PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ONBUSINESS TAX
PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ONBUSINESS TAX
(State Council: 13 December 1993)
Whole Doc.
Article 1
All units and individuals engaged in the provision of services as
prescribed in these Regulations (hereinafter referred to as 'taxable
services'), the transfer of intangible assets or the sale of immovable
properties within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall be
taxpayers of Business Tax (hereinafter referred to be 'taxpayers'), and
shall pay Business Tax in accordance with these Regulations.
Article 2
The taxable items and tax rates of Business Tax shall be determined
in accordance with the
attached to these Regulations.
Any adjustments to the taxable items and tax rates shall be
determined by the State Council.
The specific tax rates applicable to taxpayers engaged in
entertainment businesses shall be determined by the People's governments
of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the
central government within the range prescribed by these Regulations.
Article 3
For taxpayers engaged in taxable activities under different tax
items, the turnover, transfer and sales amounts (hereinafter referred to
as 'turnover') under different taxable items shall be accounted for
separately. If the turnover has not been accounted for separately, the
higher tax rate shall apply.
Article 4
For taxpayers providing taxable services, transferring intangible
assets on selling immovable properties, the tax payable shall be computed
according to the turnover and the prescribed tax rates. The formula for
computing the tax payable is as follows:
Tax payable = Turnover x Tax rate
The tax payable shall be computed in Renminbi, The turnover of the
taxpayer settled in foreign currencies shall be converted into Renminbi
according to the exchange rate prevailing in the foreign exchange market.
Article 5
The turnover of the taxpayers shall be the total consideration and
all other changes receivable from the payers for the provision of taxable
services transfer of intangible assets or sales of immovable properties by
the taxpayers, except for the following situations:
(1) For transportation enterprises which carry passengers or cargoes
from the territory of the People's Republic of China to over seas
locations and trans-ship passengers or cargoes to other transportation
enterprises overseas, the turnover shall be the balance of transport
charges for the whole journey less the transport charges paid to the
sub-contracted transportation enterprises.
(2) For travel enterprises which organize tourist groups to travel
outside the territory of the People's Republic of China and sub-contract
to other travel enterprises overseas, the turnover shall be the balance of
the tourist charges for the whole journey less the payments made to those
sub-contracted travel enterprises.
(3) For the main contractors in the construction business who
sub-contract work to others, the turnover shall be the balance of the
total contract sum less the payments made to the sub- contractors.
(4) For re-lending businesses, the turnover shall be the balance of
interest on lending less the interest on borrowing.
(5) For businesses buying and selling foreign currencies, marketable
securities and futures, the turnover shall be the balance of the selling
prices less the buying prices.
(6) Other situations as regulated by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 6
The following items shall be exempt from Business Tax:
(1) Nursing services provided by nurseries, kindergartens, homes for
the aged, welfare institutions for the handicapped, matchmaking and
funeral services.
(2) Services provided on individual basis by the disabled.
(3) Medical services provided by hospitals, clinics and other medical
institutions.
(4) Educational services provided by schools and other educational
institutions; and services provided by students participating in
work-study programs.
(5) Agricultural mechanical ploughing, irrigation and drainage,
prevention and treatment of plant diseases and insect pests, plant
protection, insurance for farming and animal husbandry, and related
technical training services; breeding and the prevention and treatment of
diseases of poultry, livestock and aquatic animals.
(6) Admission fees for cultural activities conducted by memorial
hall, museum, cultural centre, art gallery, exhibition hall, academy of
painting and calligraphy, library and cultural protective units; admission
fees for cultural and religious activities conducted at places of
religious worship.
Except as stipulated in the above paragraphs, the Business Tax
exemption and reduction items shall be regulated by the State Council.
Local governments or departments shall not regulate any tax exemption or
reduction items.
Article 7
For taxpayers engaged in tax exempt or tax reduced items, the
turnover shall be accounted for separately. if the turnover has not been
separately accounted for, no exemption of reduction is allowed.
Article 8
For taxpayers whose turnover has not reached the Business Tax minimum
threshold stipulated by the Ministry of Finance, the Business Tax shall be
exempt.
Article 9
The time at which a liability to Business Tax arises shall be the
date on which the business proceeds are received or documented evidence of
right to collect business proceeds is obtained by the taxpayer.
Article 10
Business Tax shall be collected by the tax authorities.
Article 11
Business Tax withholding agents are as follows:
(1) For financial institutions entrusted to grant loans, the
entrusted financial institutions shall be the withholding agents.
(2) For sub-contracting of construction and installation business,
the main contractors shall be the withholding agents.
(3) Other withholding agents as stipulated by the Ministry of
Finance.
Article 12
The place for the payment of Business Tax is as follows:
(1) Taxpayers providing taxable services shall report and pay tax to
the local competent tax authorities where the taxable services take place.
Taxpayers engaged in the transportation business shall report and pay tax
to the local competent tax authorities where the business establishment is
located.
(2) Taxpayers transferring land use rights shall report and pay tax
to the local competent tax authorities where the land is located.
Taxpayers transferring other intangible assets shall report and pay tax to
the local competent tax authorities where the establishment is located.
(3) Taxpayers selling immovable properties shall report and pay tax
to the local competent tax authorities where the immovable properties are
located.
Article 13
The Business Tax assessable period shall be five days, ten days,
fifteen days or one month. The actual assessable period of taxpayers shall
be determined by the competent tax authorities according to the magnitude
of the tax payable of the taxpayers; tax that cannot be assessed in
regular periods may be assessed on a transaction-by-transaction basis.
Taxpayers that adopt one month as an assessable period shall report
and pay tax within ten days following the end of the period. If an
assessable period of five days, ten days or fifteen days is adopted, the
tax shall be prepaid within five days following the end of the period and
a monthly tax return shall be filed with any balance of tax due settled
within ten days from the first day of the following month.
The tax payment deadlines for withholding agents shall be determined
with reference to the stipulations of the above two paragraphs.
Article 14
The collection and administration of Business Tax shall be conducted
in accordance with the relevant regulations of the and these
Regulations.
Article 15
The collection of Business Tax from foreign investment enterprises
and foreign enterprises shall be conducted in accordance with the
resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Article 16
The Ministry of Finance shall be responsible for the interpretation
of these Regulations and for the formulation of the Detailed Rules and
Regulations for the Implementation of these Regulations.
Article 17
These Regulations shall come into effect from January 1, 1994, The
promulgated by the State Council on September 18, 1984 shall be repealed
on the same date.
BUSINESS TAX TAXABLE ITEMS AND TAX RATES TABLE
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Taxable
items Scope of charge Tax Rate %
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1. Communications
and transportation Transportation by land, water, 3
air and pipeline, loading
unloading and delivery
2. Construction Construction, installation,
repair, decoration and other
engineering work 3
3. Finance and insurance 5
4. Posts and
telecommunications 3
5. Culture and sports 3
6. Entertainment Singing bars, dance halls, 5-20
karaoke lounges, commercial
music halls, musical tea
houses, billiards, golf,
bowling and amusement
facilities
7. Servicing Agency, hotel, catering, 5
tourism, warehousing,
leasing, advertising and
other services
8. Transfer of
intangible assets Transfer of land-use rights, 5
patent rights, unpatchted
technologies, trade marks,
copyrights and goodwill
9. Sale of immovable
properties Sale of buildings and other 5
attachments to land
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