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The pilot plan of replacing the business tax with a value-added tax is now being widely promoted. Recently， the State Council decided to expand the pilot plan to include the transportation industry and some modern service industries nationwide. Railway transportation， postal services and telecommunications could possibly be included in the plan， which is set to go into effect by August 1.
The reform has hitherto achieved some results， such as reduced taxes on most enterprises， especially small-scale taxpayers， benefiting the service industry and related manufacturing enterprises.
However， in the process， some enterprises have faced an increased tax burden. Statistics suggest that in Shanghai， the pilot city， 9.2 percent of enterprises had suffered from higher taxes by February， and local governments have also raised concerns over future declines in tax revenue.
Tax reform is always accompanied by difficult change， and it’s natural for some enterprises to experience a period of pain. The question is how to treat the pain and get rid of it as early as possible.
The increased tax burden has once been reported by transportation enterprises in Shanghai. Investigations later found that the replacement cycle of fixed assets is the root cause. Theoretically speaking， if motor vehicles—the main fixed assets of transportation fleets—are replaced every four years， the tax burden would increase in the initial stage of replacing the business tax with a value-added tax. As investments in vehicle replacements are gradually carried out， enterprises would increasingly benefit from input tax deductions brought by a value-added tax. The effect of tax reduc- tions would be clearly felt when going through the four-year period.
In addition， a value-added tax can eliminate double taxation， extend the deduction chain to secure fair competition， encourage qualified enterprises to undergo specialization and renovation， and enhance core competitiveness， with hopes of further benefiting the economy， improving cost performance， stimulating consumption and boosting domestic demand. It would also spark a whole range of reforms on the financial and taxation systems. To shore up the replacement plan， enterprises should comply with its inherent logic， tap into their potential in specialization and subdivision and try to expand through innovation and upgrading. Local governments should perceive its role in fostering financial resources and fueling economic growth and providing enterprises that are in the midst of the change with interim solutions. Enterprises that cannot immediately benefit from the reform should also take an initiative to adjust their development pattern and strategic planning.
If enterprises and local governments can courageously commit themselves to the replacement of the business tax with a valueadded tax， the throes will evolve into a drive to push enterprises to renovate and upgrade their technology and push local governments to do more in the new environment.
The reform has hitherto achieved some results， such as reduced taxes on most enterprises， especially small-scale taxpayers， benefiting the service industry and related manufacturing enterprises.
However， in the process， some enterprises have faced an increased tax burden. Statistics suggest that in Shanghai， the pilot city， 9.2 percent of enterprises had suffered from higher taxes by February， and local governments have also raised concerns over future declines in tax revenue.
Tax reform is always accompanied by difficult change， and it’s natural for some enterprises to experience a period of pain. The question is how to treat the pain and get rid of it as early as possible.
The increased tax burden has once been reported by transportation enterprises in Shanghai. Investigations later found that the replacement cycle of fixed assets is the root cause. Theoretically speaking， if motor vehicles—the main fixed assets of transportation fleets—are replaced every four years， the tax burden would increase in the initial stage of replacing the business tax with a value-added tax. As investments in vehicle replacements are gradually carried out， enterprises would increasingly benefit from input tax deductions brought by a value-added tax. The effect of tax reduc- tions would be clearly felt when going through the four-year period.
In addition， a value-added tax can eliminate double taxation， extend the deduction chain to secure fair competition， encourage qualified enterprises to undergo specialization and renovation， and enhance core competitiveness， with hopes of further benefiting the economy， improving cost performance， stimulating consumption and boosting domestic demand. It would also spark a whole range of reforms on the financial and taxation systems. To shore up the replacement plan， enterprises should comply with its inherent logic， tap into their potential in specialization and subdivision and try to expand through innovation and upgrading. Local governments should perceive its role in fostering financial resources and fueling economic growth and providing enterprises that are in the midst of the change with interim solutions. Enterprises that cannot immediately benefit from the reform should also take an initiative to adjust their development pattern and strategic planning.
If enterprises and local governments can courageously commit themselves to the replacement of the business tax with a valueadded tax， the throes will evolve into a drive to push enterprises to renovate and upgrade their technology and push local governments to do more in the new environment.