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Taxable Salary

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ID: 1517 Upper Intermediate
Ah, taxes... one of the few certainties in life, and the bane of our existence. Unfortunately, learning all the little quirks of the Chinese tax system doesn't make the whole ordeal any more fun in China. Listen in to this lesson, and we can help you out with the Mandarin Chinese side of the equation, at least.
Mon Oct 11 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
税前工资 shuìqián gōngzī salary before taxes
交税 jiāoshuì to pay taxes
规定 guīdìng regulations
外籍 wàijí foreign nationality
乔先生，你的税前工资是12000。
Qiáo xiānsheng ，nǐ de shuìqián gōngzī shì yīwàn èr 。
Mr. Qiao, your monthly salary before taxes is 12,000.
那要交多少税？
nà yào jiāo duōshao shuì ？
Then how much are the taxes?
按规定，外籍员工的个人所得税起征点是4800。工资是12000的话，要交1065块钱的个人所得税。
àn guīdìng ，wàijí yuángōng de gèrén suǒdéshuì qǐzhēngdiǎn shì sìqiān bā 。gōngzī shì yīwàn èr dehuà ，yào jiāo yīqiān líng liùshí wǔ kuàiqián de gèrén suǒdéshuì 。
By law, the personal income tax for foreign employees starts at 4,800. If your salary is 12,000 you have to pay 1,065 in income tax.
中国的税也这么高！
Zhōngguó de shuì yě zhème gāo ！
Chinese taxes are this high too?!
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