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Advertising expenditures of cosmetic, pharmaceutical and beverage enterprises may be deducted against 30% of their sales revenues.

The Interpretation defines terms such as "a well-informed person with inside information regarding a securities or futures transaction" and "period of sensitivity of inside information".

Enterprise income tax may not be levied by assessment against enterprises that solely engage in equity (stock) investment business.

If the commissioning party of processing trade sells the products at a price higher than the selling price of the commissioned party, it will not be regarded as a direct sale and does not incur consumption tax.

For the first time, the SAT provides for the direct recognition of a beneficial owner without references and analysis.

The Measures have been revised to pave the way for seed funding requiring the size of the fund to be at least Rmb50 million and the number of fundholders to be at least 200.

The limit on the total of the holdings of the A shares of a single listed company by all QFIIs is now increased from 20% to 30% of the listed company's total shares. The qualification thresholds for QFIIs have also been relaxed.

SIPO offers prioritised examination of invention patent applications involving energy conservation, new energy, alternative energy vehicles and low carbon technology.

When the Law comes into effect on July 1 2013, the work-type residence permits of foreigners will be valid from 90 days to five years while the non-work-type residence permits will be valid from 180 days to five years.