Recently, I went to the local tax bureau to apply for the confirmation of collection and invoicing needs for my studio, in order to facilitate future tax reporting and invoicing. The application process for individual businesses is relatively simple. This article shares Xiaoz's entire process of applying for the confirmation of collection and invoicing for an individual business in Chengdu, with changes possible over time and by region, so specifics may vary.

Preparation

• Individual business license
• Legal person's ID card
• Legal person's personal bank account
• Electronic tax bureau APP

Requirements

• Application for confirmation of regular fixed amount collection
• Application for invoicing needs

Application Process

It is recommended to download the [Electronic Tax Bureau] APP in advance and register for a personal account. If you are unsure about the registration process, you can skip registration and the staff at the local tax bureau will guide you through it.

Once you have an electronic tax bureau account, the staff will verify your identity and business license, then log in to the PC version of the tax bureau's official website to assist you with the application for confirmation of regular fixed amount collection and application for invoicing needs. During the application process, you will need to:

1. Receive verification code on your mobile phone
2. Confirm if you have a corporate account; if not, you will need to link your personal bank account
3. Complete facial recognition using the electronic tax bureau APP
4. Wait for the application to be approved

If everything goes smoothly, the whole process takes about 10 minutes (excluding waiting time in line), which is quite convenient and fast. During this process:

• Invoicing needs application: automatically approved by the system, then you can start invoicing
• Confirmation of regular fixed amount collection application: applied on 2024-07-19, approved on 2024-07-27
• Zero cost throughout the process

Application Progress Inquiry

Log in to the Electronic Tax Bureau APP, switch your identity to enterprise, and on the homepage, there is a section for tax processing progress and result information inquiry, where you can view the processing results and progress, as shown in the image below.

Follow-up Operations

Invoicing

To issue invoices to customers, you can also use the Electronic Tax Bureau APP. Find the blue invoice issuance function and proceed with the operation. However, Xiaoz has not used it yet, so further details will be provided after usage.

Tax Reporting

After applying for the confirmation of collection in Chengdu for individual businesses, you need to go to the electronic tax bureau website: https://etax.sichuan.chinatax.gov.cn/loginb/ every quarter to confirm and submit, for example, after the end of the third quarter (June-September), you need to confirm the previous quarter's taxes in October. Xiaoz has not performed this operation yet, so further details will be provided later.

Conclusion

The above is the process of applying for the confirmation of collection and invoicing needs for individual businesses in Chengdu. The application process for individual businesses is much simpler compared to companies. However, requirements and changes may vary depending on the region and over time, so this article should not be used as a standard or basis. Please refer to the actual situation for specifics!