access multilingual tax consultation services, according to the 12366 Shanghai (International) Tax Service Center.

FAQs about personal income tax

As an expat, you need to pay individual income tax in China.

How to get personal income tax records

As a foreign employee, you can get your individual income tax document on the website of Shanghai Municipal Tax Service or the Individual Income Tax app.