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Xia Lin    Current Division Chief    Income Tax Department    State Administration of Taxation

        Xia Lin is the current Division Chief in Income Tax Department, China State Administration of Taxation. As a key member of the income tax reform group, she played an important role in drafting the new Enterprise Income Tax Law and its detailed rules, with a focus on tax incentives. She is also a frequent speaker for international seminars on behalf of China State Administration of Taxation..


        Xia Lin involved heavily in making policy regarding income tax for foreign investment enterprises and foreign enterprises.Her work spammed through basic rules and cooperation with Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, Study Group on Asian Tax Administration and Research (SGATAR), etc.


        Xia Lin joined State Administration of Taxation in 1989, and worked in the Tax Collection and Administration Division in the International Taxation Department for 5 years. Later, she was transferred to the Income Tax Division in the International Taxation Department in 1994 and worked for 6 years.In 2000, She began to work in the Exchange of Information and Cooperation Division in the International Taxation Department.In 2004, she became the Division Chief of Income Tax Department.


        Xia Lin was educated at Political Science and Law University of China, and Saitama University of Japan, specialized in economic law and tax policy analysis.