For small and medium-sized sellers with annual sales of less than $50 million, there are two more flexible and grounded alternatives if they find 9810 too heavy and complex.

The key is: Where is your money? Where do you want it to end up?

Today, the boots of tax reform are falling once again - with the implementation of the VAT Act 2026 ushering in significant changes to general taxpayer policy. These changes are not just a numbers game of tax rates, but key adjustments that will profoundly impact business cash flow, cost structure and compliance risk. What many business owners may not realize is that these policy adjustments are quietly changing the bottom line of the cost of doing business. There are several key changes in the policy that will directly impact businesses that are close to the $5 million threshold in annual sales, as well as all market players that have had tax compliance risks in the past.

In 2026, for the cross-border e-commerce industry, 'compliance' is no longer an option, but a lifeline that determines the survival of a business.

A small e-commerce company in Shenzhen, in the application of "no invoice exemption" policy, the quarterly tax costs directly down 40%, the financial responsible person can finally sleep a peaceful sleep. Cross-border e-commerce industry is experiencing a quiet financial revolution. When Shenzhen's "no tax exemption" registration module was officially launched in February 2026, it solved the most painful point of countless small and medium-sized sellers working overtime late at night to reconcile their accounts - the compliance dilemma of purchasing without a ticket. Far from being a simple process optimization, this policy paves a visible and accessible sunny road for merchants who have long fumbled in the tax grey area. It may directly determine the survival and profit margin of a group of enterprises.

With a new year, the fiscal and taxation circle has witnessed disruptive changes at the start of 2026! The release of the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Matters Relating to the Registration and Management of VAT General Taxpayers (No. 2 of 2026) signifies that the management of VAT for enterprises has entered into a new stage of greater efficiency and trust in taxpayers. For the majority of SMEs, this is not only a "loosening" of the policy, but also a "rite of passage" towards standardization and large-scale development.