Company: NTCL
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000153
Chunk: 110

Company: NetClass Technology Inc
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 5
Chunk 110
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 first file” principle, which means that where more than one person files a patent application for the same invention, a patent will be granted to the person who files the application first. An invention or a utility model must possess novelty, inventiveness, and practical applicability to be patentable. Third Parties must obtain consent or a proper license from the patent owner to use the patent. Otherwise, the unauthorized use constitutes an infringement on the patent rights.

Domain Names

On August 24, 2017, the MIIT promulgated the Administrative Measures for Internet Domain Names, or the Domain Name Measures, which became effective on November 1, 2017. On June 18, 2019, the Implementing Rules on Registration of National Top-level Domain Names was promulgated by the China Internet Network Information Center, or the CNNIC. According to which, the Domain Name Measures regulate the registration of domain names, such as China’s national top-level domain name “. CN” and the MIIT is the main regulatory body responsible for the administration of PRC internet domain names.

Regulations Relating to Taxation

Income Tax

According to the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China, or the EIT Law, which was promulgated on March 16, 2007, became effective as from January 1, 2008, and amended on February 24, 2017, and December 29, 2018 and amended on April 23, 2019, an enterprise established outside the PRC with de facto management bodies within the PRC is considered as a resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. The Implementing Rules of the Enterprise Income Law of the People’s Republic of China, or the Implementing Rules of the EIT Law, defines a de facto management body as a managing body that in practice exercises “substantial and overall management and control over the production and operations, personnel, accounting, and properties” of the enterprise. Non-PRC resident enterprises without “de facto management bodies” located within the PRC that has not set up an organization or establishment in the PRC, or has set up an organization or establishment but the income derived has no actual connection with such organization or establishment in the PRC pay an enterprise income tax in connection with their income originating from the PRC at the tax rate of 10%.

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Withholding Tax on Dividend