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Application for Alteration of Tax Registration
(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: 
Processing Procedures: 
(I) Any and all of applications for tax registration upon starting businesses by the taxpayers with whole domestic investment or with foreign investment administrated by Shanghai Municipal Office of State Administration of Taxation or any of No.1 through No.8 Sub-branches of Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau or by the taxpayers with whole domestic investment administered by the office or sub-branch at the district/county level and incorporated by the taxpayers with whole domestic investment administrated by of any of the above 8 sub-branches of Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau in the manner of equity participation shall be accepted and disposed by the office of tax registration acceptance whereof directly. Any application for alteration by private enterprises or small industrial or commercial businesses administrated by No.5 Sub-branch of Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau shall be accepted and disposed by No.5 Sub-branch of Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau directly.. Any application for alteration by the taxpayers with foreign investment administrated by each office of State Administration of Taxation at the district/county level of Shanghai Municipality or each sub-branch of Shanghai Local Taxation Bureau at the district/county level of Shanghai Municipality shall be accepted and disposed by the office of tax registration whereof acceptance directly.
(II) The taxpayer shall go to the competent taxation authority or the office of tax registration acceptance whereof for the Application Form for Alteration of Tax Registration and fill in it according to the applicable provisions.
(III) The taxpayer shall present the completed Application Form for Alteration of Tax Registration to the competent taxation authority or the office of tax registration acceptance whereof with the relevant certifications, supporting documents and materials follows:
1. In case the contents of the certificate of tax registration are involved in any alteration of tax registration, the taxpayer shall, within thirty days upon the date where the required alteration is completed by the competent administration of industry and commerce or, in no need of the required alteration wherein, approved or announced by the relevant competent authority, present the following certifications, supporting documents and materials to the original competent taxation authority for application for alteration of tax registration:
(1) the business license or other practicing approval certification;
(2) the resolution on alteration of registration contents by the taxpayer and other similar supporting documents;
(3) the original and copy of the certificate of tax registration issued by the competent taxation authority; and
(4) other relevant certifications, supporting documents and materials required by the competent taxation authority.
2. In case the contents of the certificate of tax registration are not involved in any alteration of tax registration, the taxpayer shall, within thirty days upon the date where the required alteration is completed by the competent administration of industry and commerce or, in no need of the required alteration wherein, approved or announced by the relevant competent authority approved or announced by the relevant competent authority, present the following certifications, supporting documents and materials to the original competent taxation authority for application for alteration of tax registration:
(1) the business license or other practicing approval certification;
(2) the resolution on alteration of registration contents by the taxpayer and other similar supporting documents; and
(3) other relevant certifications, supporting documents and materials required by the competent taxation authority.
3. The common taxpayer of value-added tax shall, in case of any alteration of tax registration due to revocation of qualification whereof, present the certifications, supporting documents and materials as follows:
(1) the original of the letter of approval holding the applicant as the common taxpayer of value-added tax;
(2) the original and copy of the certificate of tax registration issued by the competent taxation authority; and
(3) 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 original competent taxation authority will, within 3 working days upon receipt of the Application Form for Cancellation of Tax Registration with the above certifications, supporting documents and materials presented by the taxpayer following completion of verification whereof, take over the original and copy of the original certificate of tax registration, the Application Form for Cancellation of Tax Registration, any and all of the remaining blank invoices, and other taxation instruments and vouchers from the taxpayer, and, in case the taxpayer is applying for transfer of taxation control within the municipal domain, simultaneously issue the Notice of Transfer of Taxpayer.
(IV) The competent taxation authority will review any and all of certifications, supporting documents, materials and the Application Form for Alteration of Tax Registration presented by the taxpayer, and, in case of involving any alteration in contents of the certificate of tax registration, take back the original certificate of tax registration from, issue 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 30 per set of the certificate of the state tax registration and the certificate of the local tax registration respectively in case of any alteration.
(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 competent taxation authority or the tax registration center whereof shall, within thirty days upon acceptance of application for alteration by the taxpayer, complete review whereof, and resolve to make and issue the new certificate of tax registration subject to the different cases from time to time.
Qualified Application Subject: In case the contents of the certificate of tax registration are involved in any alteration of tax registration, the taxpayer shall, within thirty days upon the date where the required alteration is completed by the competent administration of industry and commerce or, in no need of the required alteration wherein, approved or announced by the relevant competent authority, present the relevant certifications and supporting documents to the original competent taxation authority for application for alteration of tax registration.