The preferential tax policy for purchasing and using tax-control cash registers

 

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:

 
Price of the Register
 
Tax credit amount =
----------------------------
X 17%
 
1+17%
 


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.

 



關於購進使用稅控收銀機的稅收優惠政策
 

財政部,國家稅務總局下發《關於推廣稅控收銀機有關稅收政策的通知》(財稅[2004]第167號)明確了納稅人購進使用稅控收銀機的稅收優惠政策。稅控機是由國家稅務總局推動的旨在加強企業稅收征管的設備,其功能是在原有電子收銀機上加上稅控功能,方便稅務局監管

《通知》規定:增值稅一般納稅人購置稅控收銀機所取得的增值稅專用發票上注明的增值稅稅額,准予在該企業當期的增值稅銷項稅額中抵扣。
增值稅小規模納稅人或營業稅納稅人購置稅控收銀機,經主管稅務機關審核批准後,可憑購進稅控收銀機取得的增值稅專用發票,按照發票上注明的增值稅稅額,抵免當期應納增值稅或營業稅稅額,或者按照購進稅控收銀機取得的普通發票上注明的價款,依下列公式計算可抵免稅額:

 

價款
 
可抵免稅額=
---------------
X 17%
 
1+17%
 


當期應納稅額不足抵免的,未抵免部分可在下期繼續抵免。
稅控收銀機購置費用達到固定資?標準的,應按固定資?管理,其按規定提取的折舊額可在企業計算繳納所得稅前扣除;達不到固定資?標準的,購置費用可在所得稅前一次性扣除。


上述優惠政策自2004年12月1日起執行。凡2004年12月1日以後(含當日)購置的符合國家標準並按《國家稅務總局財政部資訊?業部國家質量監督檢驗檢疫總局關於推廣應用稅控收銀機加強稅源監控的通知》(國稅發[2004]44號)的規定,通過選型招標中標的稅控收銀機適用上述優惠政策。