Equity Awards - China
"SAFE" Registration
- Multi-national companies that do business in China should consider currency control rules under which the PRC's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) restricts PRC employees from receiving shares of a non-PRC based company.
- See this 2010 article for a review of SAFE rules.
- See this 2012 summary re SAFE rules published 3/16/2012.
- See this 2015 article from Global Equity for an update about the PRC's SAFE rules and alternatives for multi-national companies to consider.
Taxation
- 2016.05.16 Preferential Tax Treatment for Stock Options Issued by Unlisted Companies - see this Deloitte Alert. [download]
Vesting and Golden Handcuffs for PRC Employees