THE city’s high-end and badly needed professionals from overseas can apply for subsidies online for the individual income tax starting from Aug. 1, according to a statement of the Shenzhen Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau.

In this case, the professionals refer to permanent residency holders in Hong Kong and Macao, or mainland people who have received residency permits through talent programs in Hong Kong and Macao and have had mainland hukou canceled, Taiwan residents and foreign nationals whose taxable income had reached the limit, and returned professionals from overseas who have obtained permanent residency permit overseas. As long as they have worked in Shenzhen for more than 90 days and have paid taxes according to the law, they can apply for subsidies if they meet one of the following criteria:

1. They have been selected into the talent programs of national, provincial and municipal levels, obtained A category or B category work permits, Guangdong talent cards, or high-end professional certificates.

2. They are managerial talents at or above the middle level of a company or a member of a research team engaging in national, provincial or municipal-level major innovation platforms.

3. They are members of research teams in higher learning institutions, research institutes or hospitals, or members of research teams that carry out key research tasks above municipal level.

4. They are talented staff members working at high-tech companies, major enterprises, listed companies or headquarters companies that have been accredited by the Shenzhen government, or at key industries or key areas of the city.

(Han Ximin)