Consumption tax is the general name of all kinds of taxes with the turnover of consumer goods as the object of taxation. This is a tax levied by the government on consumer goods. The collection link is single, and most of them are paid in the production or import link. Consumption tax is a typical indirect tax. Consumption tax is an in-price tax, which exists as a part of the product price, and the tax is ultimately borne by consumers. The scope of consumption tax collection mainly includes: cigarettes, alcohol, firecrackers, fireworks, cosmetics, refined oil, precious jewels and jade, golf balls and equipment, high-end watches, yachts, wooden disposable chopsticks, solid wood floors, motorcycles, automobiles, batteries, paints and other tax items, and some tax items are subdivided into several subheads.
legal ground
Article 2 of the Individual Income Tax Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall pay individual income tax:
(1) Income from wages and salaries;
(2) Income from remuneration for labor services;
(3) Income from remuneration;
(4) Income from royalties;
(5) Operating income;
(6) Income from interest, dividends and bonuses;
(7) Income from property lease;
(8) Income from property transfer;
(9) Accidental income.
Individual residents who obtain income from items 1 to 4 of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as comprehensive income) shall calculate individual income tax according to the tax year; Non-resident individuals who obtain income from items 1 to 4 of the preceding paragraph shall calculate individual income tax on a monthly or itemized basis. Taxpayers who obtain income from items 5 to 9 of the preceding paragraph shall calculate individual income tax separately in accordance with the provisions of this law. Article 3 The tax rate of individual income tax:
(1) For comprehensive income, the excess progressive tax rate of 3% to 45% is applicable (the tax rate table is attached);
(2) For operating income, the excess progressive tax rate of 5% to 35% shall apply (the tax rate table is attached);
(3) Income from interest, dividends and bonuses, income from property leasing, income from property transfer and accidental income shall be subject to the proportional tax rate of 20%.