"We completed our first export last November and still haven't gotten our tax refund..."

Last week, a total of Li, who is a garment exporter in Tianhe, found us and his tone was full of anxiety. His company was upgraded to a general taxpayer in September last year, and then received the first European orders, the value of more than 800,000 yuan. I thought the export tax rebate is "sitting and waiting for money", I did not expect to wait for half a year, the finance ran five times the tax bureau, each time there are new problems!

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This is not an isolated case. More than 60% of the Guangzhou exporters we have served have encountered similar dilemmas in their first tax refunds - repeated revisions of materials, unfamiliarity with the process, errors in system operation, and even being returned to start over due to a single discrepancy in detail.

There are export tax rebate issues welcome to sweep the code to add our online customer service (WeChat: jxhqcy890 / cell phone: 16625410105), to arrange for the manager to answer questions, provide professional advice and full one-on-one service!

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01.Why is it so hard to get your first export tax refund?

The first tax rebate is known as the "rite of passage" for foreign trade enterprises, and the tax bureau is particularly strict. The core difficulties are concentrated in three areas:

1. "Zero tolerance" for document matching

• Customs declaration, VAT invoice, and logistics document information must be completely consistent
• A wrong commodity code, a wrong decimal point of an amount, a total return of the whole disk
• The time span makes it extremely difficult to reissue bills

2. Field verification "hurdles to cross"
Guangzhou Taxation Bureau of the first time tax rebate enterprises 100% field verification, focusing on checking:

• Authenticity of business premises (especially for cross-border e-commerce)
• Match between production capacity and export size
• Capital flow, goods flow, bill flow "three flows in one"

3. "Labyrinthine" operation of the system
Electronic port, tax rebate system, VAT invoice comprehensive service platform ... ... multiple systems operating in tandem, one step wrong step late. There are export tax rebate issues welcome to sweep the code to add our online customer service (micro letter: jxhqcy890 / cell phone: 16625410105), to arrange for the manager to answer questions, provide professional advice and full one-on-one service!

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02.Four stages of the first export tax rebate

Stage I: Tax refund filing (pre-export)

• Completion of Foreign Trade Operator Filing
• Customs Import and Export Consignee and Consignor Registration
• E-Port Card Application
• Tax refund system opening (this step is missed by 90% businesses)

Stage II: Documentation preparation (post-export)

• Compliant customs declaration (pay particular attention to the fact that the trade name is exactly the same as the invoice)
• VAT special invoice (goods class rate 13%, do not issue by mistake)
• Receipt of foreign exchange vouchers (cross-border e-commerce can be based on platform settlement data)
• Transportation documents (sea waybill/air waybill)

Stage III: System declaration (critical 48 hours)

1. VAT invoice ticking refund
2. Customs declaration data inquiry confirmation
3. Tax refund system data entry (two decimal places must match)
4. Submit for review and print out the declaration form

Stage IV: Field verification (the decisive moment)

• Preparation of three streams of proof
• Preparation of operating sites (for normal production/offices)
• Cooperate with tax officials in interviews

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03.How can we help companies get through this once and for all?

Last month, we assisted Baiyun a leather products enterprises to complete the first tax rebate, tax rebates$436,000. The business had twice self-declared and been returned, and we intervened and found three fatal problems:

1. Customs declaration material labeled as "cowhide", invoice issued as "leather", a word difference;
2. The amount of remittance received was $127 less than the amount declared (platform handling fee), which was not accounted for;
3. The business address was separated from the actual warehouse and the chain of lease contracts was not prepared in advance.

Our solution:
① 7-day pre-clearance mechanism for documents--Review all documentary contradictions in advance;
② Field verification preview-Simulates the entire process of tax verification;
(iii) System operation on behalf of--Professional tax return accountant operates the entire system;
④ Exception plan--Prepare documentation in advance on common issues such as handling fees, exchange rate differentials, etc.

In the end, the enterprise passed the audit in one go, and from filing to tax payment only14 working daysThe

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Don't step on these "pits".

① "Wait for the receipt of all documents before filing"
There is a deadline for tax refund declaration (before the VAT declaration period in April of the following year), and the overdue period is treated as domestic sales tax.

② "Cross-border e-commerce does not require a customs declaration"
Even in the 9610 model, declarations must be made on a vote-by-vote basis, and platform data cannot replace customs declarations.

③ "Find a low-cost agency to handle it"
Most of the accounting firms lack of practical experience in export tax rebates, and use the internal accounting thinking to do tax rebates, often due to small losses.

④ "Test the waters by returning less the first time."
Tax refund audit is not a question of "how much to refund", it is a question of "whether to comply with the norms", for the first time must be standardized operation.

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Is your business facing any of these issues?

• Has been exported for more than 3 months and has not yet initiated a tax refund declaration
• Treasurers know little about the tax refund process
• Large variety of documents and concerns about inconsistencies
• Inconsistency between business address and registered address
• Cross-border e-commerce model, not sure how to prepare documents
• Had been returned by the IRS for revisions and didn't know how to go about it

If you are engaged in export business in Guangzhou and are worried about the first tax refund, we offer:

1. Free First Tax Refund Feasibility Assessment(30 minutes to clarify key risk points in your business)
2. Full Process Managed Services(We take care of the whole process from the preparation of documents to the arrival of the tax refund)
3. Cross-border e-commerce special program(customized solutions for 9610/9710/9810 models)

Welcome to sweep the code to add our online customer service (WeChat: jxhqcy890 / cell phone: 16625410105), to arrange for the manager to answer questions, provide professional advice and full one-on-one service!