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China Monthly Tax Brief: February 2026

2026-03-11
In this China Monthly Tax Brief for February 2026, we highlight key taxation developments relevant to businesses. February 2026 was a significant month for China’s tax landscape, marked by a wave of policy releases across customs, value-added tax (VAT), individual income tax, and enterprise compliance. Much of the activity was driven by a single structural event: the formal implementation of China’s new VAT Law on January 1, 2026, which triggered a coordinated effort across the Ministry of Finance (MOF), General Administration of Customs (GAC), and State Taxation Administration (STA) to align existing preferential policies, filing procedures, and administrative rules with the new legislative framework.
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