On 28 May 2026, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ), a leading Asian legal media outlet, announced the winners of its 2026 China Business Law Awards, recognising Chinese and international law firms that delivered outstanding performance in the Chinese legal market over the past year.

Hwuason Law Firm has been named the 2026 China Tax Law Firm of the Year. Since 2015, Hwuason has consistently earned this distinction through its exceptional track record and premier reputation in China’s domestic tax law services market, making 2026 the twelfth consecutive year the firm has received the CBLJ China Tax Law Firm of the Year honour.

“Hwuason Law Firm has established deep expertise across the full spectrum of tax legal services, with a distinguished record in tax dispute resolution, criminal defence in tax-related matters, and responses to tax audits — having repeatedly secured significant reductions or eliminations of tax liabilities and penalties for its clients. In a land value increment tax dispute involving a real estate developer in Southwest China, the firm successfully obtained the annulment of RMB 650 million in tax assessments and RMB 400 million in late payment surcharges through administrative reconsideration, litigation, and retrial proceedings, and further prompted the Supreme People’s Court to issue judicial interpretations applicable to similar cases. In addition, in a matter involving a recycled resources enterprise suspected of issuing fraudulent VAT invoices, the firm’s legal team, through rigorous evidentiary analysis, ultimately secured a non-prosecution decision for the client, sparing them from criminal liability carrying a sentence of over ten years.”

According to available information, the CBLJ research team conducted an independent, objective, and impartial selection process to identify the best-performing firms across practice areas this year. The process involved an open call for submissions from both Chinese and international law firms, months of research and evaluation, and ultimately yielded hundreds of submissions along with thousands of assessments from corporate executives, general counsel, and senior practitioners. Nominations were drawn from a broad range of sources, including not only the legal industry but also government bodies, the judiciary, and academia.

As China’s first specialised tax law firm, Hwuason has been repeatedly recognised by leading international legal ranking organisations — including Chambers, ALB, Legal 500, CLP, Asialaw, and China Business Law Journal — as “China’s Best Tax Law Firm.” A trailblazer in China’s tax legal profession, the firm leverages its integrated “Tax + Law + Industry” expertise to deliver premier legal services in the fiscal and taxation space. Hwuason’s specialist lawyers have on multiple occasions been invited as expert delegates to participate in tax legislation initiatives led by the National People’s Congress, the State Council, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Taxation Administration. Over the years, Hwuason’s lawyers have handled more than one thousand complex tax dispute cases across China, consistently maximising value for clients and standing as a true standard-bearer in the field.