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Review and Approval of Registration of Practicing Certified Tax Accountants
(06/01/2005)
Processing Authority: 
Application Formalities:
(I) Presenting the application form for practicing registration of the certified tax accountants;
(II) Presenting both original and xerox copy of the Certificate of Practicing Qualification of Certified Tax Accountants of the People's Republic of China, the Certificate of Non-Practicing Registration of Certified Tax Accountants of the People's Republic of China, and the Identity Card of Resident of the People's Republic of China;
(III) Presenting the certification evidencing the straight two years professional tax proxy business and the capacity of independent practice issued by the certified tax accountant firm;
(IV) Presenting the summary of the personal business operation; and
(III) Presenting two 1-inch-sized (colour or black-and-white) and one 2-inch-sized colour recent photos of the applicant.
Processing Procedures: Shanghai Administration Center of Certified Tax Accountants will, within 30 days upon receipt of the aforesaid materials presented by the applicant for the practicing registration, complete the review whereof, and issue the Certificate of Practicing Registration of the Certified Tax Accountant of the People's Republic of China to those who meet the due requirements, or inform those who fail to pass the review in writing.
Processing Basis: Notice of State Administration of Taxation on Print and Distribution of "Interim Rules for Administration of Registration of Certified Tax Accountants" (Guo Shui Fa [1999] No. 79)
Qualified Application Subject: The applicant shall:
(I)  observe disciplines and laws and scrupulously abide by professional ethics;
(II) have acquired to the Certificate of Practicing Qualification of Certified Tax Accountants of the People's Republic of China or the Certificate of Non-Practicing Registration of Certified Tax Accountants of the People's Republic of China;
(III) be under 70 years in age, healthy in physical condition, and able to conduct the normal work at as a certified tax accountant;
(IV) have been engaging in the professional tax proxy business for more than two years; and
(V) have obtained approval by the affiliated certified tax accountants firm via assessment.