What's the difference between branches, representative offices, offices and subsidiaries?

1, different personnel, branches and subsidiaries: can recruit people independently; Representative office: you can't recruit people independently, but you must recruit people through qualified human resources companies; Office: Cancel.

2. Under different conditions of establishment, branches and subsidiaries can go through the registration formalities by themselves, as long as the registered address is an office building; Representative office: when registering, it must be entrusted to a qualified institution, and the registered address must be a foreign-related office building; Office: Cancel.

Invoice and contract are different. Branches and subsidiaries: you can purchase invoices and sign contracts at the location of branches, and you can also pay taxes locally; Representative office: you can't buy invoices, you can't sign contracts, and all expenses must be remitted by the parent company; Office: Cancel.

4. When the duration is different, the branches and subsidiaries shall be consistent with the operating period of the head office and shall not exceed the business scope of the head office; Representative office: the longest term is three years, and it needs to be extended after three years, and the number of extensions is unlimited; Office: Cancel.

Extended data:

Materials required for registered office:

When a foreign enterprise or economic organization establishes an office (or representative office) in Chongqing, it shall provide the following written documents:

1, an application signed by the chairman or general manager of the enterprise.

2, the enterprise in the country issued by the relevant authorities of the legitimate business certificate (copy).

3. The capital credit certificate issued by the bank with which the enterprise has business dealings (original).

4, the chief representative's power of attorney signed by the chairman or general manager of the enterprise, the chief representative's resume and identity certificate (copy).

5. Fill in the Application Form for the Establishment of the Resident Representative Office of Foreign Enterprises and the Declaration Form for the Personnel of the Resident Representative Office of Foreign Enterprises.

6. Other materials deemed necessary by the examination and approval authority.

The above materials are in quintuplicate, with Chinese translation in Chinese or foreign languages. The contents of the application include: brief introduction of the enterprise, purpose of establishing the resident representative office, name, accredited personnel, business scope, resident period and office address, etc.

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