In Foshan, Guangdong, a restaurant has been closed for more than 20 years, and it has to pay 930,000 yuan in taxes! It is too difficult for private enterprises, and being a boss is like walking on thin ice. Although the State Administration of Taxation said that it has not made any work arrangements for investigating the tax arrears for 30 years, judging from the actual situation in various places, it is not an isolated case to recover the tax arrears in the 90s.
Recently, the news that Seagate was required to pay back taxes by the Jiangsu Taxation Bureau in 2015 has been frequently brought up. Nine years ago, the team of high-tech foreign companies that forced more than 2,000 people to be audited was known as the most beautiful tax inspector, and the person in charge of tax audit at that time was rated as "the top ten tax workers in the country", and he proudly said to the media: "I have long been a hero, I am a national defender." ”
Innovation for all people, entrepreneurship for all. The passionate slogan is still in my ears, and entrepreneurship has become a particularly high-risk industry. If you look back 30 years, will it come?
The Seagate case is a well-known example of tax work. The China Youth Daily published an article that spoke highly of it, with the title "Jiangsu National Tax: Anti-tax Avoidance Youth Are Elites".
Jiangsu State Tax was "taxed" by Seagate, a multinational corporation. At that time, it was a tacit understanding that multinational companies came to China to set up factories, and they came to invest, stimulate local employment, and put their profits abroad, so as to avoid taxes. However, according to the laws of the mainland, such acts can be audited.
The tax authorities levy taxes on large enterprises and often have to conduct tax negotiations. They are urged to pay taxes according to certain specifications in order to continue their business. The result of the negotiation between the tax and the enterprise is to pay 1.4 billion yuan in taxes, increase profits by 450 million yuan per year in the next four years, and increase the enterprise income tax by 100 million yuan accordingly.
The outcome of the negotiations was a resounding victory for the Chinese side, and the media rushed to report it. The related articles exaggerated the mood of the incident, the tone was high, and the tax inspectors were praised and deified.
The tax department strategized, and the tax inspectors took a multi-pronged approach, forcing the foreigners to say that they couldn't do the tax inspection in this way, and they wanted to run, so the most beautiful tax inspector used a series of skills to skillfully make the foreigner accept the plan. The foreigner who negotiated came back to his senses, and he was a strong tax inspector with strong ability, which was enough to get an annual salary of one million yuan from a top international accounting firm.
However, why didn't this most beautiful case be publicized after a gust of wind?
Because the well-known Seagate company agreed to the tax audit plan, it turned out that there were other plans. Dealing with the tax collectors was just a delaying tactic, they signed an agreement in 15 years, and at the end of 16 years, they ran away and closed the factory of more than 2,000 people. It has also vigorously criticized China's "harsh taxation" in the international community, which has had a very bad impact.
Looking back at that article, the tax inspector thought that he had excellent means, and talked about himself as a hero and a defender of the country, and did not want the clown to be himself.
They were sure that they wouldn't leave, but they left after talking. The so-called tax negotiation is a stop loss for them.
This case is actually a major blow to the mainland's investment attraction. When these big factories come in, they negotiate terms with the local local government. Large investments will solve the employment of thousands of people, and even bring about an industrial chain. However, the tax department is often able to coordinate when there is money in the local area, and there are preferential and tacit understanding; Checking accounts when there is no money is unpredictable and uncertain.
This year, when China's economic situation is very unoptimistic, the tax investigation has caused private enterprises to talk about tax changes.
Foshan Taxation Department of Guangdong Province issued a notice on tax matters, requiring Gaoming New World Hotel to pay nearly 930,000 yuan in taxes payable from 1997 to 1999 and recover the corresponding late fees.
VV Foods also issued an announcement that it was required to pay back taxes of 85 million yuan from 1994 to 2009.
Ningbo Bohui Chemical announced the closure of production, because the tax department required to pay taxes, the amount was about 300 million yuan, and the annual income of this enterprise was only 200 million.
After 30 years of investigation, it was said that there was no such arrangement, and the company said that I was in accordance with the law and regulations, and it was very strange to check this matter.
If the relevant responsible persons in these tax back-checking incidents do not explain things one by one, it will undoubtedly reduce the number of registrations of market entities, undoubtedly accelerate the cancellation of market entities, and undoubtedly affect the confidence of private entrepreneurs.