Taxpayers of personal income tax in China are those who live in China and those who do not live in China, including citizens in China, foreigners who get income from China and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Resident taxpayer
Individuals who have a domicile in China or have no domicile in China for 1 year are resident taxpayers and should bear unlimited tax obligations, that is, they should pay individual income tax according to law on their income obtained in China and abroad.
non-resident taxpayer
Individuals who have neither domicile nor residence in China, or who have lived in China for less than one year, are non-resident taxpayer, bear limited tax obligations, and pay personal income tax according to law only on their income obtained from China.
Legal basis: Article 2 of the Individual Income Tax Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) levies individual income tax on the following personal income:
(1) Income from wages and salaries;
(2) Income from remuneration for labor services;
(3) Income from remuneration;
(4) Income from royalties;
(5) Operating income;
(6) Income from interest, dividends and bonuses;
(7) Income from property lease;
(8) Income from property transfer;
(9) Accidental income.
Individual residents who obtain income from items 1 to 4 of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as comprehensive income) shall calculate individual income tax according to the tax year; Non-resident individuals who obtain income from items 1 to 4 of the preceding paragraph shall calculate individual income tax on a monthly or itemized basis. Taxpayers who obtain income from items 5 to 9 of the preceding paragraph shall calculate individual income tax separately in accordance with the provisions of this law.