Cross-border tax service for non-resident entities has been launched by Xiamen E-Tax Bureau. This service provides great benefits for overseas entities which need to pay taxes when transferring equity in Chinese companies. These entities can register and log into Xiamen E-Tax Bureau to be granted with a unique taxpayer identification number which enables them to register, declare and pay taxes online with nationwide applicability.

Non-resident businesses refer to companies which are established in accordance with foreign or regional laws and regulations. Such businesses fall into two categories: those which have operations in China, but have no central management and control mechanisms located in the country, and those which have no operations in China, but have income from sources within China.

It is reported that this service is the first of its kind in the country. Experts at Xiamen Municipal Taxation Bureau explained that the service is a timely and effective response to enormous need for cross-border tax service, and to the implementation of the Opinions on Deepening Tax Reform promulgated by the General office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council.

Four benefits for you to enjoy cross-border tax service

1. Whole-process online service 

After registering with e-mail account, uploading identity certificate, and being authorized by Xiamen E-Tax Bureau, non-resident businesses can enjoy the service anytime anywhere.

2. E-alert messages in Chinese and English 

The whole process ranging from user registration to tax declaration and payment is done in Chinese and English languages, breaking linguistic barrier for taxpayers around the world.

3. Unique taxpayer identification number with nationwide applicability 

Upon registering and information filing, non-resident businesses are instantly granted with a unique identification number which is recognized by 36 e-tax bureaus in China.

4. Smart tax solutions 

Empowered by cutting-edge algorithm, the service system provides solutions like no-filing declaration, automatic processing, and instant estimation of tax payable, reducing workload to the minimum.