Natural person drivers' invoicing challenges? Kailing Technology analyzes the optimal compliant invoicing path under the freight matching model

In December 2025, the State Taxation Administration exposed platform enterprise tax violation cases in a concentrated manner for the first time, and the violations of the online freight platform "Yunshidi Technology Development Co., Ltd." shocked the industry. Investigation found that, in order to seek illegal benefits, the platform fabricated transport business chains, forged transaction contracts, and paid to purchase truck navigation positioning information to package "authenticity." It accepted false VAT special invoices from upstream enterprises with a total price and tax of 1.304 billion yuan, while issuing false VAT special invoices to downstream enterprises with a total price and tax of 1.855 billion yuan, illegally collecting "invoicing fees." The case has now entered the judicial trial stage, 6 main criminal suspects have been arrested, and 379 downstream invoice-receiving enterprises have been transferred for investigation, becoming a typical warning of tax violations by platform enterprises under China Golden Tax Phase IV's "governing taxation with data."

Coincidentally, in July 2025, the Fuzhou Municipal Tax Service of the State Taxation Administration announced that Fuzhou Xiang'an Transport Co., Ltd. had major tax violation and dishonesty conduct. The enterprise, through the two methods of "falsely issuing for others and having others falsely issue for itself," illegally issued a total of 1,745 special VAT invoices, with a total amount including tax exceeding RMB 270 million, and was ultimately included in the tax violation "blacklist," subject to Class D taxpayer management; the relevant dishonesty information was pushed to multiple departments for joint disciplinary action, with strict restrictions in land supply, bank credit, and other aspects, causing the enterprise's operations to stagnate.

Since 2025, from the large-scale false invoicing case of "Yunshidi" to the dishonesty determination case of Fuzhou Xiang'an, tax violation cases in the freight industry have been intensively exposed, reflecting the industry-wide dilemma of invoice issuance compliance for individual drivers under the matchmaking model. With the official implementation of the State Council's Provisions on the Reporting of Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises in June, platforms are required to mandatorily report operator identity and income information, and tax regulation has achieved "data penetration + precise verification". How to solve the invoice issuance problem for individual drivers and build a compliant path has become a key proposition for the survival and development of freight enterprises.

I. The threefold invoicing compliance pain points under the freight matching model

The freight matching model connects scattered individual drivers with cargo owner enterprises, inherently having the compliance shortcomings of "scattered people, miscellaneous orders, and broken chains," compounded by the intensive implementation of regulatory policies in 2025, forming threefold pain points that are difficult to break through.

(1) Intensified Policy Regulation, Compliance Red Lines Comprehensively Tightened

In 2025, tax regulation entered a stage of "strong penetration and strict enforcement": on the one hand, the China Golden Tax Phase IV big data system has achieved cross-departmental data connectivity, enabling real-time comparison of the "four flows" of freight business—trajectory, funds, invoices, and contracts—leaving violations such as "no real business support" and "data falsification" with nowhere to hide; on the other hand, the《Regulations on the Reporting of Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises》require platforms to comprehensively report data such as driver identity and income, shifting regulation from "post-event audit" to "pre-event prevention + in-process supervision." The《Measures of the People's Republic of China for Invoice Administration》clearly stipulate that falsely issuing invoices exceeding 10,000 yuan shall incur a fine of more than 50,000 yuan and up to 500,000 yuan, and if it constitutes a crime, criminal liability shall be pursued. In the "Yunshidi" case, the enterprises involved and both upstream and downstream parties were severely punished, which is a direct reflection of tightening policy.

(2) Enterprise end: difficult invoice acquisition, high risk control costs, and great verification pressure

Freight enterprises face multiple difficulties in actual operations: first, obtaining compliant invoices is difficult. Individual drivers cannot issue VAT invoices on their own, and the cumbersome traditional invoice issuance process leads to low driver cooperation. Enterprises often face pre-tax deduction risks due to incomplete invoice chains, and some even take the risk of obtaining false invoices through intermediaries, repeating the mistakes of Fuzhou Xiang'an Company. Second, information management costs are high. Freight matching business involves many drivers, scattered distribution, and high mobility. When collecting identity information and business vouchers, enterprises are prone to omissions and improper storage, increasing compliance risks. Third, pressure to respond to audits is high. When facing tax audits, enterprises find it difficult to quickly provide a complete evidence chain of business authenticity, and the "forged trajectory" loophole exposed in the "Yunshidi" case has made tax authorities stricter in verifying the authenticity of business data.

(3) Driver side: complicated operation process, low willingness to cooperate, weak tax awareness

The invoicing pain points of natural person drivers directly constrain compliance progress: first, the process is cumbersome — traditional issuance on behalf requires real-name authentication, face-scan authentication, filling in complex information, and uploading multiple documents, and some drivers do not know how to operate, requiring enterprises to spend significant effort guiding them; second, the experience is poor — existing electronic tax bureau issuance on behalf requires the person to scan their face, and cross-platform jumps result in low willingness among drivers to proactively issue invoices; third, awareness is insufficient — most drivers do not understand individual income tax filing and annual reconciliation requirements, and regardingTaxUnfamiliarity with policies can easily lead to lingering tax issues.

II. Kailing Technology Optimal Path: Full-chain digital compliance solution

In response to the core pain points of the freight matchmaking model, Kailing Technology, with "source risk control, process efficiency improvement, and strong data support" as the core, builds a full-chain digital solution covering the four-flow integration of "business-capital-invoice-data," becoming the optimal path for compliant invoicing.

(1) Core Model: Centralized Digital Management Platform, Opening Up the Compliance Closed Loop

The centralized digital management platform built by Kailing Technology brings dispersed individual drivers into a unified management system, achieving full-process digital control from business initiation to invoice settlement. With the "unique digital waybill" as the core carrier, when an enterprise creates a transport task, a dedicated waybill is automatically generated; after a driver accepts it via the APP, all business data such as GPS driving trajectory, ETC toll records, and fuel payment vouchers are automatically linked to that waybill, forming a tamper-proof data chain that eliminates "fake transport" style fabricated business and data fraud from the source. The platform is designed for a daily throughput of 520,000 orders, meeting the needs of large-scale freight matching business.

(2) Key breakthrough: simplify operating processes and lower drivers' compliance threshold

To improve driver cooperation, the platform has implemented two major operational optimizations: first, integrated face scanningVerificationThe solution, integrating the electronic tax bureauFeaturesIntegrate toOne APPwithin, drivers do not need to download or jump to other applications; they can complete face scan verification and invoicing within the freight app; second, automated information filling, with the platform pre-entering the enterprise's (invoice recipient's) fixed information, and drivers only need to supplement core details such as goods name, place of departure, and place of arrival, with ID cards and order vouchers uploadable with one click, increasing invoicing efficiency by more than 80%, effectively solving the pain point of drivers "not understanding the process and unwilling to cooperate."

(3) Intelligent risk control: four-flow-in-one verification, blocking non-compliance risks

The platform backend is equipped with an intelligent risk control system that performs real-time "four flows in one" verification: business trajectory verification (whether GPS trajectories match waybill routes, eliminating "purchased trajectory" fraud), fund payment verification (whether payment time and location match business scenarios), cost logic verification (whether fuel costs and toll fees match transportation mileage and cargo weight), and invoice information verification (whether invoicing information matches waybills and driver identities). Once anomalies are detected, the system immediately issues automatic warnings and blocks the invoicing process, eliminating false invoicing and mismatching violations at the source, ensuring every invoice is supported by authentic business data.

(4) Diversified support: full-process coverage of payment, red-letter reversal, and individual income tax

The solution covers the full lifecycle needs of invoicing and eliminates compliance blind spots: First, multiple payment methods, supporting bank batch withholding, UnionPay payment, and WeChat/Alipay QR code payment. Enterprises can choose batch control or dedicated personnel operation, solving the difficulty of paying invoice-based taxes. Second, convenient red-letter reversal and tax refunds. Drivers initiate red-letter information confirmation forms through the platform, and invoice-based taxes are refunded via the original route within T+1 days, with an efficient and transparent process. Third, individual income tax filing guidance. The platform clearly applies the 5%-35% progressive tax rate for "income from production and business operations," guiding drivers to complete quarterly filings and annual comprehensive income reconciliation, automatically adapting to tax incentive policies, and reducing drivers' tax burden.

(5) Evidence retention: standardized evidence packages, calmly responding to inspections

In response to the verification risks that enterprises care about most, the platform provides a business authenticity evidence package feature. Any historical transaction can be quickly exported as a complete electronic archive including digital waybills, full-process GPS trajectories, fund payment vouchers, original invoices, and tax payment certificates, achieving one business transaction, one set of evidence. At the same time, the system builds a compliance profile for each driver, dynamically assessing the authenticity and completeness of business data. Enterprise risk control officers can grasp compliance status in real time through the business health dashboard, shifting risk control from post-event inspection to in-process blocking, and responding calmly to tax authority verification.

III. Core value: dual upgrade from compliance risk control to business enablement

Kailing Technology's compliant invoicing solution not only helps freight enterprises resolve tax risks but also achieves a value upgrade from "passive compliance" to "active empowerment."

At the risk control level, the solution completely blocks compliance risks such as fraudulent invoicing and data falsification through a full-chain digital closed loop. Enterprises no longer need to risk touching compliance red lines like "Yunshidi" or "Fuzhou Xiang'an." When facing tax audits, they can provide clear and transparent full-chain data, turning communication from "confrontation" to "recognition." At the operational efficiency level, the platform shortens the driver invoicing process from an average of 1-2 days to within 30 minutes. Enterprises no longer need to invest large amounts of manpower in guiding operations and verifying information, reducing operational costs by more than 40%. At the business expansion level, compliance becomes a core competitiveness. Through a standardized compliance system, enterprises can confidently expand driver resources and business scale, achieving "compliance and growth in parallel."

As the standardization process of the freight industry accelerates, compliance is no longer a "cost burden" but the core foundation of sustainable enterprise development. Kailing Technology uses digital means to solve the invoicing difficulties of individual drivers and has built the optimal compliant invoicing path under the freight matchmaking model. This not only helps enterprises avoid tax risks, but also helps the industry establish a healthy ecosystem of "real business, data support, and controllable compliance," enabling freight enterprises to achieve steady expansion under compliant conditions, with promising prospects.

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