Dialogue between World Tax Law Specialists

       International Seminar on

       Globalization & Fiscal and Tax Law Reform

       January 20, 2005

       Dear Professor

       Invitation Letter from Peking University

       We are pleased to inform you that, in order to strengthen the communication and cooperation between China and world academic circles of fiscal and tax law, to promote the development and prosperity of legal research in China fiscal and tax law, and to facilitate the modernization of China fiscal and tax law, on May 13th and May 14th this year in Peking University, an international academic seminar on “Globalization & Fiscal and Tax Law Reform – Comparisons and Options for the Modernization of China Fiscal and Tax Law” will be jointly sponsored by the Peking University Law School and the Peking University Fiscal & Economic law Research Center.

       The following six topics will be discussed in this seminar: (1) world reform on corporate income tax & formulation of uniformed corporate income tax of China; (2) reform of tax preferential system under the scheme of WTO; (3) world reform on individual income tax & perfection of individual income tax law of China; (4) double taxation and international (bilateral) taxation agreement; (5) international tax evasion and international taxation cooperation; (6) other theoretical or practical issues.

       This seminar will be organized by Professor Liu Jianwen of the Peking University Law School, a renowned fiscal and tax law specialist in China and who is also the Director of the Peking University Fiscal & Economic Law Research Center. More than 20 renowned tax law specialists from USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, India, Columbia, Taiwan and Hong Kong will be invited to attend this seminar, and more than 40 renowned fiscal and tax law specialists from mainland China also will participate in the discussion. The seminar will last one and a half days, and all topics will be discussed in English and Chinese (with translation). The participators to this seminar shall also consult on the establishment of an international academic organization on tax law – International Association of Taxation and Law. You are invited to be a founder and director of this institute.

       We are pleased to extend an invitation for your participation in this international seminar on tax law reform. The sponsors of this seminar promise free dining and accommodation, and no seminar fee will be charged from the participators (however, they shall be responsible for their travel fees); the sponsors will also organize a visit to the Great Wall at the participators’ expenses.

       We welcome your theses and papers for this seminar, your theses will be included in the Proceedings of 2005 International Seminar on China Fiscal and Tax law Reform. The title of your theses shall be submitted to the Organizing Committee by March 31st, 2005, and final complete paper shall be submitted to the Organizing Committee by April 25th, 2005. Your theses or paper shall, with an abstract or outline in English, be forwarded to the following contact persons of the Organizing Committee and their email address: bristar2008@126.com / zhaijiguang2008@sina.com.

       Please enclose your detailed contact information in your reply email so that we can smoothly deliver seminar magazine to you and conveniently inform you any seminar information; also please feel free to contact us by phone: Bristar Cao 86-13341183001 or 86-10-51604068; Zhai Jiguang 86-10-62819880.

       Yours faithfully,

       Peking University Law School

       Peking University Fiscal & Economic Law Research Center