Zhaohui Wang
Zhaohui Wang
Senior Partner · Jincheng Tongda & Neal · Beijing
Overview
Zhaohui Wang advises companies, entrepreneurs and individuals on tax compliance, tax planning and disputes with the Chinese tax authorities. His work includes administrative penalty hearings, administrative review proceedings, tax litigation and criminal defence in tax-related cases.
Before entering legal practice in April 1998, he worked for the Beijing tax authorities and Deloitte. That background informs his work on tax investigations, invoice compliance and the tax implications of corporate transactions. His published client experience includes Xinxing Cathay International Group, POSCO China, Shougang Group and San’an Optoelectronics, as well as artists and entrepreneurs.
Rankings & Awards
| Recognition | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked lawyerTax · Greater China / Asia-Pacific guides | 2019–2024 | ||||||
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| Leading PartnerTax · Asia-Pacific | 2025 | ||||||
| Tax Lawyer of the Year — PRC firmsTax · China Awards | 2024 | ||||||
| Recommended lawyerTax · Asia-Pacific | 2021–2024 | ||||||
As listed in the firm’s biography.
Representative matters
Tax advice & disputes
- Represented a vehicle dealership in a tax penalty hearing, after which the tax authority decided not to impose a penalty.
- Represented a steel company in a tax penalty hearing, after which the tax authority decided not to impose a penalty.
- Represented a state-owned enterprise seeking administrative review of a tax evasion penalty; the matter was settled through mediation with a reduction in the penalty multiplier.
- Represented a technology company challenging a penalty for issuing false VAT invoices; the penalty decision was revoked on administrative review.
- Represented a company in tax assessment litigation settled through mediation across two court instances. The firm reports that the client saved approximately RMB 100 million.
- Represented a media company challenging a tax evasion finding relating to false invoices; the tax authority amended its decision following administrative review and litigation.
- Assisted an advertising company with a tax investigation spanning more than a decade, addressing criminal exposure for the company and its controlling shareholder.
- Prepared an invoice and tax compliance due diligence report for a Sino-Korean joint venture; the tax authority accepted the report and allowed the relevant corporate income tax deductions.
- Advised a Sino-foreign joint venture subsidiary of a centrally administered state-owned enterprise on the tax implications of changing its legal form and dividing real estate assets.
- Advised a multi-channel network business on structuring and tax planning using Hainan Free Trade Port incentives.
- Represented a foreign entrepreneur in a tax dispute involving an exit restriction; the tax authority lifted the restriction.
- Assisted an entrepreneur responding to a tax evasion allegation; the tax authority concluded that no tax evasion had occurred.
- Provided tax advice to an entertainer and the entertainer’s companies and foundations.
Criminal defence
- Defended a technology company and its legal representative against tax evasion charges; the firm reports that both were acquitted.
- Defended a tax official accused of dereliction of duty; the firm reports that the official was exempted from criminal punishment and retained public employment.
- Defended the finance director of an oil refining company charged with issuing false VAT invoices; the conviction and sentence were instead based on tax evasion.
- Assisted a film production company during a police investigation into false VAT invoices; the police concluded that no offence had been committed and closed the case.
Litigation & arbitration
- Represented a property developer in an arbitration over invoices and a counterparty’s compensation claim; the firm reports a reduction in losses of tens of millions of renminbi.
- Developed a litigation strategy for a shareholder dispute at an investment company, helping the client establish shareholder status and recover company assets.
- Represented a party in a cross-border unjust enrichment appeal before China’s Supreme People’s Court involving approximately USD 20 million.
- Represented a professional consultancy in an appeal concerning a services agreement; the firm reports a judgment fully in the client’s favour.
Background
Professional experience
- April 1998 onwards
Legal practice
Entered legal practice after working in tax administration and professional services.
- July 1991 – February 1998
Beijing tax authorities & Deloitte
Worked in tax administration and at Deloitte before becoming a lawyer.
Education
- Capital University of Economics and Business
- Bachelor of Laws
Qualifications
- Passed China’s first national Certified Tax Adviser examination in 1998.
Professional appointments
- Member of the 11th Beijing Mentougou District Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
- Vice-Chair and Secretary-General of the All China Lawyers Association’s Finance and Tax Law Committee.
- Member of the Beijing Lawyers Association’s Finance Committee.
- Executive Council Member of the Beijing International Tax Research Association.
- Council Member of the China Law Society’s Finance and Tax Law Research Association.
- Has served as Secretary-General, Deputy Chair and Chair of the Beijing Lawyers Association’s Tax Law Committee across several terms since 2002.