What things can be counted as allowances and are they subject to tax?

Suggestions for allowances-
housing, transportation,

others?

Are they taxable?

i'm also trying to figure this out .. hr has been unhelpful

http://www.amcham-china.org.cn/amcham/u ... 094941.pdf

http://www.iiiiiiii.com/news/2011 ... comes.html

These maybe of help..

I think it is key to have the contract written well so you can then use this when doing the tax.. note tax is taken at source as well... look forward to other comments..

housing, relocation, food, travel (including home trips), laundry, language school fees, children's school fees etc. It's not really that different from many other countries.

The difficulty is a lack of consistency as it may depend on the quality of the relationship between your office and the tax official (welcome to China!). As a general rule, the tax official's are more willing to accept an allowance if the company has paid for the item rather than where the individual has paid and given the company the receipt so get your company to pay wherever possible.

Thanks for the response.. will keep this in mind..