Establishing Representative Offices -- Application Procedures and Government Departments involved -- Using Serviced Offices as a base -- Staffing the Office ?Hiring & Firing -- Tax & Administration Requirements -- Audit & Compliance matters -- Intellectual Property Right -- Upgrading or Moving...

Designing and Implementing a Transfer Pricing System -- Identifying the Relevant Business Context -- Transfer Pricing Disclosures and Documentation -- Tax Return Disclosures -- Managing China Compliance -- Preparing Documentation -- Transfer Pricing Risk Management -- Transfer Pricing Audits and...

Recruiting Professionals in China -- Issues to Consider When Initially Hiring Staff -- Managing the Monthly Payroll Process -- Managing the Employment Relationship -- Terminating the Employment Relationship -- Organizing Visas for Foreign Staff in China and Chinese Staff Going Abroad -- Further...

China’s M&A environment -- Cooperative JVs versus Equity JVs -- Regulatory issues concerning acquisition of privately held enterprises -- Regulatory issues concerning acquisition of foreign-invested enterprises -- Regulatory issues concerning acquisition of state-owned enterprises --...

Establishing Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises -- Pre-Investment Planning -- Establishing Manufacturing and Service WFOEs -- Establishing Foreign Invested Commercial Enterprises (FICE) -- Retailing, Wholesaling, Distribution and Franchising -- Full Implementing Rules and Draft Articles of...

Assessing the Need For a Chinese Partner -- JVs vs. WFOEs -- China’s JV Implementation Laws -- Equity and Co-operative JVs -- Legal and Financial Due Diligence -- Memorandums of Understanding -- Key Points in JV Negotiations -- Encouraged Industry Applications -- Development Zones and Tax...

Importance of IPR in China -- Historical Development -- Recent Trends in China’s IPR Policy -- IPR Laws in China -- Basic Requirements for IPR Registration -- Patent Registration -- Trademark Registration -- Copyright Registration -- Licensing -- Preparing for Trade Fairs -- IPR Protection --...