(State Administration of Taxation: 15 March 1994 Coded Guo Shui Fa[1994]No. 059)
(State Administration of Taxation: 15 March 1994 Coded Guo Shui Fa[1994]No. 059)
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To the tax bureaus of various provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities, and to the tax bureaus of various cities with independent
planning:
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the new tax system
and standardize management of value-added tax, the State Administration of
Taxation has decided to institute the ordinary Value-Added tax payer's
recognition system. On November 20, 1993, the State Administration of
Taxation issued the Measures for Recognizing the Application Filed by
Ordinary Value-Added Tax Payer in the form of an openly transmitted
telegraph coded Guo Shui Ming Dian [1993] No. 052 to various localities.
The text is hereby printed and issued to you, please continue to put it
into practice.
Appendix I:
I. Measures for Recognizing the Application of Ordinary Value- Added
Tax payer
II. Table of Recognizing the Application of Ordinary Value-Added Tax
Payer
III. Recognition of the Special Seal and Stamp of "Ordinary
Value-Added Tax Payer" (omitted)
Appendix I:
Measures for Recognizing the Application of Ordinary Value-Added Tax
Payer
I. Ordinary value-added tax payer (hereinafter referred to as
ordinary tax payer) shall all follow these measures to perform procedures
for the recognition of ordinary tax payer with the tax competent
authorities at the location of his enterprise.
Ordinary tax payers whose general sub-branches are not in the same
county (city) shall apply for performing the procedures for recognition of
ordinary tax payer with the competent tax authorities at the locations of
their respective organizations.
II. Ordinary tax payers refer to the enterprise and units of an
enterprise nature (hereinafter referred to as enterprises) whose annual
sales amount: on which value-added tax shall be levied (hereinafter
referred to as annual taxable sales amount, including all taxable sales
amounts within a year of Gregorian calendar), exceeds the standard for
small-scale tax payers as stipulated by the Ministry of Finance.
The tax payers listed below do not belong to ordinary tax payers:
(1) Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as small- scale enterprises)
whose annual taxable sales volume does not exceed the standard of
small-scale tax payer;
(2) Individuals;
(3) Non-enterprise units;
(4) Enterprises not frequently have the taxable conduct related to
value-added tax.
III. A small-scale enterprise, which has an annual taxable sales
volume that does not exceed the standard and which has a sound accounting
system capable of accurately calculating and providing a tax amount on
sales items and a tax amount on purchase items, may apply for performing
the procedures for recognition of the ordinary tax payer.
When the tax payer's general sub-branch introduces unified
accounting, if the annual taxable sales volume of his general organization
exceeds the standard of a small-scale enterprise, but the annual taxable
sales volume of his branch does not exceed the standard of a small-scale
enterprise, then his branch may apply for performing the procedures for
recognition of ordinary tax payer. While performing the recognition
procedures, he shall provide the certificate (the photocopy of the
application recognition form of his general organization) showing that the
competent tax authorities in the location of his general organization has
approved its general organization as an ordinary tax payer.
Because value-added tax special vouchers are not to be issued for
goods old tax free, therefore, an enterprise which sells goods all tax
free shall not perform recognition procedures for ordinary tax payer.
IV. Ordinary tax payer who has been examined and approved as such may
calculate the taxable amount in accordance with the stipulations of
Article 4 of the Provisional Regulations on Value- Added Tax of the
People's Republic of China and may use the value- added tax special
vouchers.
For the tax payer who conforms with the conditions for ordinary tax
payer but who does not apply for performing the procedures for recognizing
ordinary tax payer, the taxable amount shall be calculated in accordance
with the value-added tax rate in relation to the sales volume, the tax
amount on the purchase items shall not be deducted, nor shall value-added
tax special vouchers be used.
V. Newly opened enterprises which conform with the conditions for
ordinary tax payers shall apply for performing the procedures for
recognizing ordinary tax payer while performing taxation registration. If
its estimated taxable sales volume exceeds the standard for a small-scale
enterprise, the tax authorities shall temporarily recognize it as ordinary
tax payer; after it opens for business, if the actual annual taxable sales
volume does not exceed the standard a small-scale tax payer, it shall file
another application for performing the procedures for recognition of
ordinary tax payers. An enterprise, which conforms with the conditions as
set in Clause 1 of Article 3 of these Measures, may continued to be
recognized as ordinary tax payer; if it does not conform with the
conditions set in Clause 1 of Article 3 of these Measures, it shall be
disqualified as an ordinary tax payer.
VI. If the annual taxable sales volume of a small-scale enterprise,
which has opened for business, exceeds the standard for a small-scale tax
payer, it shall apply for performing the procedures for recognizing
ordinary tax payer before the end of January in the following Year.
VII. An enterprise which applies for performing the procedures for
recognizing ordinary tax payer shall file an application report and
provide the following related certificates and materials;
(1) Business license;
(2) Related contracts, statutes and agreements;
(3) Bank account number certificates;
(4) Other related certificates and materials required to be provided
by tax authorities.
The contents of the certificates and materials listed in item 4 of
the above clause shall be determined by the provincial-level tax
authorities.
VIII. After initially examining and approving the application report
and related materials of the enterprise, the competent tax authorities
shall issue the Application Recognition Form of the Value-Added Tax Payer,
the enterprise shall accurately fill in the Application Recognition Form
of Ordinary Value-Added Tax Payer. The Application Recognition Form of
Ordinary Value-Added Tax Payer filled in and reported by the enterprise
shall be in duplicate. After examination and approval, one copy is handed
to the grass- roots tax organization, and the other copy shall be returned
to the enterprise for preservation.
The pattern of the Application Recognition Form of the Value- Added
Tax Payer shall be drawn up by the State Administration of Taxation.
IX. The examination and approval power over the recognition of
ordinary tax payer resides in the tax authorities at and above the county
level. With regard to the Application Recognition Form of Value-Added Tax
Payer filled in and reported by the enterprise, the tax authorities which
are responsible for examination and approval shall complete the
examination and approval within 30 days from the day of receipt. For those
who conform with the condition for ordinary tax payers, the special seal
acknowledged the Ordinary Value-Added Tax Payer shall be affixed on top of
the first page of the copy of the Tax Registration Certificate, which
shall be regarded as the certificate by which to obtain and purchase
value- added tax special vouchers.
The ink paste for the special seal recognizing Ordinary Value- Added
Tax Payer is set in a unified red color, the die shall be made by the
State Administration of Taxation.
Appendix II:
Table of Recognizing the Application of Ordinary Value-Added Tax
Payer
Applicant: (Seal) Application Time: Year Month Day
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Address Telephone Postcode
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Business Scope
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Economic Nature Number of Employees
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Bank of Deposit Account Number
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19 Year's |Sales Volume of Goods Produced Sales Volume of
Material |Processed
(10000 yuan)|& Repaired Goods Wholesale & Retail Sales Volume
|Total Taxable Sales Volume Fixed Asset Scale
----|-------------
Calculating |Number of Specialized Financial workers
Situation of |Category of Setup
Accounting & |Account Books Whether the
Finance |Purchase & Sales Tax
|Volume Can Be Accurately
|Calculated
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Remarks |
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Opinions of County-
Opinions of Grass-Roots
Tax (Seal) (District-) Level Tax
(Seal)
Departments
Departments
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related materials of the enterprise, the competent tax authorities
shall issue the Application Recognition Form of the Value-Added Tax Payer,
the enterprise shall accurately fill in the Application Recognition Form
of Ordinary Value-Added Tax Payer. The Application Recognition Form of
Ordinary Value-Added Tax Payer filled in and reported by the enterprise
shall be in duplicate. After examination and approval, one copy is handed
to the grass- roots tax organization, and the other copy shall be returned
to the enterprise for preservation.
The pattern of the Application Recognition Form of the Value- Added
Tax Payer shall be drawn up by the State Administration of Taxation.
IX. The examination and approval power over the recognition of
ordinary tax payer resides in the tax authorities at and above the county
level. With regard to the Application Recognition Form of Value-Added Tax
Payer filled in and reported by the enterprise, the tax authorities which
are responsible for examination and approval shall complete the
examination and approval within 30 days from the day of receipt. For those
who conform with the condition for ordinary tax payers, the special seal
acknowledged the Ordinary Value-Added Tax Payer shall be affixed on top of
the first page of the copy of the Tax Registration Certificate, which
shall be regarded as the certificate by which to obtain and purchase
value- added tax special vouchers.
The ink paste for the special seal recognizing Ordinary Value- Added
Tax Payer is set in a unified red color, the die shall be made by the
State Administration of Taxation.
Appendix II:
Table of Recognizing the Application of Ordinary Value-Added Tax
Payer
Applicant: (Seal) Application Time: Year Month Day
------------------
Address Telephone Postcode
------------------
Business Scope
------------------
Economic Nature Number of Employees
------------------
Bank of Deposit Account Number
------------------
19 Year's |Sales Volume of Goods Produced Sales Volume of
Material |Processed
(10000 yuan)|& Repaired Goods Wholesale & Retail Sales Volume
|Total Taxable Sales Volume Fixed Asset Scale
----|-------------
Calculating |Number of Specialized Financial workers
Situation of |Category of Setup
Accounting & |Account Books Whether the
Finance |Purchase & Sales Tax
|Volume Can Be Accurately
|Calculated
----|--------------
Remarks |
----|--------------
Opinions of County-
Opinions of Grass-Roots
Tax (Seal) (District-) Level Tax
(Seal)
Departments
Departments
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