Julie (Hong) Cheng

Partner, Shanghai office.

Ms. Cheng joined JunHe in 2007. Prior to that, she worked in international law firms for seven years and a large State-owned enterprise for more than one year.

Ms. Cheng’s areas of tax practice include tax consulting, tax compliance, tax planning, tax dispute resolution, transfer pricing, and private wealth management. She has advised a lot of international clients and Chinese clients on various PRC tax issues (direct and indirect taxes) relating to clients’ inbound investment, M&A transactions, outbound investments as well as tax issues arising out of the clients’ business operations in China. She has also represented many clients in tax audit cases and tax disputes. In addition, she assists high-net-worth individuals in their wealth management and companies in advising on their employee incentive plans.

PRC licensed lawyer

Ms. Cheng is a member of the All-China Bar Association and Shanghai Bar Association.

Norges Bank, Constellium, Partners Group, Ashley Furniture, Wuthelam, H.C. Starck, SQM, etc.

(a) Advised a Korean MNC on tax-related matters in respect of the restructuring of its Chinese subsidiaries, including providing tax consultancy on restructuring-related tax issues and entitlement to treatments under the China-Korea Tax Treaty, assisting the client in the withholding tax filing, stamp duty filing, and filing for treaty benefit under the China-Korea tax treaty, and assisting the client in the related communications with the tax authorities.

(b) Advised a global chemical company on its restructuring involving change of the direct shareholder of its Chinese subsidiaries, including providing tax consultancy on the Chinese tax implications, preparing the relevant documents, and assisting in the communications and governmental filings with the local company registration authorities and tax authorities to implement the changes in an efficient manner.

(c) Assisted an international company in the seller’s due diligence, contract review and filing of the transaction with the Chinese tax authorities in connection with its sale of certain business to a third party, involving indirect sale of several Chinese subsidiaries.

(d) Advised a prominent fund on its QFLP tax matters.

(e) Advised a prominent financial institution on tax compliance issue relating to its China business activities.

(f) Provided tax advice and assistance in tax filing and negotiation with tax authorities for an overseas entity regarding property tax and urban land use tax relating to its properties located in Shanghai.

Ms. Cheng is a tax and corporate partner in JunHe based in our Shanghai office. Ms. Cheng joined JunHe in 2007. Prior to that, she worked in international law firms for seven years and a large State-owned enterprise for more than one year.

East China University of Political Science and Law

Master

1996 - 1999

Anhui Normal University

Bachelor

1992 - 1996

Band 3: Tax (PRC Firms)

Chambers Greater China Region

2026

Practice head(s): Tax

The Legal 500 Greater China

2026

Band 3: Tax (PRC Firms)

Chambers Greater China Region

2025

Practice head(s): Tax

The Legal 500 Greater China

2025

Women in Tax Leader

ITR World Tax

2025

Lawyer of the Year - Tax

GRCD

2025

Band 3: Tax (PRC Firms)

Chambers Greater China Region

2024

Practice head(s): Tax

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific

2024

Highly Regarded: Transactional Tax

ITR World Tax

2024

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