Announcement of Beijing Municipal Tax Service, State Taxation Administration on the Implementation of the Public Service Platform for VAT E-invoices [Enhanced Version]

Announcement [2020] No. 4

To further deepen the reform of delegating powers, improving regulation and optimizing services in the tax system, optimize the business environment for taxation, improve the efficiency of business start-up, and reduce the cost of business start-up, we will, based on the previous Public Service Platform for VAT E-invoice (hereinafter referred to as the "Public Service Platform"), implement the Public Service Platform (Enhanced Version) according to the unified deployment of State Taxation Administration. After taxpayers receive the tax UKey for free, they can issue general VAT invoices, electronic general VAT invoices, special VAT invoices, uniform invoice for motor vehicle sales and uniform invoice for second-hand vehicle sales through the Public Service Platform (Enhanced Version). Relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

From March 16, 2020, new taxpayers who need to issue general VAT invoices, electronic general VAT invoices and special VAT invoices will receive tax UKey for free to issue invoices. Taxpayers who have received the tax UKey to issue invoices may issue special VAT invoices after checking and approving the corresponding types of invoices.

From April 1, 2020, new taxpayers who need to issue uniform invoice for motor vehicle sales and uniform invoice for second-hand vehicle sales will receive tax UKey for free to issue invoices. Taxpayers who have received the tax UKey to issue invoices may issue uniform invoice for motor vehicle sales and uniform invoice for second-hand vehicle sales after checking and approving the corresponding types of invoices.

The Announcement is hereby given.

Beijing Municipal Tax Service, State Taxation Administration
March 17, 2020