From 1 March 2016, for A level general VAT taxpayers, they are not compulsorily required to do VAT input official receipts certification via scan method any more. Instead, they can access the VAT official receipts query system to query and select relevant information to declare deduction or export tax refund. If that information is not available, the scan method can still be adopted for certification.
Lee & Lee Associates Insights: Taxpayers can visit the State Tax Authority website to check A level taxpayer name lists. Such an exemption is simplifying the taxation procedures and significantly decreasing the workload of both taxpayers and tax authorities.
