Greater China Region
Practice Areas
Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law Practice, Tax Law
Career
Lawyer Lv Zhihe started his practice in March 2003 and joined Kangda Law Firm in June 2007. With over 20 years of legal practice experience, he has handled numerous influential civil, commercial, administrative, and criminal cases. He has successively served as legal counsel for various government enterprises and institutions, including the Longhua District Judicial Bureau of Shenzhen, the Longgang District Tax Bureau, PowerChina (Guangning) Green Mining Co., Ltd., Boyue Investment Management Company, Sunway Communication (Stock Code: 300136), Xinken Intelligent (Stock Code: 01967), Hongrongyuan Yifang Commercial Real Estate Company, Fenghuanglou Catering Service Company, Simms Craft Products Company, Shenzhen General Test Company, Shenzhen Health and Elderly Care College, Shenzhen High School, and the Shenzhen Public Security Fire Brigade.
As a pioneer practitioner in the field of tax law services, Lawyer Lv Zhihe leverages his composite knowledge background in law and taxation to skillfully combine traditional legal principles with tax laws, providing multidimensional thinking and case handling strategies. He resolves major complex civil, commercial, administrative, and criminal litigation and non-litigation cases, maximizing the protection of client interests.
Professional Memberships
Director of the Tax Law Professional Committee of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association
Deputy Director of the Tax Law Professional Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association
Executive Board Member of the Guangdong Tax Law Research Association of the China Law Society
Expert Consultant for the Civil and Administrative Procuratorial Department of the Supreme People's Procuratorate
Member of the Futian District Political Consultative Conference of Shenzhen
Member of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party
Deputy Director of the Social and Legal Affairs Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party
Deputy Director of the Social and Legal Affairs Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party
Member of the Policy Advisory Group of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party
Invited Supervisor of the Futian District Supervision Committee of Shenzhen
Chief Legal Consultant of Longgang District, Shenzhen
Special Supervisor of the State Administration of Taxation Futian District Tax Bureau (April 2020 - April 2023)
Invited Supervisor of the Shenzhen Water Authority's Integrity Supervisory Committee (2017-2020)
Publications
Authored "Cross-border Personal Income Tax: A Lawyer's Perspective" (Published by the People's Public Security University Press, August 2020).
Co-authored "Team Success: Five Modules for Building an Excellent Legal Team" (Legal Publishing House, May 2020).
Co-authored "Compliance and Legal Risk Prevention Handbook for Private Enterprises" (Legal Publishing House, January 2021).
Contributed to "Legal Research on Taxpayer Rights Protection" (Third Prize at the First China Tax Lawyer Forum).
Contributed articles such as "Impact and Countermeasures of Business Tax Reform on the Legal Profession" (Shenzhen Lawyers, Issue 2, 2013), "Hybrid Investment Business and Substance Over Form Principle" (Shenzhen Lawyers, Issue 5, 2013), "Tax Law Risks for Chinese Enterprises Going Global in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative" (Proceedings of the 14th Southern Tax Law Forum), and "Development Trends and Prospects of the Tax Legal Services Market in the Context of Rule of Law Taxation" (Proceedings of the 10th China Lawyers Forum).
Work Highlights
1. Typical Tax Dispute Cases:
Represented a coal mining company in a tax inspection hearing and administrative reconsideration case, successfully reducing the company's tax loss by RMB 2.7 billion.
Represented the first luxury car sales consumption tax dispute case in China, involving tax inspection hearings, administrative reconsideration, and administrative litigation.
Participated in the bankruptcy creditor confirmation lawsuit between Beijing Shunyi District Tax Bureau and Beijing Jinzhao Industrial Investment Company, which was recognized as one of the 2019 China Tax Law Typical Cases.
Represented Great Wall Asset Management Corporation's Shenzhen Branch in an arbitration case concerning real estate tax and urban land use tax disputes with ICBC Luohu Branch, saving millions in tax losses for the client.
Represented a taxpayer in a tax inspection hearing, administrative reconsideration, and administrative litigation against a municipal tax bureau inspection department, successfully reducing tax losses by approximately RMB 12 million.
Represented a company in a retrial administrative lawsuit concerning enterprise restructuring income tax, involving taxes and penalties totaling RMB 2.2 billion.
Represented an investment company in an administrative lawsuit concerning bad debt portfolio taxes, involving taxes and penalties of about RMB 1 billion.
Represented a real estate company in an administrative lawsuit concerning corporate income tax, involving tax amounts exceeding RMB 20 million.
Acted as an agent for a municipal tax bureau and its inspection department in a tax administrative lawsuit regarding a gas station tax evasion case.
Represented a company in import and export agency contract disputes at both first and second instance levels, involving tax amounts of RMB 43 million.
2. Typical Tax Criminal Defense Cases:
Served as defense counsel for Huang Ming and others charged with fraudulent export tax rebate and issuing fake VAT invoices, involving taxes of RMB 3.4 billion.
Participated in defending Li Mou and others accused of issuing fake VAT invoices and fraudulent export tax rebates, involving taxes of RMB 1.2 billion.
Served as defense counsel for Jiang Mou in a second-instance trial for fraudulent export tax rebate, resulting in a two-year sentence reduction.
Served as defense counsel for Xie Chuanmiao and others charged with fraudulent export tax rebate and issuing fake VAT invoices, involving taxes of nearly RMB 600 million.
Acted as defense counsel for Shao Mou in a case involving issuing fake VAT invoices, involving tax amounts exceeding RMB 20 million.
3. Typical Non-Litigation Tax Cases:
Provided tax planning solutions for the share transfer structure design of a mining company.
Provided specialized legal services for overseas share transfers by a non-resident individual.
Provided crisis response legal consulting services for a private school during a tax inspection.
Issued a special legal opinion on corporate reform income tax issues for an investment management company.
Provided crisis management services for a new materials company involved in a petroleum consumption tax inspection.
Served as a tax inspection crisis management advisor for several companies, providing legal opinions and response strategies during tax inspections.
Provided specialized tax compliance services for several companies, optimizing transaction structures and models, legally reducing taxes, and preventing tax law risks.
Awards
Awarded the title of Outstanding Member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party for its 70th Anniversary.
2023
Received the "Harmony" Award at the 30th Anniversary of Kangda Shenzhen Branch.
2023
Recognized as an Outstanding Partner at the 30th Anniversary of Kangda Shenzhen Branch.
2023
Named Excellent Director of Professional Committees by the Shenzhen Lawyers Association for the Year 2022.
2023
Awarded the title of Outstanding Lawyer of Guangdong Province for the Years 2017-2021.
2021
Recognized for Significant Contributions to Major Projects by the Tenth Shenzhen Lawyers Association.
2021
Named an Outstanding Committee Member by the Tenth Shenzhen Lawyers Association.
2021
Honored as an Advanced Individual in COVID-19 Prevention and Control Work by the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party.
2020
Selected as a Tax Law Specialist in the First Legal Star Activity at Kangda Law Firm.
2017
Education
Wuhan University
Master of Civil and Commercial Law