CIRCULAR ON THE QUESTION CONCERNING VALUE-ADDED TAX PAYMENT FORSINO-FOREIGN COOPERATIVE EXPLOITATION OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
CIRCULAR ON THE QUESTION CONCERNING VALUE-ADDED TAX PAYMENT FORSINO-FOREIGN COOPERATIVE EXPLOITATION OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
(State Administration of Taxation: 28 April 1994 Coded Guo Shui Fa[1994] No. 114)
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To the tax bureaus of various provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities, the tax bureaus of various cities with independent
planning, the tax bureaus of Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Nanjing, Wuhan,
Chengdu, Xian and Guangzhou and various sub-bureaus of the Offshore Oil
Tax Administration:
In accordance with the stipulations of Article 3 of the State Council
Circular On Questions Related to the Provisional Regulations Concerning
the Collection of Applicable Value-Added Tax, Consumption Tax and Business
Tax on Foreign-Funded Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises, we hereby issue
to you the following circular on questions concerning the levy of
value-added tax on Sino-foreign cooperative exploitation of crude oil and
natural gas in the oil-and gas-fields (hereinafter referred to as
cooperative oil-and gas-fields):
I. Value-added tax is paid in kind for the crude oil and natural gas
exploited from the cooperative oil-and gas-fields, the output of crude oil
and natural gas exploited from those oil-and gas-fields, after deducting
the amount of oil (gas) used for petroleum operation and the amount of
loss, shall be taken as the basis for calculating tax.
II. In view of the fact that unified sales of the crude oil and
natural gas exploited from the cooperative oil-(gas-) fields are adopted,
value-added tax is calculated temporarily in accordance with the total
amount used each time for sales by cooperative oil-(gas-) fields. The
crude oil and natural gas in kind on which value-added tax is calculated
and levied shall be sold together with the crude oil and natural gas from
the cooperative oil-(gas-) fields.
III. The crude oil and natural gas materials on which value- added
tax is levied shall be put in storage after deducting their own actual
sales expenses on the basis of the actual sales amount. The pricing
methods for the sales of crude oil and natural gas shall be reported in
advance to the competent tax authorities for examination.
IV. Tax shall be paid for the crude oil and natural gas of the
cooperative oil-(gas-) fields on the basis of an individual time, the
concerned party shall declare tax payment within five days (the time can
be postponed if the last day is a legal festival or holiday) from the day
on which the sales payments each time shall be included in the seller's
bank account (the latest time shall not go beyond the last day for payment
as set in the contract), for those who fail to declare tax payment by
exceeding the time limit, the matter shall be handled in accordance with
related stipulations of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the
Collection and Management of Tax.
V. If the sales amount is settled in Foreign exchange for the crude
oil and natural gas sold by the cooperative oil-(gas-) fields, the state
foreign exchange price quoted on the day of sales or the first day of the
current month may be chosen for the Renminbi conversion rate for the sales
amount, the rate, once set according to the listed price through selection
shall not be changed within one year.
VI. The China Oil Corp. participates in cooperation shall be
responsible for the matters concerning declaration of payment of
value-added tax. While declaring tax payment, the oil corporation shall
also send the detailed materials including the sales price, sales expenses
and the buyer of the current crude oil and natural gas. It shall also send
reports on the output, stock, distribution amount and sales amount of the
cooperative oil-(gas-) fields to the competent tax authorities on a
monthly or quarterly basis, as well as other related materials required by
competent tax authorities.
VII. While selling crude oil and natural gas, the cooperative
oil-(gas-) fields shall issue value-added tax special invoice to the
purchaser in accordance with regulations. The concrete method for issuing
value-added special invoice is: "The sales amount containing tax shall" be
filled in the "column of the combined total of price and tax"; the tax
amount worked out on the basis of the formula: the sales amount containing
tax x 5% tax rate shall be filled in the "column of tax amount"; the
balance of the total amount of price and tax-the tax amount shall be
filled in the "column of the sum of money"; the total sales volume shall
be filled in the "column of quantify"; the actual sales unit price shall
be filled in the "column of unit price"; the "column of tax rate" is to be
left vacant. The tax amount listed in the "column of tax amount" is the
amount to be deducted from the purchase item of the purchaser's
value-added tax.
VIII. The self-managed offshore oil-(gas-) fields of the China
Offshore Oil Corp. shall act in light of the above-mentioned related
regulations.
IX. This Circular goes into effect on January 1, 1994.
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V. If the sales amount is settled in Foreign exchange for the crude
oil and natural gas sold by the cooperative oil-(gas-) fields, the state
foreign exchange price quoted on the day of sales or the first day of the
current month may be chosen for the Renminbi conversion rate for the sales
amount, the rate, once set according to the listed price through selection
shall not be changed within one year.
VI. The China Oil Corp. participates in cooperation shall be
responsible for the matters concerning declaration of payment of
value-added tax. While declaring tax payment, the oil corporation shall
also send the detailed materials including the sales price, sales expenses
and the buyer of the current crude oil and natural gas. It shall also send
reports on the output, stock, distribution amount and sales amount of the
cooperative oil-(gas-) fields to the competent tax authorities on a
monthly or quarterly basis, as well as other related materials required by
competent tax authorities.
VII. While selling crude oil and natural gas, the cooperative
oil-(gas-) fields shall issue value-added tax special invoice to the
purchaser in accordance with regulations. The concrete method for issuing
value-added special invoice is: "The sales amount containing tax shall" be
filled in the "column of the combined total of price and tax"; the tax
amount worked out on the basis of the formula: the sales amount containing
tax x 5% tax rate shall be filled in the "column of tax amount"; the
balance of the total amount of price and tax-the tax amount shall be
filled in the "column of the sum of money"; the total sales volume shall
be filled in the "column of quantify"; the actual sales unit price shall
be filled in the "column of unit price"; the "column of tax rate" is to be
left vacant. The tax amount listed in the "column of tax amount" is the
amount to be deducted from the purchase item of the purchaser's
value-added tax.
VIII. The self-managed offshore oil-(gas-) fields of the China
Offshore Oil Corp. shall act in light of the above-mentioned related
regulations.
IX. This Circular goes into effect on January 1, 1994.
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