China's expat social insurance tax (people, salaries)

[tankhead]

Does China have an expat social insurance tax and, if so, do we get it back if we leave China?

[Bettafish]

Originally Posted by tankhead

Does China have an expat social insurance tax and, if so, do we get it back if we leave China?

AFAIK you can choose to get it back or leave the account there.

[tankhead]

Does it at least get any return on investment (ROI) or does it just sit there in an account with no return?

[jm21]

Many salaries here are net and/or the employer pays the entirety of the social insurance tax. Not something most people really notice.

[Lewis in China]

Yes you get get certain % of the money you and your employer contributed once you leave China for good. They will require you to show the proof that you are leaving for good such as end of lease contract + flight tickets etc. I heard the amount to be claimed is somewhat between 4-11% of the total contributions you made during your employment, but better check with your HR. My HR ladies were pretty useless on this and didnt know anything so we outsourced it to this brokers here and they helped me to set it all up [url]https://chinaaccesshealth.com/[/url] .

Hope it helps!