Over 2.1 trillion yuan in tax rebates to boost confidence and stabilize the economy

　　China News Service, August 26 (Chief Financial Reporter Li Jinlei) Zhongxin Finance learned from the State Administration of Taxation that from the implementation of the large-scale value-added tax refund policy on April 1 to August 15, there have been 2,013.1 billion yuan in tax refunds. In addition, the 123.3 billion yuan of the old tax refund policy introduced earlier was continued in the last quarter, and a total of 2,136.4 billion yuan of tax refunds have been refunded to the taxpayer's account.

Fast tax refund: smooth tax benefits and dividends "highway"

　　The tax rebate is a key measure to deal with the downward pressure on the economy and stabilize the macroeconomic market.

The scale of tax refunds left over this year exceeds the sum of the previous three years, and the implementation of policies has been accelerated. The original annual tax refund tasks were scheduled to be completed in the second quarter ahead of schedule. In addition, tax refunds were newly expanded to 7 industries in July. The time is tight and the task is unprecedented.

　　The tax department has forged ahead and faced difficulties. The number of tax refunds processed in the second quarter exceeded 100 times that of the same period last year. The average time for eligible enterprises to apply for tax refunds to their accounts was significantly reduced compared with the same period last year, and they went all out to ensure the tax refund policy. Landed on schedule.

　　Since the beginning of this year, the spread of the new crown epidemic has brought many challenges to the rapid implementation of tax refunds.

The State Administration of Taxation has upgraded and launched "I do practical things for taxpayers and payers and facilitate the people to handle taxes Spring Breeze Action Version 2.0", and has introduced a total of 121 measures to facilitate the payment of taxes for the people, helping enterprises to better enjoy the policy.

　　Focusing on the goal of "fighting the epidemic, ensuring operations, and stabilizing development", local taxation departments have given full play to the advantages of informatization, intelligence, and digitalization, and opened green channels such as "cloud tax administration, cloud counseling, and cloud consulting", so as to effectively reduce the adverse effects brought about by the epidemic. The impact is minimized, and the taxpayer's taxation experience is significantly enhanced.

　　Hu Shulin, a professor at the School of Economics and Management of Southwest University of Science and Technology, believes that the tax rebate funds will fall from the "paper" to the "account" of the enterprise in the shortest time, so that the relief policy of helping enterprises can exert its maximum effect in a timely manner, which is very thirst-quenching and powerful. The original intention and expectation of the country's policy formulation have played a crucial role in stabilizing the economy, ensuring employment, and strengthening confidence.

Data map: Large-scale VAT refund service area.

Photo by Yang Ruixuan

Fighting, cheating and retreating hard: guarding the "life-saving money" of market players

　　The executive meeting of the State Council emphasized the need to resolutely crack down on tax evasion, tax fraud, and subsidy fraud when determining the implementation of large-scale value-added tax refund policy arrangements.

The taxation departments of various regions are fast-tracking and retaliating with one hand and hard-hitting with the other, so as to crack down on small ones early and punish them strictly and investigate them quickly, and resolutely crack down on gang-style, cross-regional, and false invoicing to obtain tax refunds, etc. with a "zero tolerance" attitude. Illegal behavior, the escort policy is approved.

　　As of August 15, tax inspection departments across the country have verified 6,608 companies that fraudulently obtained or obtained tax refunds in violation of regulations, and

; the case has been transferred to the public security for filing and the joint investigation is suspected of fraudulently obtaining tax refunds. There

are 1,212 enterprises,

, and 635 people have been requested to be arrested by the procuratorate.

　　Xu Sheng, a researcher at the China Academy of Macroeconomics, believes that more than 2 trillion yuan in tax rebates will play an unprecedented role in "blood transfusion" and "blood production" for market players. Only by continuously stepping up efforts to crack down on fraudulently obtaining tax rebates can we truly play a key role in helping enterprises and solving their urgent needs.

　　The relevant person in charge of the Inspection Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation introduced that the tax department relies on big data to strengthen the pre-event risk research and judgment reminder, the in-process information review and verification, and the post-event risk scanning response, and create a whole-process risk prevention and control mechanism with precise and intelligent control and rapid disposal by classification. Differentiating different risk levels to carry out differentiated responses, timely reminding low- and medium-risk enterprises for self-inspection and rectification, and focusing on inspections and precise strikes for high-risk enterprises.

　　Since the implementation of the retained tax refund policy, the State Administration of Taxation has focused on selecting typical cases with severe violations, obvious subjective intentions, and prominent warning effects, carrying out continuous exposure of cases, and continuously releasing strong signals that "tax fraud must be cracked down" and "violations must be severely punished".

As of August 15, a total of 700 typical cases have been exposed across the country, and the warning and deterrence against lawbreakers has been continuously strengthened. Some enterprises have voluntarily returned the tax refunds suspected of fraudulently obtained after the tax audit has been filed.

　　"For enterprises that do not meet the conditions and only make 'false declarations' for the purpose of defrauding tax and fee concessions, the tax department has always taken the attitude of cracking down in accordance with the law, which is very necessary." Professor of Peking University Law School, China Law Society Finance and Taxation Law Research Association Chief Liu Jianwen believes that only by severely punishing those criminals who defrauded tax and fee concessions and the "black intermediaries" who made suggestions from them, can it be ensured that the "red envelopes" of tax cuts and fee reductions will not fall into the "pockets" of criminals.

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