China’s rich brace for tax raid

TheStar Fri, Jan 04, 2019 10:12am - 5 years View Original


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China’s plan to cut taxes in 2019 for the masses has the nation’s super-rich running for cover on concern the government will make up the shortfall by going after the wealthy.

   

Changes to the tax regime as of Jan 1 mean authorities will be paying closer attention to assets and investment holdings.

In a nation where personal wealth is estimated to have climbed to a record US$24 trillion in 2018 – US$1 trillion of which is held abroad – that potentially offers rich pickings. Anxiety over how the new rules will be enforced has already triggered a flood of Chinese clients seeking to create overseas trusts.

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