Hongliang Xu Claimed

Tax Crime Defense and Tax Compliance

Hongliang Xu advises businesses and individuals in Shanghai on tax crime defense, tax audit response and corporate tax compliance, with a particular focus on false VAT invoice cases and the boundary between administrative tax violations and criminal offense.

Based in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, Mr. Xu practices at Shanghai Dingxin Law Firm, where he combines criminal defense experience with a working knowledge of tax law and financial accounting. He earned his law degree from East China University of Political Science and Law and was admitted to the bar in 2015. Over the past decade he has handled tax-related cases in which clients faced criminal investigation by public security authorities after tax audits identified suspected false invoicing or evasion.

False Invoice Defense

Mr. Xu regularly represents corporate officers, financial controllers and business owners in cases involving suspected false issuance of special VAT invoices. His approach starts with a review of the underlying commercial transaction: whether a genuine purchase or supply occurred, whether the invoice content matches the actual goods or services, and whether the party knowingly participated in conduct designed to evade tax. He examines the flow of invoices, goods, funds and contracts to distinguish deliberate wrongdoing from accounting errors or industry customs that merely look irregular on paper.

Where the evidence shows a misunderstanding of the transaction rather than criminal intent, he presents the complete commercial picture to investigators and prosecutors. Where a client's conduct crosses the criminal threshold, he works to secure the most favorable characterization of the offense and to pursue the statutory grounds for leniency, including voluntary disclosure, full repayment and cooperation with the authorities.

Tax Audit Response

A significant part of Mr. Xu's practice involves advising companies that have been notified of a tax audit or inquiry. He helps clients prepare complete and accurate records, respond to information requests, and present their position to tax authorities before a matter is referred to criminal investigation. His experience is that the earlier a lawyer becomes involved, the more room there is to resolve the matter at the administrative stage.

• Tax audit response and representation before tax authorities
• False invoice and tax evasion defense in criminal proceedings
• Corporate tax compliance reviews and risk assessment
• Advice on voluntary disclosure, repayment and penalty mitigation

His office in Pudong is accessible for in-person consultations, and remote communication is available for clients outside Shanghai. All engagement terms, fees and communication protocols are confirmed in writing at the outset of each matter.