[WSBAPT] IP Royalties from China

[Juhl, Hans P.]

David,

I have worked with Ken Chang, who is outside Denver.

https://www.adseroip.com/people/ken-chang

Hans P. Juhl
Attorney
Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3400 | Seattle WA 98101-3034
Direct 206.654.2203 | Direct Fax 206.652.2903
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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of David Faber
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2019 11:05 AM
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Subject: [WSBAPT] IP Royalties from China

[EXTERNAL]
Looking to chat with someone who has a bit of experience dealing with the tax treatment of IP royalties from China.

A client of mine had a sudden change in fortune with the success of a book in China. His publisher in China is telling him that he should only take $10,000 a month in royalties or the Chinese government will increase the rate of taxes that he pays on those royalties in China, but the publisher also stated that if the copyright were owned by an LLC instead of by my client as an individual, the tax treatment issue would somehow go away. That makes no sense to me given that both a copyright or an ownership interest in an LLC would be classified as intangible personal property, plus it doesn't make any sense that China would care about the type of entity that is receiving the payments, but I admit my knowledge of Chinese tax law is nonexistent.

Has anyone on here dealt with anything similar or have advice on who I could reach out to?

Best,
David J. Faber
Faber Feinson PLLC
210 Polk Street, Suite 1
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 379-4110

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