I. The following expenses incurred by enterprises engaging in research and development activities can be included in the scope of the pre-tax deduction of research and development expenses:
(1) Enterprises in accordance with the relevant competent departments of the State Council or the provincial people's government in accordance with the scope and standards for (a) The basic pension insurance premiums, basic medical insurance premiums, unemployment insurance premiums, industrial injury insurance premiums, maternity insurance premiums and housing provident fund paid by the on-the-job personnel directly engaged in R&D activities.
(ii) The costs of operation and maintenance, adjustment, inspection and repair of instruments and equipments dedicated to R&D activities.
(iii) Purchase costs of samples, prototypes and general testing means that do not constitute fixed assets.
(iv) Costs of clinical trials for the development of new drugs.
(v) Costs of appraisal of research and development results.
II. Enterprises can hire qualified accounting firms or tax firms to issue special audit reports or attestation reports on the year's deductible R&D expenses.
Third, the competent tax authorities have objections to the research and development projects declared by the enterprises, the enterprises can be required to provide the appraisal of research and development projects issued by the government science and technology departments of the local municipal level (including).
Four, enterprises to enjoy the pre-tax deduction of research and development costs of other related issues, in accordance with the "State Administration of Taxation on the issuance of" pre-tax deduction of research and development costs of enterprises (for trial implementation) "Notice" (State Taxation [2008] No. 116) of the provisions of the implementation.
V. This notice shall be implemented from January 1, 2013 onwards.