General taxpayers are subject to the general taxing method of tax calculation for the provision of taxable services.
General taxpayers may choose to apply the simplified tax calculation method for the provision of specific taxable services stipulated by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation, but once the choice has been made, no change shall be made within 36 months.
Article 16
Small-sized taxpayers shall be subject to the simplified tax calculation method for the provision of taxable services.
Article 18
The taxable amount of the general tax calculation method refers to the balance of the current output tax after deducting the current input tax. The formula for calculating the taxable amount:
The taxable amount is equal to the current output tax amount minus the tax amount that is insufficient for offsetting, and the insufficient portion can be carried forward to the next period for further offsetting.
Article 23
If the VAT deduction vouchers obtained by a taxpayer do not comply with the laws, administrative regulations or the relevant provisions of the State Administration of Taxation, its input tax shall not be deducted from the output tax.
VAT deduction vouchers refer to VAT special invoices, customs import VAT special payment certificates, invoices for the purchase of agricultural products, sales invoices for agricultural products and tax payment vouchers.
Taxpayers with tax payment vouchers for input tax deduction should have written contracts, payment certificates and statements or invoices from overseas units. If the information is incomplete, the input tax shall not be deducted from the output tax.