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Beijing will let the foreign-individual fringe-benefit tax exemption lapse on schedule at the end of 2027 rather than extend it again.
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3 Sep 2026
By
Marco Law
Market
China
Outcome
Unresolved
That break, covering housing allowances, children's international school fees and language training for all qualifying expats in China, has been renewed twice before, in 2021 and 2023. With the withdrawal of a 30-year dividend tax exemption for foreign individuals, Beijing clearly signals that it is done treating foreign nationals as a protected tax category, making a third renewal of the far costlier fringe-benefit break look increasingly unlikely.
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