Paying taxes is inevitable for each of us. With the development of our country's economy, more and more foreigners will come to China to travel or even work. Then someone has to ask, when foreigners come to our country for business trips or work, they

Do I need to pay taxes on the money I earn? Before answering this question, let’s first look at some examples of foreigners working and pursuing their dreams in China. Let everyone worship our Greater China first, haha!” Polish girl Alexandre

La graduated from the Conservatory of Music in Poland with a major in violin performance. She worked in the Guiyang Orchestra of China from 2014 to 2017 and then passed the exam to become a violinist in the National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra of China.

, here she can not only work with outstanding musicians from all over the world, but also have the opportunity to be exposed to various musical forms and learn from different conductors. She said: "I love China.

"Stefen, 48, is from Germany and has lived in Lanzhou, northwest China, for more than ten years. He is now the international sales process manager of NETZSCH (Lanzhou) Pump Co., Ltd.

In 2005, as a company exchange officer, he came to Lanzhou for the first time.

In 2006, Stephan was appointed by the headquarters of the German NETZSCH Group and came to the production base in Lanzhou to be responsible for sales management.

In 2009, Stephen found love, married a Lanzhou girl, and settled his family in China.

Under the care of his wife, Stephen gradually integrated into Chinese society.

In the past ten years, he and his wife have been to more than a dozen Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. While experiencing the local customs and customs, he also made many Chinese friends.

In his view, China's rapid development is attracting more and more foreigners to travel across the oceans to "dig for gold" in China, including not only foreign executives of multinational companies, but also ordinary employees from all walks of life.

"" Philippe, 56, was born in the Pyrenees region of southern France.

In 1990, he opened his own restaurant in the Beaune region of France and ran it for 15 years.

In May 2006, Philippe gave up restaurant management and joined the teaching team of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.

Due to work needs, Philip came to Le Cordon Bleu's branch in Shanghai in 2014 - Shanghai Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Vocational Skills Training School.

Here, he teaches French cuisine.

"Shanghai is really an impressive city, and I love it so much. Food from all over China is gathered here, maybe because of my career. I often go to various restaurants to taste food and study their cooking methods," Philip said.

"My students also often communicate with me about Chinese food culture, which helps me understand China's heritage better. In the future, I will consider bringing these delicacies back to France so that my compatriots can taste them." We have seen that in the past 40 years of reform and opening up,

, with the continuous improvement of China's openness, more and more foreigners come here to work, study and live. These foreigners with dreams are chasing their dreams in China.

While these foreign dream chasers are pursuing their dreams, they also need to pay taxes on their income in China. This goes back to the question we talked about at the beginning. Do foreigners need to pay taxes on the money they earn? First of all, since

If you work in China, you will definitely pay taxes on the money earned in China. However, our country also has its own set of regulations for foreigners. Let’s take a look: Basic judgment logic (for labor and service income). In general, for foreigners, for domestic

Income, overseas income, domestic payments and overseas payments have different tax regulations depending on the length of residence.

Explanation: 1) "Agreement provisions": refers to international tax agreements, which are tax agreements signed between my country and other countries or regions, stipulating the length of residence and the system to avoid repeated taxation by individuals.

For example, the "Double Taxation Avoidance Arrangement between the Mainland and Hong Kong" signed with Hong Kong stipulates that the number of consecutive days or a cumulative stay in the other country in any 12-month period shall not exceed 183 days.

If a country or region has not signed an agreement with our country, then the 90-day rule will apply.

2) "Domestic income": The following income, regardless of whether the place of payment is within China, is income from within China: (1) Income obtained from providing services in China due to employment, employment, performance of contracts, etc.; (2)

Income obtained from leasing property to a lessee for use in China; (3) Income obtained from transferring buildings, land use rights and other properties within China or other properties within China; (4) Income obtained from licensing various franchises in China

Income obtained from use within China; (5) Interest, dividends, and bonus income obtained from companies, enterprises, and other economic organizations or individuals within China.

What is the "five-year tax rule"? The five-year tax rule refers to foreign individuals who have lived in China for five consecutive years.

Foreigners who meet the five-year tax regulations need to pay personal income tax in China on their global income from the sixth year, including but not limited to: labor, services, assets, investment income, dividend income, etc.