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Ministry of Finance ("MOF"), State Administrative of Taxation
("SAT") has announced the "Notice about taxation policy
on promoting the tax-control cash registers" (Cai Sui [2004]
167) to clarify the preferential tax policy for taxpayer who purchases
and uses tax-control cash registers ("the Register"). The
Register is an accessory to be installed in a cash register which
is promoted by the SAT with a view to enhance and monitor the tax
collection efficiency
The notice stipulated
that: General taxpayer can deduct the amount of Value-Added Tax
("VAT") stated on the VAT invoice from the amount of output
VAT in the relevant period when they purchased the Register.
Upon the verification
and approval from respective taxation bureau, the small VAT taxpayer
and Business Tax taxpayer could offset the amount of VAT or Business
Tax payable from the amount stated on the VAT invoice obtained from
the purchase of the Register in the relevant period. If they received
original invoice, the tax credit can be calculated based on the
below formula:
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Price
of the Register
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credit amount = |
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X
17% |
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1+17%
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Should the tax
credit amount exceed the tax payable in the current period, the
remaining tax credit could be brought forward to the next period
to off set the future tax payable.
If the acquisition cost
of the Register is substantial enough to classify as fixed assets,
the depreciation of the Register could be treated as tax deduction
in calculating the assessable profit. The lump sum acquisition cost
would be deductible if the Register does not fall within the classification
of the fixed assets.
The abovementioned preferential
policy will be effective from December 1, 2004. All Register that
meet the Chinese National Standard and successful bid in the model
tender under the regulation of "Notice announced by SAT, MOF,
Ministry of Information Industry and the General Administration
of Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's republic
of China about the promotion of tax-control cash registers to reinforce
the monitoring and control over taxation origin" are applicable
to the abovementioned preferential policy.
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