[Explanation] Under the influence of various factors such as the epidemic, many small and medium-sized enterprises are facing greater pressure on the capital chain. As one of the cities where Taiwanese businessmen invest most in the mainland, Taiwanese enterprises in Xiamen are also facing the pressure of returning funds.
Since the beginning of this year, with the precise and direct implementation of the large-scale value-added tax credit and refund policy, many Taiwanese enterprises in Xiamen have received "real money" support to quickly bail out and deepen their development.
[Explanation] With the dream of starting a business, Taiwanese youth Jin Yufeng came to Xiamen Lake from Kaohsiung in 2014, and founded a company to sell incense products.
Under the impact of the epidemic, the offline stores opened by Jin Yufeng have reduced the number of customers, and the funds are tight. Fortunately, preferential policies such as tax refunds, six tax and two fee reductions and other preferential policies have brought him more than 400,000 yuan in tax benefits "red envelopes" in time.
[Concurrent] Jin Yufeng, Chairman of the Youth Committee of Xiamen Taiwanese Investment Enterprise Association
Basically, my products come from Taiwan and are sold to all parts of the mainland through the Internet, so this measure of tax credits is of great help to our cash flow, including some of our usual rentals. Expenditures, employee salary expenditures, especially under this epidemic, including our stores, the customer traffic has decreased by 20%, so that means that through this reduction and exemption policy, it is a timely rain for us, and it is For our business, let's take a breath.
[Explanation] As the chairman of the Youth Committee of Xiamen Taiwanese Investment Enterprise Association, Jin Yufeng not only took root in Xiamen himself, but also devoted himself to promoting the joint development of Taiwanese youth who are employed and started businesses in the mainland.
Jin Yufeng told a reporter from China News Agency that government departments including taxation have introduced many policies and measures to benefit Taiwan, and the services provided are very caring and heart-warming.
[Concurrent] Jin Yufeng, Chairman of the Youth Committee of Xiamen Taiwanese Investment Enterprise Association
Here we enjoy a lot of policies including youth entrepreneurship, including our tax rebate policy this time, which really supports us a lot, and allows us to take root here in this big environment, and then Live and work here.
[Explanation] Changji (Xiamen) Architectural Design Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-funded enterprise established in Xiamen in 2015, due to the epidemic situation, the company is inconvenient to conduct on-site inspections due to the fact that many partners are outside Fujian Province, which in turn affects business development, performance declines, and capital turnover is difficult .
After the tax department understands the situation of the enterprise, it will take the initiative to come to the door to provide one-on-one counseling to enjoy the tax refund policy.
With the tax rebate of nearly 120,000 yuan, the company is more confident to take root in Xiamen and develop with peace of mind.
[Concurrent] Jiang Yu, Executive Deputy General Manager of Changji (Xiamen) Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Affected by the epidemic, our cash flow and our business flow, including some repayments, are actually quite impacted. Although we originally had that, there are some tax reductions and exemptions, but our tax refund this time is actually It is to push cash into our company's account to ease the financial pressure on our company. This effect is quite big.
[Explanation] Huli District, the birthplace of the Special Economic Zone, is Xiamen's important "window" to Taiwan. In order to ensure that the combined tax and fee support policies such as value-added tax credits and refunds can directly reach Taiwanese enterprises, the Huli District Taxation Bureau took the lead in holding a policy presentation on benefiting Taiwan. And set up a special window for Taiwan in the tax service hall, and implement special personnel to guide, accept needs, and respond quickly.
[Concurrent] Zhang Qiufen, Chief Economist of Xiamen Huli District Taxation Bureau
The large-scale tax rebate policy is the highlight of this year's combined tax and fee support policy, and Taiwanese businessmen and compatriots are also among the beneficiaries.
We screened and sorted out the list of eligible Taiwanese enterprises in advance, and provided them with policy interpretation and operation guidance as soon as possible through tax enterprise mailboxes, telephone calls, WeChat, tax enterprise interaction platforms and field visits. Improve the working mechanism of measures and improve quality and efficiency, continue to create the first taxation seat for Taiwanese services, and support Taiwan compatriots to start, develop and enjoy business in Xiamen.
[Explanation] It is understood that more than two months after the implementation of the new tax refund policy, more than 5.5 billion yuan has been refunded to Xiamen corporate accounts, of which small and micro enterprises are the beneficiaries, accounting for more than 90%, with a total tax refund of nearly 3 billion yuan. .
Xiamen currently has 1,440 individual industrial and commercial households from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, including 649 individual industrial and commercial households from Taiwan compatriots, accounting for more than 40%.
Benefiting from the continuous implementation of Taiwan-friendly policies and measures, Taiwan-funded commercial entities have shown an increasing trend year by year. At present, the number of Taiwanese enterprises in Xiamen ranks first in Fujian Province.
Reporter Li Siyuan reports from Xiamen, Fujian
Responsible editor: [Sun Jingbo]