According to the Provisional Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Value-added Tax:

Article 2 VAT rate:

(1) Unless otherwise specified in items 2, 4 and 5 of this article, the tax rate of taxpayers selling goods, services, tangible movable property leasing services or imported goods is 17%.

(2) Taxpayers sell transportation, postal services, basic telecommunications, construction and real estate leasing services, sell real estate, transfer land use rights, and sell or import the following goods at the tax rate of 1 1%:

1, agricultural products such as grain, edible vegetable oil and edible salt;

2, tap water, heating, air conditioning, hot water, gas, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas, dimethyl ether, biogas, residential coal products;

3, books, newspapers, magazines, audio-visual products, electronic publications;

4, feed, fertilizer, pesticides, agricultural machinery, agricultural film;

5. Other goods specified by the State Council.

(3) Unless otherwise stipulated in Items 1, 2 and 5 of this article, the tax rate for taxpayers selling labor services and intangible assets is 6%.

(4) taxpayers export goods at zero tax rate; However, unless otherwise stipulated by the State Council.

(five) domestic units and individuals cross-border sales of services and intangible assets within the scope of the State Council, the tax rate is zero.

The adjustment of tax rate is decided by the State Council.

Extended data:

1. The format, font, column number and content of the general VAT invoice are exactly the same as those of the special VAT invoice. According to the invoice number, it can be divided into two copies and five copies. The basic coupon number is two coupons, the first coupon number is an accounting coupon, and the seller serves as an accounting voucher.

The second copy is the invoice copy, and the buyer takes it as the accounting voucher. In addition, in order to meet the needs of some taxpayers, an additional triple coupon, that is, five coupons, was added after the basic coupon for enterprises to choose to use.

Two, the second copy of the VAT invoice (ordinary invoice) is printed with anti-counterfeiting paper. The code is printed with special anti-counterfeiting ink, and the font of the number is also special. The colors of each couplet are blue, orange, green-blue, yellow-green and purple.

Three, where included in the "one machine, more votes" system (including trial operation) of the general taxpayer, since the date of inclusion, shall use the national unified VAT invoice, and through the anti-counterfeiting tax control system.

The competent tax authorities shall hand in or return to the tax authorities the old ordinary invoices that the general taxpayers have purchased but have not used; With the approval of the tax authorities, ordinary taxpayers who are allowed to use their own name invoices are temporarily included in the "one machine with multiple tickets" system to avoid the waste of inventory invoices, but not later than the end of 2005.

Four. The general invoice price of value-added tax shall be uniformly formulated by the National Development and Reform Commission.

Five, the tax authorities at all levels should attach great importance to the trial operation of the "one machine, multiple tickets" system, and earnestly do a good job in the convergence of old and new ordinary invoices. It is necessary to grasp the situation, make overall plans and make reasonable arrangements to ensure the smooth implementation of the "one machine with multiple votes" system.

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