Our newspaper, Beijing, July 2nd (Reporter Wang Guan): The reporter learned from the State Administration of Taxation: From January to May this year, the country has accumulatively handled 632.4 billion yuan in export tax rebates for enterprises.
On March 17, the State Administration of Taxation and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the "Announcement on Increasing the Export Tax Rebate Rate for Certain Products", raising the export tax rebate rate for 1,464 items.
"Benefiting from the national policy, the tax refund rate of the cast iron cover plate and the grate produced by our company has been increased from 10% to 13%. This year, it is expected to increase the export tax rebate of about 3 million yuan." Hebei Handan Hongguang Casting Co., Ltd. Manager Zhao Liqiang said that due to the impact of the global epidemic, foreign customers have stopped working and stopped production, and the introduction of a policy to increase the export tax rebate rate is very timely and heart-warming for enterprises.
Fan Yong, a professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics, believes that the export tax rebate policy has an important role in encouraging exports and promoting national economic development. The increase in the export tax rebate rate is conducive to reducing the operating costs of enterprises and enhancing the international competitiveness of export products. The current sluggish foreign trade market, this policy has effectively boosted the confidence of foreign trade enterprises and is an important move to help enterprises overcome difficulties.
In order to speed up the tax rebate, the tax department actively promotes paperless tax rebate declarations, and speeds up the average processing time for normal export tax rebates across the country by another 20%. As of the end of May, the number of paperless tax rebate declaration enterprises accounted for 93% of the total number of declared enterprises, and the amount of tax rebates accounted for 96% of the total tax rebate. At the same time, the taxation department has also vigorously implemented the "contactless" process of export tax rebate. Since its implementation on February 10, nearly 290,000 enterprises have applied for a tax rebate of 432.4 billion yuan through the "contactless" method, effectively reducing tax processing costs. To optimize the business environment.
The tax rebate of "without leaving home, online newspapers and online rebates" makes enterprises feel full. Fujian Provincial Taxation Department tailored the “cloud package” for export tax rebates based on the situation of the enterprise, carried out policy answers through WeChat, etc., and used big data analysis and telephone interviews to review and evaluate the tax rebates. "The "cloud package" is not only intimate, but also makes us worry-free. During the epidemic prevention and control period, we received a total of 9.7 million yuan in tax refunds, which provided new momentum for expanding exports." Wang Yi, Chief Financial Officer of Fujian Huashang International Trade Co., Ltd. Say.
It is understood that in order to ensure the normal tax rebate of enterprises, the tax department shall first handle the tax-exempt export business such as the first tax return (exemption) tax declaration for newly established export enterprises, and apply for the tax rebate (exemption) within the limit, and re-submit the field after the epidemic. Check procedures to maximize the implementation of "contactless" services.
The relevant person in charge of the State Administration of Taxation said that the taxation department will continue to implement detailed export tax rebate policies and measures to benefit enterprises and warm enterprises, and provide foreign trade enterprises with more high-quality and efficient tax payment services, help foreign trade enterprises highlight the encirclement, and promote foreign trade economy. Stable and high-quality development.
"People's Daily" (07 July 03, 2020 version)