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What was the average growth rate of China’s food and beverage market between 2...
- October 2016
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Today, China’s food and beverage market is the largest in the world. From 2009 to 2014, China’s food and beverage market saw an average growth rate of 30%. As demand for higher quality products increases, the nation finds itse...
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Why does China rely heavily on imported food products?
- October 2016
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A large part of China’s reliance on imported food products stems from four major issues within the country. First off, China is the most populous nation on earth, and only 11% of China’s land is suitable for farming. The secon...
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What are some of the enduring challenges in China’s food and beverage industry...
- October 2016
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China’s food and beverage industry has more potential for foreign investment than ever before. However counterfeit goods and an underdeveloped infrastructure continue to threaten the industry’s growth. China is seeing a trend ...
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What measures has the Chinese government undertaken in response to multiple scan...
- October 2016
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To help combat domestic food quality issues, the Chinese government has revised the 2015 Food Safety Law. This revision adds almost 50 new regulations, and amends 90% of those previously in place in an effort to tighten food safety standards, f...
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How will China’s revised 2015 Food Safety Law affect foreign businesses in Chi...
- October 2016
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China’s revised 2015 Food Safety Law cuts down the number of regulations in China’s food industry. The regulatory environment will be easier to understand and simpler for foreign businesses to navigate. However, as China becom...
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What is the arm’s length principle of transfer pricing?
- September 2016
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The arm’s length principal states that that the price charged for goods or services between two related parties must be the same as the price that would be charged if the two parties were unrelated. Therefore the arm’s length p...
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What is contemporaneous documentation in China?
- September 2016
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Tax authorities across the world define contemporaneous documentation in different ways. In China, contemporaneous documentation comes in the form of either a master file, local file, or a special file. If tax authorities request document...
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What effects will China’s new transfer pricing regulations have on the present...
- September 2016
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On June 29, 2016, China’s State Administration of Taxation issued Announcement No.42, updating the requirements concerning related company transfer pricing. These new regulations have been put into effect in an effort to help Chinese tax ...
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What is the significance of the comparable uncontrolled price method (CUPM) in C...
- September 2016
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The Comparable Uncontrolled Price Method (CUPM) is used to establish the arm’s length price of a Related Party Transaction (RPT). The CUPM does this by taking the given price of a transaction between two unrelated parties taking part in a...
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How is the resale price method (RPM) used to determine the arm’s length price ...
- September 2016
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The Resale Price Method (RPM) establishes the arm’s length price of related party transactions (RPT) concerning the purchase of merchandise. The Resale Price Method generally applies to transactions regarding products rather than services...
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What is the significance of India's 2013 Companies Act?
- September 2016
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The Companies Act, 2013, updates the information that must be included in the statement of repatriation of profits from a foreign company. Additionally, the Act affects the statement of transfer of funds and the information that it should inclu...
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What is the significance of India’s Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)?
- September 2016
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India’s Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) was put into place in 1999 in an effort to promote the foreign exchange market in India. Through FEMA, the Indian government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) work to adjust India’s t...
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