Chinanews Client Beijing, December 22 (Reporter Li Jinlei) On the 22nd, the research group of the China International Taxation Research Association released the "International Comparative Study of China's Annual Individual Income Tax Calculation". The data shows that the average per capita in 2019 and 2020 The tax refund amount is 581.61 yuan.

Data map.

Photo by Chinanews reporter Li Jinlei

China's tax rebate per person for two years is 581.61 yuan

  The report pointed out that the current withholding and prepayment and final settlement system effectively avoids the trouble of "pay more in advance, then more tax refund", and try to ensure that most taxpayers accurately prepay tax in the process of withholding and prepayment. , Enjoy reform dividends in advance.

  The data shows that

the per capita tax rebate amount in 2019 and 2020 is RMB 581.61, which is

far lower than the

per capita tax rebate amount in the

United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, and Taiwan.

Non-refundable non-refundable rate two years average 39.08%

  The report calculates the non-refundable non-refundable rate of non-compensation and non-refundable calculations in recent years based on the declared data disclosed by various countries.

The number of non-refundable non-refundable people in China in 2019 and 2020 accounted for 42.96% and 35.20% of the total number of participants in the finals, respectively, with an average of 39.08%, which is

much higher than the average non-refundable non-refundable rate of 7.26% in Australia in the past three years and Canada’s non-refundable rate in 2019 The non-refund rate is 9.55%.

  The report believes that this demonstrates the accuracy of China’s withholding and prepayment system. A large number of taxpayers found that their withholding and prepayment tax amounts were exactly the same as the annual final tax payable in the process of handling annual accounts. They only need to confirm and complete the process. Declaration, the tax burden is greatly reduced.

A tax data map.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin

China's electronic filing rate far exceeds that of the United States

  According to the two annual calculation data,

China's electronic filing rate is above 95%, which is more than 20% higher than that of the United States.

  In terms of practical effects, the tax authorities have achieved good results in the promotion of the "Individual Income Tax APP". Most taxpayers use mobile APP to declare and complete tax refunds and make up taxes. Tax informatization has played a huge role in the management of personal income tax collection.

China's tax refund time is faster than the international average

  The tax refund time for electronic filing in the United States is 24 hours to 21 days, and in some cases it is more than 21 days. The paper filing time is 6 to 8 weeks; the average time for filing a tax refund in Canada is 2 weeks, and the filing time for filing a paper return is 8 weeks. If you submit a non-resident individual income tax return outside of Canada, it will take up to 16 weeks to get your tax refund; the Australian tax refund time is 2 weeks for electronic filing and 10 weeks for paper filing.

The electronic filing rate in China has exceeded 95%, and the corresponding tax refund time is generally 3-14 days, with an average of 11.84 days, which is faster than the average level of the above-mentioned countries.

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