Article 11 The business tax withholding agent stipulates that if the Chinese people and units or individuals outside China provide taxable services, transfer intangible assets or sell real estate in China, and there is no business organization in China, their domestic agents shall be the withholding agents; If there is no agent in China, the transferee or the buyer shall be the withholding agent. Therefore, according to
Provisional Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Business Tax
According to the current regulations, the interest paid overseas by domestic enterprises needs to pay business tax. According to what you said, the overseas enterprise should not set up a business institution in China, and your enterprise should be the withholding agent of this business tax.
In addition, regarding the time when the withholding obligation occurs, your enterprise shall handle the basis according to the following provisions.
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Provisional Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Business Tax
Article 12 stipulates that,
The business tax obligation occurs on the day when the taxpayer provides taxable services, transfers intangible assets or sells real estate, and receives the operating income or obtains the evidence to claim the operating income. Unless otherwise provided by the competent departments of finance and taxation of the State Council, such provisions shall prevail. The business tax withholding obligation occurs on the day when the taxpayer's business tax obligation occurs.