NOTE 7 — INCOME TAXES

Wetouch

Wetouch Technology Inc. files a U.S. federal income tax return.

BVI Wetouch

Under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands, BVI Wetouch, subsidiaries of Wetouch, is not subject to tax on its income or capital gains. In addition, no British Virgin Islands withholding tax will be imposed upon the payment of dividends by the Company to its shareholders.

Hong Kong

HK Wetouch is incorporated in Hong Kong and is subject to profit taxes in Hong Kong at a rate of 16.5%.

PRC

Sichuan Wetouch and Sichuan Vtouch files income tax returns in the PRC. Effective from January 1, 2008, the PRC statutory income tax rate is 25% according to the Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) Law which was passed by the National People’s Congress on March 16, 2007.

Under PRC CIT Law, domestic enterprises and Foreign Investment Enterprises (“FIEs”) are usually subject to a unified 25% enterprise income tax rate while preferential tax rates, tax holidays and even tax exemption may be granted on a case-by-case basis by local government as preferential tax treatment to High and New Technology Enterprises (“HNTEs”). Under this preferential tax treatment, HNTEs are entitled to an income tax rate of 15%, subject to a requirement that they re-apply for their HNTE status every three years. Pursuant to an approval from the local tax authority in October 2017, Sichuan Wetouch became a qualified enterprise located in the western region of the PRC, entitled it to a preferential income tax rate of 15% from October 11, 2017 to October 11, 2020.

On October 21, 2020, Sichuan Wetouch was granted on a case-by-case basis by Sichuan Provincial government as preferential tax treatment High and New Technology Enterprises (“HNTEs”), entitled to a reduced income tax rate of 15% beginning October 21, 2020 until October 20, 2023.

On March 30, 2023 an independent third party acquired all shares of Sichuan Wetouch.

Sichuan Vtouch is entitled to 25% of income tax rate.

The effective income tax rates for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were 33.5% and 28.1%, respectively.

The estimated effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2023 would be similar to actual effective tax rate of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023.

NOTE 7 — INCOME TAXES

Wetouch

Wetouch Technology Inc. is subject to a tax rate of 21% per beginning 2018, and files a U.S. federal income tax return.

BVI Wetouch

Under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands, BVI Wetouch, subsidiaries of Wetouch, is not subject to tax on its income or capital gains. In addition, no British Virgin Islands withholding tax will be imposed upon the payment of dividends by the Company to its shareholders.

Hong Kong

HK Wetouch is incorporated in Hong Kong and is subject to profit taxes in Hong Kong at a progressive rate of 16.5%.

PRC

Sichuan Wetouch and Sichuan Vtouch files income tax returns in the PRC. Effective from January 1, 2008, the PRC statutory income tax rate is 25% according to the Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) Law which was passed by the National People’s Congress on March 16, 2007.

Under PRC CIT Law, domestic enterprises and Foreign Investment Enterprises (“FIEs”) are usually subject to a unified 25% enterprise income tax rate while preferential tax rates, tax holidays and even tax exemption may be granted on a case-by-case basis by local government as preferential tax treatment to High and New Technology Enterprises (“HNTEs”). Under this preferential tax treatment, HNTEs are entitled to an income tax rate of 15%, subject to a requirement that they re-apply for their HNTE status every three years. Pursuant to an approval from the local tax authority in October 2017, Sichuan Wetouch became a qualified enterprise located in the western region of the PRC, entitled it to a preferential income tax rate of 15% from October 11, 2017 to October 11, 2020.

On October 21, 2020, Sichuan Wetouch was granted on a case-by-case basis by Sichuan Provincial government as preferential tax treatment High and New Technology Enterprises (“HNTEs”), entitled to a reduced income tax rate of 15% beginning October 21, 2020 until October 20, 2023.

Sichuan Vtouch is entitled to 25% of income tax rate.

The CIT Law and its implementation rules impose a withholding income tax at 10%, unless reduced by a tax treaty or arrangement, on the amount of dividends distributed by a PRC-resident enterprise to its immediate holding company outside the PRC that are related to earnings accumulated beginning on January 1, 2008. Dividends relating to undistributed earnings generated prior to January 1, 2008 are exempt from such withholding income tax.

The components of the income tax provision are as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF COMPONENTS OF THE INCOME TAX PROVISION

The following table reconciles the China statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

 SCHEDULE OF INCOME TAX RATE

Deferred tax assets

The Company’s has no deferred tax assets are as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The Company follows ASC 740, “Income Taxes”, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates, applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitations, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, Sichuan Wetouch and Sichuan Vtouch remains open for statutory examination by PRC tax authorities.