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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.
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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 乔xiānsheng 先生nǐ de 你的shuìqián 税前gōngzī 工资shì 是yīwàn èr 12000
Mr. Qiao, your monthly salary before taxes is 12,000.
那要交多少税
nà 那yào 要jiāo 交duōshao 多少shuì 税
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 按guīdìng 规定wàijí 外籍yuángōng 员工de 的gèrén suǒdéshuì 个人所得税qǐzhēngdiǎn 起征点shì 是sìqiān bā 4800gōngzī 工资shì 是yīwàn èr 12000dehuà 的话yào 要jiāo 交yīqiān líng liùshí wǔ 1065kuàiqián 块钱de 的gèrén suǒdéshuì 个人所得税
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 中国de 的shuì 税yě 也zhème 这么gāo 高
Chinese taxes are this high too?!
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