Announcement of the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau on Certain Tax Matters That Could Be Handled at Any Tax Authorityin Beijing

• Document Number：Announcement No. 10 [2016] of the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau
• Area of Law： Taxation
• Level of Authority： Local Regulatory Documents
• Date issued：08-04-2016
• Effective Date：08-08-2016
• Status： Effective
• Issuing Authority： Beijing Local Taxation Bureau

Announcement of the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau on Certain Tax Matters That Could Be Handled at Any Tax Authorityin Beijing
(Announcement No. 10 [2016] of the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau)
In order to thoroughly implement the Plan of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council for Deepening the Reform of the State Tax and Local Tax Collection Administration System,facilitate the handling of tax-related matters, reduce taxpayers' burden in handling tax matters, and improve the efficiency of tax collection, Beijing Local Taxation Bureau has decided to allow the handling of certain tax matters at any tax authorityin Beijing. The relevant information is hereby announced as follows:
I. For the purpose of this Announcement, “allowing the handling of certain tax matters at any tax authorityin Beijing” means that a taxpayer may handle the tax matters as listed in this Announcement through the “Beijing Internet Local Taxation Bureau” or at the tax service hall of any local tax authority in Beijing without limitation over the business location and the competent tax authority to which the taxpayer subordinates.
II. As of August 8, 2016, a taxpayer may handle 84 tax-related matters online. As of September 8, 2016, a taxpayer may choose to handle 22 tax-related matters at the tax service hall of any local tax authority in Beijing.
III. “Tax-related matters allowed to be handled at any tax authorityin Beijing” mainly include: tax registration, tax determination, filing of tax returns, recordation administration, preferential treatment, certification, inquiry about tax-related information, tax consultation, etc.
IV. A taxpayer may realize the whole-process paperless handling of 84 tax-related matters allowed to be handled online as listed in this Announcement through the “Beijing Internet Local Taxation Bureau.” A taxpayer may fill out an application form online, digitize the relevant contracts, certificates and relevant tax-related materials, and, upon the encryption and signature by means of a CA digital certificate, upload them to the “Beijing Internet Local Taxation Bureau”; and the local tax authority shall handle the relevant matters online. The taxpayer may inquire about the handling results through the “Beijing Internet Local Taxation Bureau.”
V. A taxpayer may choose to handle 22 tax-related matters allowed to be handled at tax service halls as listed in this Announcement at any local tax authority in Beijing. An acceptance authority shall complete the handling of a tax-related matter that meets the conditions for handling and can be handled instantly, and complete the handling of a tax-related matter that meets the conditions for handling but cannot be handled instantly during a statutory period.
VI. Taxpayers that need to learn more about the tax-related matters allowed to be handled at any tax authorityin Beijing may call the12366 tax service hotline or the tax service consulting hotlines of local tax authorities or consult onsite at tax service halls, or learn the relevant information by visiting the website (http：//www.tax861.gov.cn) of the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau.
Annexes:
1. List of “Tax-related Matters Allowed to be Handled at Any Tax Authorityin Beijing” Which Taxpayers May Handle Online
2. List of “Tax-related Matters Allowed to be Handled at Any Tax Authorityin Beijing” Which Taxpayers May Handle at Tax Service Halls
Beijing Local Taxation Bureau
August 4, 2016