CIRCULAR ON QUESTION RELATED TO PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNINGTAXATIONS INCLUDING VALUE-ADDED TAX, CONSUMPTION TAX AND BUSINESS TAXAPPLICABLE TO ENTERPRISE WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN ENTERPRISES
CIRCULAR ON QUESTION RELATED TO PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNINGTAXATIONS INCLUDING VALUE-ADDED TAX, CONSUMPTION TAX AND BUSINESS TAXAPPLICABLE TO ENTERPRISE WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN ENTERPRISES
(State Council: 22 February 1994, Coded Guo Fa [1994] No. 10)
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To People's Governments of Various Provinces, Autonomous Regions and
Municipalities, Various Ministries and Commissions, and organizations
directly under the State Council:
In line with the Decision on the Provisional Regulations Concerning
Taxation Including Value-Added Tax, Consumption Tax and Business Tax
Applicable to enterprise with foreign investment and Foreign Enterprises
(hereinafter referred to as Decision) examined and approved by the Fifth
Session of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress
(NPC), we hereby notify you of the following questions related to tax
categories applicable to enterprise with foreign investment and foreign
enterprises:
I. Questions Concerning Tax Categories Applicable to Enterprise with
Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises
In accordance with the stipulations of the Decision, in addition to
the Provisional Regulations On Value-Added Tax of the People's Republic of
China, the Provisional Regulations on Consumption Tax of the People's
Republic of China, the Provisional Regulations On Business Tax of the
People's Republic of China and the Income Tax Law of the People's Republic
of China for Enterprise with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises
which are applicable to enterprise with foreign investment and foreign
enterprises, the following provisional regulations are also applicable to
them:
(I) The Provisional Regulation On Land Value-Added Tax of the
People's Republic of China published by the State Council on December 13,
1993;
(II) The Provisional Regulations On Resources Tax of the People's
Republic of China published by the State Council on December 25, 1993;
(III) The Provisional Regulations On Stamp Duty of the People's
Republic of China published by the State Council on August 6, 1988;
(IV) The Provisional Regulations On Animal Slaughter Tax published by
the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government
on December 19, 1950;
(V) The Provisional Regulations On Urban Real Estate Tax published by
the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government
on August 8, 1951;
(VI) The Provisional Regulations On Vehicle and Shipping License Fees
published by the Government Administration Council of the Central People's
Government on September 13, 1951;
(VII) The Provisional Regulations on Contract Tax published by the
Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government on
April 3, 1950.
During the tax system reform, the State Council will continue to
revise and formulate new interim regulations on taxation, enterprise with
foreign investment and foreign enterprises should appropriately implement
the stipulations according to relevant regulations.
II. Questions Concerning the Handling of Increased Tax Burdens on
Enterprise with Foreign Investment Following Changeover to the Collection
of Value-Added Tax, Consumption Tax and Business Tax
(I) Enterprise with foreign investment set up with approval before
December 31, 1993, which have increased tax burdens due to changeover to
the collection of value-added tax, consumption tax and business tax, may
themselves file an application, following examination and approval by the
tax authorities, the extra tax paid as a result of increased tax burdens
may be refunded within the approved period of operation, but the longest
time limit should not exceed five years; enterprises without a time limit
of operation my file an application, following approval from the tax
authorities, the above-mentioned extra tax paid may be refunded within the
period no longer than five years.
(II) Enterprise with foreign investment, which pay both value- added
tax and consumption tax, will have the value-added tax and consumption tax
respectively refunded for the part of taxes that exceed the original tax
burden, in accordance with the proportions of value-added tax and
consumption paid.
(III) Enterprise with foreign investment which directly export or
export through export-oriented enterprises to which they sell their
products shall perform the procedures for lump-sum refunding in accordance
with the stipulations of the Provisional Regulations On Value-Added Tax of
the People's Republic of China and by their export bill of entry and
evidence of tax payments.
(IV) AN enterprise with foreign investment which applies for tax
reimbursement because of increased tax burden may, in principle, perform
the procedures lump sum after year end; those who have more increased tax
burden may apply for reimbursement in advance on a quarterly basis, the
account can be cleared after year end.
(V) Departments under the State Administration of Taxation are
responsible for handling the matter of the reimbursement of value- added
tax and consumption tax, state treasury at all levels should make careful
examination and verification to ensure that refunding is done according to
prescribed regulations. The State Administration of Taxation is
responsible for separately lay down stipulations concerning the
calculation of the amount of tax refunded, the application for refund of
duty and the procedures for approval.
(VI) The people's governments of various provinces, autonomous
regions and municipalities are responsible to lay down stipulations
concerning the reimbursement of business tax.
Questions Concerning Taxation Related to Sino-Foreign Cooperative
Exploitation of Oil Resources.
Value-added tax shall be levied in kind at a 5 percent rate on the
crude oil and natural gas jointly exploited from the oil (gas) fields by
China and foreign companies, and mining area use fees shall be charged in
accordance with current stipulations, resource tax is not collected for
the time being. While calculating and levying value-added tax, the tax
amount of receipts will not be deducted, no tax will be refunded for the
export of crude oil and natural gas.
The offshore self-managed oilfields of the China Offshore Oil
Corporation shall implement the Circular in accordance with the
above-mentioned stipulations.
This Circular goes into effect from January 1, 1994.
nd consumption tax, will have the value-added tax and consumption tax
respectively refunded for the part of taxes that exceed the original tax
burden, in accordance with the proportions of value-added tax and
consumption paid.
(III) Enterprise with foreign investment which directly export or
export through export-oriented enterprises to which they sell their
products shall perform the procedures for lump-sum refunding in accordance
with the stipulations of the Provisional Regulations On Value-Added Tax of
the People's Republic of China and by their export bill of entry and
evidence of tax payments.
(IV) AN enterprise with foreign investment which applies for tax
reimbursement because of increased tax burden may, in principle, perform
the procedures lump sum after year end; those who have more increased tax
burden may apply for reimbursement in advance on a quarterly basis, the
account can be cleared after year end.
(V) Departments under the State Administration of Taxation are
responsible for handling the matter of the reimbursement of value- added
tax and consumption tax, state treasury at all levels should make careful
examination and verification to ensure that refunding is done according to
prescribed regulations. The State Administration of Taxation is
responsible for separately lay down stipulations concerning the
calculation of the amount of tax refunded, the application for refund of
duty and the procedures for approval.
(VI) The people's governments of various provinces, autonomous
regions and municipalities are responsible to lay down stipulations
concerning the reimbursement of business tax.
Questions Concerning Taxation Related to Sino-Foreign Cooperative
Exploitation of Oil Resources.
Value-added tax shall be levied in kind at a 5 percent rate on the
crude oil and natural gas jointly exploited from the oil (gas) fields by
China and foreign companies, and mining area use fees shall be charged in
accordance with current stipulations, resource tax is not collected for
the time being. While calculating and levying value-added tax, the tax
amount of receipts will not be deducted, no tax will be refunded for the
export of crude oil and natural gas.
The offshore self-managed oilfields of the China Offshore Oil
Corporation shall implement the Circular in accordance with the
above-mentioned stipulations.
This Circular goes into effect from January 1, 1994.
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