Official answers are here for the two major questions about fully digitalized e-invoices that you care about!

Since Beijing launched the fully digitalized e-invoice pilot on November 1, we have found that the issue everyone is most concerned about is still the pilot scope of fully digitalized e-invoices and the related operations for issuing fully digitalized paper invoices.

Next, let us look together at the two types of questions everyone has been most concerned about recently!

I. Questions on the pilot scope

1. Which taxpayers are temporarily not included in the pilot scope?

Answer: According to Article 1 of the Announcement of the Beijing Municipal Tax Service of the State Taxation Administration on Launching the Pilot Work of Fully Digitalized Electronic Invoices: "Taxpayers that do not use online tax handling as required or do not have network conditions are temporarily not included in the pilot scope. In addition, taxpayers with any of the following circumstances are temporarily not included in the pilot:

(1) Serious tax-related illegal and dishonest conduct;

(II) Invoice risks specified by the State Taxation Administration exist;

(3) Major tax-related risks are discovered through tax big data analysis. In addition, Article 15 provides that the invoice service platform temporarily does not support the issuance of fully digitalized e-invoices for specific businesses such as motor vehicles (including second-hand vehicles) and toll fees, and the launch time for the function of issuing the above invoices will be announced separately."

2. How can taxpayers determine whether they are included in the pilot scope?

Answer: After taxpayers included in the pilot scope log in to the Electronic Tax Bureau, they will receive a notice that they have been included in the pilot of fully digitalized electronic invoices;

You can also log in to the Electronic Tax Bureau and enter the [I Want to Handle Taxes] - [Invoicing Business] - [Blue-Letter Invoice Issuance] module. If you can enter this module and it correctly displays the total invoice quota and you can issue invoices, then you have been included in the pilot promotion scope. If you cannot enter this module, the system will prompt that you are a non-fully-digitalized-e-invoice pilot taxpayer and are not allowed to issue invoices. If you have any questions, you can consult your competent tax authority for handling.

II. Questions about fully digitalized electronic paper invoices

Earlier we learned that fully digitalized e-invoices have the same legal effect and basic uses as current invoices, and using the e-invoice platform to issue fully digitalized e-invoices has the advantages of "simpler invoice collection process," "more convenient invoicing and use," and "integrated booking and archiving." If you continue to use paper invoices due to business needs, what advantages does issuing paper invoices through the electronic invoice service platform have compared with traditionally issuing paper invoices through the tax control system? Let's take a look together!

Advantages of using the e-invoice platform to issue paper invoices:

(1) More efficient invoice issuance

Tax control system:If pilot taxpayers use the tax control system to issue paper invoices, they need to manually perform invoice inspection and cancellation after issuance is completed.

E-invoice Service Platform:If pilot taxpayers use the electronic invoice service platform to issue paper invoices, the system automatically performs invoice inspection and cancellation processing.

(2) More flexible quota deduction

Tax control system:If pilot taxpayers use the tax control system to issue paper invoices, when receiving paper invoices, the current month's available invoice quota is deducted by the product of the maximum invoice issuance limit per invoice and the invoice receipt quantity.

E-invoice Service Platform:If paper invoices are issued using the electronic invoice service platform, the invoice quota available for the month does not need to be deducted when the invoice is collected; when the invoice is issued, the invoice quota available for the month is deducted according to the actual invoiced amount.

(3) More convenient tax filing

Tax control system:If a taxpayer issues paper invoices through the tax control system, it shall summarize and upload the invoice data (tax reporting) in the following month before filing the VAT return.

E-invoice Service Platform:After a pilot taxpayer cancels its tax control equipment and uses the electronic invoice service platform to issue paper invoices, there is no need to summarize and upload invoice data (tax reporting) in the following month, and the taxpayer can directly file VAT returns.

(4) More convenient invoice use services

The taxpayer carries out a series of operations such as invoice issuance, delivery, verification, and selection through the electronic invoice service platform, enjoying“One-stop”Services, requiring logging into multiple platforms to complete related operations.

Now that you understand the advantages of using the e-invoice platform to issue paper invoices, how can newly established enterprises use the e-invoice platform to issue paper invoices after completing quota allocation?

After a newly established enterprise completes the fully digitalized e-invoice quota allocation, if it still needs to issue paper invoices, it can follow the steps below to issue fully digitalized paper invoices:

Step 1: Complete paper invoice type approval

By entering the electronic tax bureau's [I Want to Handle Taxes] — [Invoice Use] — [Invoice Application] — [First-Time Invoice Type Verification Application] module, apply for first-time verification of paper invoice types;

Step 2: Collect paper invoices

Taxpayers may apply for paper invoices through the Electronic Tax Bureau [I Want to Handle Taxes] — [Invoice Use] — [Invoice Collection] "Invoice Distribution (Ticket e-Delivery)" module; or go to the tax service hall to apply for paper invoices through self-service machines or the front desk.

Step 3: Issue fully digitalized paper invoices

Through the Electronic Tax Bureau's [I Want to Handle Taxes] — [Invoicing Business] — [Blue-letter Invoice Issuance] — [Issue Invoice Now] module, select "Paper Invoice" to issue fully digitalized paper invoices on the e-invoice platform.

After successful issuance, click [Invoice Print] to print the fully digitalized paper invoice.

Warm reminder: After clicking [Invoice Print], if the error message "No print service detected on this machine" appears, taxpayers can click the blue text "Print Help" to download the "Print Service FAQ Guide." Follow the instructions to download the print control and modify browser security settings, and then fully digitalized paper invoices can be printed.

Source: Beijing Tax official account

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