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Tax Declaration
(06/01/2005)
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. Presenting any and all of the relevant financial and accounting statements as well as the notes whereof respectively;
2. Presenting any and all of contracts and agreements related to the tax payment;
3. Presenting any and all of the relevant supporting documents for taxation administration of the outgoing business operation activities;
4. Presenting any and all of the relevant supporting documents issued by the domestic or overseas notarial institutions; and
5. Presenting any and all of other relevant certifications and materials required by the competent taxation authority.
Processing Procedures:
(I) Any and all of taxpayers and/or withholding obligors shall, prior to the declaration deadline determined by the competent taxation authority, go whereto for completing any and all of formalities necessary for tax declaration or presenting statements of proxy withholding and payment or proxy collection and payment, and for presenting the tax declaration forms.
(II) The taxpayer shall, upon tax declaration, fill in the tax declaration form according to facts and, subject to different cases, optionally present one, some or all of the relevant certifications and materials as follows:
1. the relevant financial and accounting statements as well as the notes whereof respectively;
2. contracts and agreements related to the tax payment;
3. the relevant supporting documents for taxation administration of the outgoing business operation activities;
4. the relevant supporting documents issued by the domestic or overseas notarial institutions; and
5. other relevant certifications and materials required by the competent taxation authority.
(III) The withholding obligator shall, upon making the report of proxy deduction-payment/collection-payment, fill in the form wherein according to facts, and present the lawful voucher for such proxy deduction-payment/collection-payment of taxes and other relevant certifications and materials required by the competent taxation authority.
(IV) The competent taxation authority shall be responsible for acceptance of review of the data articulation of any and all of the presented tax declaration forms, reports of proxy deduction-payment/collection-payment, and forms attached whereto.
 In case the taxpayer or the withholding obligator makes tax declaration subject to the applicable provisions prior to the declaration deadline determined by the competent taxation authority, the competent taxation authority shall accept such declaration, conduct the first review whereof, issue the tax payment voucher for the taxable amount declared by the taxpayer or the withholding obligator, reserve the right of ex post taxation inspection, and, in case of declaration not following the applicable provisions, point out the misconducts with requirement for re-declaration.
The taxpayer or the withholding obligator shall, in case of incapability of making tax declaration or presenting the report of proxy deduction-payment/collection-payment within the provided duration, apply in writing for extension of the declaration period to the competent taxation authority which shall, upon review, resolve to approve such extension application or not.
(V) The taxpayer or the withholding obligator may either go to the competent taxation authority directly to make tax declaration or present the report of proxy deduction-payment/collection-payment or do so by mail, fax or other form subject to the applicable provisions.
(VI) The taxpayer or the withholding obligator may, in case of incapability of making tax declaration or presenting the report of proxy deduction-payment/collection-payment within the provided duration and upon verification and approval by the competent taxation authority, be granted to do so in a grace period.
The taxpayer or the withholding obligator shall, in case the application for making tax declaration or presenting the report of proxy deduction-payment/collection-payment within a grace period is approved, prepay taxes as per the amount of taxes actually paid in the previous term or the amount of taxes verified by the competent taxation authority within the taxable term, and settle the taxes payable within the approved grace period.
Qualified Application Subject: Any and all of corporate entities and individuals subject to obligations to pay tax according to provisions of the applicable laws and administrative regulations shall be the taxpayers.
 Any and all of corporate entities and individuals subject to obligations of proxy deduction-payment/collection-payment according to provisions of the applicable laws and administrative regulations shall be the withholding obligators.