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Exchange of Certificate of Tax Registration
(04/06/2005)
Processing Authority: Shanghai Municipal Office of State Administration of Taxation, each sub-bureau of Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau, each office of State Administration of Taxation at the district/county level of Shanghai Municipality, and each sub-branch of Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau at the district/county level of Shanghai Municipality
Application Formalities:
(1) The taxpayer shall go to the competent taxation authority for the tax registration form and fill in it according to the applicable provisions.
(2) The taxpayer shall present the completed tax registration form to the competent taxation authority with the relevant certifications, supporting documents and materials as follows:
1) the original and copy of the original certificate of tax registration;
2) the business license, the certificate of the public institution or the public organization, or other certifications or supporting files or documents approving incorporation of units;
3) the nationwide unified organization/institution code and IC card whereof issued by the competent quality and technical supervision authority;
4) the certificates or supporting documents of the personal identities of the legal representative or the executive chief, the chief financial officer, and the person specially assigned for payment of taxes;
5) the supporting documents of the personal identities of the owner, the partner, the chief financial officer, the person specially assigned for payment of taxes, and the employed of the small industrial or commercial business;
6) the certificates or supporting documents issued by the bank of the primary deposit, the bank of special deposit account for tax payment, and other banks of deposit;
7) the report on verification of capital or the supporting document of capital source;
8) the relevant contracts, articles of association, and/or agreements;
9) the official approval document by the competent superior authority;
10) the charging permit (to the administrative public institution) issued by the competent pricing authority;
11) both the business license and the certificate of tax registration of the parent institution or organization in case of the branch or office whereof; and
12) other relevant certifications, supporting documents and materials required by the competent taxation authority.
The taxpayer shall present one copy and one xerox copy of the above certifications, supporting documents and materials provided, however, that the original and the copy of the certificate of tax registration shall be presented as well. The competent taxation authority shall, upon completion of review, return the original and copy of the certificate of tax registration and the copy of other certifications, supporting documents and materials, and keep the xerox copy whereof in file.
(3) The competent taxation authority will review any and all of certifications, supporting documents, materials and the tax registration form presented by the taxpayer, and, in case of approving exchange of certificate, take back the original and copy of the original certificate of tax registration from, issue the original and copy of the new certificate of tax registration to, and charge for management cost for production of the certificate of tax registration to the very taxpayer.
(4) The taxpayer shall, in case of loss of the certificate of tax registration, report to the competent taxation authority in writing, and make public announcement of invalidation whereof in press at the municipal level in Shanghai.
Processing Procedures:
(1) The taxpayer shall go to the competent taxation authority for the tax registration form and fill in it according to the applicable provisions.
(2) The taxpayer shall present the completed tax registration form to the competent taxation authority.
(3) The competent taxation authority will review any and all of certifications, supporting documents, materials and the tax registration form presented by the taxpayer, and, in case of approving exchange of certificate, take back the original and copy of the original certificate of tax registration from, issue the original and copy of the new certificate of tax registration to, and charge for management cost for production of the certificate of tax registration to the very taxpayer.
Charging Standard & Basis:
(I) Charging Standard: RMB 50 per set of the certificate of the state tax registration and the certificate of the local tax registration respectively in case of exchange.
(II) Charging Basis: Article 46 under the Rules for Administration of Tax Registration issued by the State Administration of Taxation of the People's Republic of China, and Reply on Verification of Standard of Cost of Production of the Certificate of Tax Registration of Foreign-Invested Enterprises and Domestic Enterprises in Shanghai [Hu Jia Xing (1997) No.136 and Hu Cai Zong No.034] jointly issued by Shanghai Pricing Bureau and Shanghai Finance Bureau
Filing Authority: Shanghai Finance Bureau (Shanghai Municipal Office of State Administration of Taxation and Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau)
Processing Address:
Registration Center under Shanghai Finance Bureau, No. 1060, Lujiabang Road, Shanghai
Taxation Bureau of Pudong New Area, No. 2980, Middle Yanggao Road, Shanghai
Processing Time: 1. On Mondays through Fridays except for statutory festivals or holidays.
2. See accepting time announced by each sub-bureau respectively for details of processing time.
Time Limit for Processing: The exchange of the certificate of tax registration shall be carried out once per three year. The details of the time limit for processing will be informed to the taxpayer by Shanghai Municipal Office of State Administration of Taxation and Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau in the form of proclamation in press at the municipal level.
Qualified Application Subject: Any and all of enterprises engaging in production and/or business operation, public institutions, public organizations, small industrial or commercial businesses, branches or offices or places dedicated to production and/or business operation in Shanghai established by enterprises of other part of China, and entities and individuals of any kind that have gained the taxable incomes or committed the taxable activities.