People's Republic of China (PRC) Tax Collection and Administration Law Article 31 Taxpayers and withholding agents shall pay or remit tax within the time limit prescribed by laws and administrative regulations or determined by tax authorities in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations. Taxpayers who are unable to pay taxes on time due to special difficulties may, with the approval of the State Taxation Bureau and the Local Taxation Bureau of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, postpone paying taxes for a maximum of three months. Article 28 The tax authorities shall collect taxes in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations, and shall not levy, stop, overpay, underpay, pre-levy, postpone or apportion taxes in violation of the provisions of laws and administrative regulations. The taxable amount of agricultural tax shall be verified in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations.