August 4 2023

China Extends the VAT Reduction and Exemption Policy for Small-scale Taxpayers to the End of 2027

The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration jointly released on August 1, 2023 the Announcement on the Policy of Reducing and Exempting the VAT for Small-scale VAT Taxpayers (No.19 (2023) Document), which details on the extension of the preferential tax policy.

Specifically, small-scale VAT taxpayers with monthly sales of less than 100,000 yuan (inclusive) would be exempted from the VAT, their taxable sales income would be taxed at a reduced rate of 1% instead of 3%, and the prepaying VAT items applicable to a 3% rate would be taxed at a reduced rate of 1%.